Welcome to Our AmeriCorps Neighbor to Neighbor Fellow
Greetings! My name is Maddie Davis and I am the new AmeriCorps fellow at Cool Davis! As part of AmeriCorps, I’m dedicated to improving lives, strengthening communities, and fostering civic engagement through service and volunteering, which aligns harmoniously with Cool Davis’ vision. I am responsible…
Important Climate Legislation is Signed! There is Still Time to Act!
Important Climate legislation is signed, but there is still time to act on remaining bills! GOOD NEWS! Governor Newsom Signed Make Polluters Pay and More! Â (Sharing from Physicians for Social Responsibility Eblast) Wednesday, Governor Newsom signed three important bills into law allowing local communities…
Climate Denial, Disinformation and Doublespeak by Big Oil Fueled the Climate Crisis: Storer Lecture October 22nd
How Decades of Climate Denial, Disinformation and Doublespeak by Big Oil Fueled the Climate Crisis Tue, Oct 22, 2024 @ 4:00pm – 7:00pm REGISTER FOR EVENT Location:Â UCD Campus Activities and Recreation Center Activities and Recreation Center Ballroom About the Event: How Decades of Climate…
Transportation Commission Recruiting; Senior and Social Services Also
More active transportation and transit solutions are needed to reduce the bulk of our community’s local greenhouse gas emissions! The City of Davis is recruiting new members of the Transportation Commission this month. With the General Plan is being updated soon, commissions will take a…
Interfaith Housing Justice to Host ‘Davis Housing Solutions: A Community Conversation’
How can we address the need for more affordable housing in Davis? Interfaith Housing Justice of Davis (IHJD) and Davis Opportunity Village (DOVe) are hosting a housing focused forum Thursday, May 16 from 6pm to 9pm at Davis Community Church. The event will bring housing…
Upcoming Extreme Heat and Health Events
Listening session on heat planning The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Climate Change and Health Equity (CCHE) Local Assistance Unit is hosting a listening session on Wednesday, May 8th at 2 p.m. P.T. to solicit your input on our Interim Guide to Equity-Centered Local Health Planning as we…
Taking Collective Climate Action
By Patricia M. Moore, M.A., re-published with permission, see original post on the 350 Sacramento website. In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, we explored how climate change is causing distress in many people, and how pro-environmental activity can help reduce or manage climate anxiety. Although individual…
Coping with Climate Anxiety through Action
By Patricia M. Moore, M.A., re-published with permission, see original post on the 350 Sacramento website. Part 2: Coping with Climate Anxiety through Action In Part 1 of this series, we discussed how more than two-thirds of people in the United States are anxious about climate change. We also…
Green Your Finances: Expert Panel to Focus on Investing
Wed Feb 21 6pm to 8pm Online
I-80 Freeway Widening: Teach In, Update, and Next Steps
The I-80 Teach-In hosted by Cool Davis working groups Davis Futures Forum and Yolo Mobility on Dec 7th was well attended in person and online with over 180 registered participants. The video of the event is now available on our @LiveCoolDavis YouTube channel. Next Steps…
Aggie House Promotes Resilience Among UC Davis Students
The unhoused are among the most vulnerable people in our community during an emergency. Unfortunately, many UC Davis students are currently experiencing housing insecurity. Thankfully, Aggie House, a transitional housing shelter for Davis students, helps to fill the need for shelter in our community. Despite…
Your Bank Account Could Be the Biggest Part of Your Carbon Footprint
“If you put your money into a bank account, it doesn’t just sit there. It helps the bank lend money out to someone else.” Depending on who that someone is, “Your bank account could be the biggest part of your carbon footprint,” says Cathy Becker,…
Per Capita Davis: Curtain comes down on COP28
This is my last column of 2023. It’s about the end of the 28th Conference of Partners as representatives from 200 countries tried once again to grapple with the climate crisis. Many have trumpeted the results, calling the final agreement historic and game changing. Although there…
Green Finances Banking and Credit Cards: Aligning Your Money with Your Values
Looking to align your money with your values? Cool Davis is hosting two online “Green Your Finances” forums this winter, the first focusing on banking and credit cards, Wednesday, November 15 at 6pm PST online, as part of the Yolo Earth Day Pledge Challenge. Cathy…
Community Voices: the Future of Housing & Climate Action with DCAN
A messge from Davis CAN: We’re counting down to the launch of our first public series, Community Voices: the Future of Housing & Climate Action on November 12th! We hope you will join us to share your perspective on the needs, challenges, opportunities and aspirations for addressing…
Wolk Speaks Out to Defend Solar for Renters, Schools, and Farms
From SolarRights.org: Save Solar for Renters, Schools, and Farmers: Over the past month, state legislators have released two letters opposing the CPUC’s proposal to gut rooftop solar for multifamily homes, schools and farms. The letter is on the heels of significant opposition from affordable housing developers, tenants…
Join Fridays for Future in Sept: Davis March 15th, New York City Mobilization 17th
On September 15th, Fridays For Future groups will be striking all over the world to demand a fossil free future, and Davis is no different! Starting at 12pm noon, Fridays For Future Davis will lead a march starting at the front of the Veterans Memorial…
CA Senate Bill 555: Stable Affordable Housing Act
On Tuesday [August 22, 2023] in Sacramento, Senator Aisha Wahab (CA 10th District) and the Stable Affordable Housing Act (SB 555) sponsors and supporters called on the legislature to support SB 555 as an essential step in creating a pathway to sustainable and resilient housing…
Action to End Fossil Fuels: Old Sac Sunday Sept 17
This summer has seen hundreds of extreme weather records broken, many resulting in tragic climate disasters. In New York this September, the UN Secretary-General is hosting a first-of-its-kind Climate Ambition Summit to demand that nations stop the fossil fuel expansion that is driving the climate…
Green Your Finances
By Dylan Ehlers with research and contributions by Leslie Crenna The shift to a zero-carbon emission world is going to be expensive, with an estimated $9.2 trillion needed each year to make a net-zero transition possible by 2050. Will your money be used to support…
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