Plan for Smart Energy Use this Summer and Beyond
Keep Your Cool! Remember those 106°F days just before the 4th of July? Did you know that July 3 set a record for the hottest day worldwide, and that record was broken on July 4? Summertime is here, and even more record breaking temps are…
Only Three More Weeks to Pledge! Q&A and Share Sessions Announced
Q&A and Share Session Wednesday July 12 4:30pm Online
Attend a Yolo County CAAP Community Workshop
June 20TH 6PM TO 8PM Woodland Community & Senior Center
June Climate Movie Circle: “Kiss the Ground”
Sunday, June 11, 1:30pm to 4:00pm Blanchard Room Davis Stephens Library
Pledge Launch Fun and Poetry: Photos and Videos from Earth Weekend
The inaugural Earth Day Pledge Challenge launched this past April 22nd and 23rd with a promo tour and pledging session after our April Climate Movie Circle. Our promo tour stops: Farmer’s Market Cool Davis booth Yolo County Central Landfill Earth Day event and 50% sale…
David Henry Breaux Rest in Peace
The photo below, used for our Green Finances category on our pledge webpage, was posted before the tragic death and murder of David Henry Breaux on April 27, 2023. The photo was taken at the People’s Climate March in New York City in 2014, and…
Environmental Award Winners for 2023
Recipients of this year’s Environmental Recognition Awards were present and acknowledged at the April 18 Davis City Council meeting. Congratulations to all the winners! View the meeting online  (select Environmental Awards) This year’s winners are Environmental Legacy: Explorit Science Center (Cool Davis partner) Individual/Group: Cathie…
May Climate Movie Circle: “Landfall”
Sunday, May 14, 1:30pm to 4:00pm Blanchard Room Davis Stephens Library
Last Chance to Drop Off a Ballot: Special City Council Election May 2
Our all-mail ballot special municipal election for City of Davis City Council District 3 is Tuesday, May 2. Make sure to mail in or drop off your ballot and watch for the results (see link below). In the City of Davis May 2, 2023, All-Mail…
Climate Review No. 8
Remember to get your books from local and/or independent booksellers or request/borrow from our local Yolo County library! Shop Small! Video access is a whole other enchilada. Independent filmmakers often host on Vimeo or directly from their own websites. Contact filmmakers for access if need…
Davis CAN, New Local Advocacy Group Launching in Davis
The Davis Community Action Network (Davis CAN) invites you to join them for their launch Sunday, April 30th, from 3pm to 6pm at International House Davis, 10 College Park, Davis. Connect with your community and hear from featured speakers discussing the intersection of climate and…
Davis Raging Grannies Recruiting New Members
The Raging Grannies of Davis, a group of local progressive activists who perform parody songs and street theatre in the community, is currently recruiting new members. “During the height of the pandemic our members took a hiatus from performing but have recently resumed rehearsing and…
Hate-Free Together: City, County, and UC Davis Partnership
In late 2022, the City of Davis, Yolo County, and UC Davis partnered together to create Hate-Free Together, a community-wide framework to combat local hate incidents and prioritize the well-being and safety of all residents. Just as our three public agencies successfully came together for…
Welcome Rekha Vaitla: New Cool Davis Board Member
Rekha Vaitla is an Investment Officer with the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) and prior to that was the Director of Public Market Investments at the Office of the Illinois State Treasurer. In both of these roles, Rekha has led and supported sustainability and…
Give Cool on Big Day of Giving
(April 20 to) May 7 online
April Climate Movie Circle: One Earth Young Filmmakers 10 Best
Sunday April 23 1:30-4:00 PM Stephens-Davis Library
Recipes from the “What The Health” Lunch Menu
Our generous vegan chef, Jon Bjornstad, wanted to share his local vegan resources and recipes from our recent “What the Health” Climate Movie Circle screening. Enjoy! What The Health – web site for the film The film is on Netflix AND is free here on YouTube….
Yolo Vegan Chef Challenge and COOL Cuisine Meetup
Get ready for the Yolo County Vegan Chef Challenge set for the full month of April 1st through 30th, 2023, with BRAND NEW vegan options all over Yolo County! Restaurants throughout the Yolo County area will feature special vegan menu items. Diners have the opportunity…
Adam Aaron Talks Social Mobilization at Avid Reader
The Essential Role of Social Mobilization in Confronting the Climate Crisis Why, despite all we know about the causes and harms of global heating, has so little effective action been taken to cut greenhouse gas emissions, and what we can do to change that? In…
Support Federal Rebates for E-Bikes
The recently introduced E-BIKE (Electric Bicycle Incentive Kickstart for the Environment) Act would create a tax rebate for people buying electric bikes similar to the tax incentive for buying an electric car. By making e-bikes more financially accessible to more people, the E-BIKE Act would…
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Join the Davis Futures Forum and Yolo Mobility, Cool Davis working groups, as they host guest speaker Susan Handy, Director of the National Center for Sustainable Transportation, who will offer her perspective on the current planning for I-80 traffic congestion and the Yolo Causeway. Her presentation will be followed by a diverse panel who will give us their thoughts about the Caltrans I-80 Corridor Master Plan and the associated widening project planned within Yolo County.
DATE: Thursday December 7th
TIME: 7:00 pm
LOCATION: Davis Community Church, 412 C St. Davis CA
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A stroll in the park with a few sprinkles! Cool Davis staff and SVCC Fellows spreading the word about the Yolo County #yolocaap workshop opportunity set for this Friday before and during 2nd Friday ArtAbout with Davis Creek residents (MHVillage.com). [Check out the cool solar panels in the background!] We want to hear their vision ... and yours ... for a resilient, healthy, and equitable future! Drop by between 4pm -7pm at Davis Odd Fellows 415 Second Street Davis City Yolo County Climate Action and Sustainability decolores.org/ Sign up for reminders: tinyurl.com/bw53bdmv Learn more: YoloCAAP.org
This Friday DEC 8!!!!!