Per Capita Davis: What does it mean to be sustainable?
Reading the morning news, I came across an article about viruses. In 1992, a bunch of scientists were at a meeting convened by NASA to discuss the possibility that life exists on planets other than Earth and how they should go about looking for it….
Time to Build a Yolo Public Bank
The City of Davis will spend $84 million over 10 years to fix its streets and bike paths, infrastructure which will continue to be necessary to our city long into the future. The banks and financial institutions that move money for state infrastructure investments collect $7.7 billion dollars…
Per Capita Davis: Are co-ops a model for going forward?
There was a lot of conversation last year about what we might learn from the pandemic, and specifically how what we learn might inform our approach to dealing with the climate crisis. A lot of this discussion focused on which industries and technologies should be…
Tuleyome Tales: A second chance for Eel River salmon and steelhead?
For many years PG&E has operated the “Potter Valley Project,” a hydroelectric facility on the main stem of the Eel River consisting of Scott and Cape Horn dams and a tunnel diverting water into the Russian River watershed, where it is used to generate a…
Yolo Co Sups Declare Climate Emergency, Fund Climate Advisory Committee
With smoke still rising from one of California’s most massive wildfires on record, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to accelerate local climate action and to fund a climate advisory committee tasked with helping the county achieve just and equitable outcomes for marginalized…
Tuleyome Tales: Recovering from Gold Fever — and Fire
Mercury, which occurs naturally in many parts of California’s Coast Range, was mined during three eras in our region: the Gold Rush for recovering gold flakes (late 1800’s), the two world wars for munitions (early- to mid-1900’s), and most recently for products such as hearing…
Climate Strike Davis Plans Central Park Camp-out to Call-out the Crisis
Noon on Friday to Noon Saturday Central Park, Davis (5th and B St.)
Council favors short-term ban on leaf blowers
Davis City Council members on Tuesday night directed city staff to work with city commissioners and the community at large to craft a revised leaf-blower ordinance that would likely include a ban on gas-powered blowers. But while such an ordinance wouldn’t be ready for council…
Yolo Interfaith Alliance for Climate Justice Urges Support for Cool Davis
The Yolo Interfaith Alliance for Climate Justice was formed as a working group of Cool Davis in 2014. Since then YIACJ has offered many ways for the faith community to engage in discussion and action to slow the climate crisis. As Cool Davis celebrates its 10th…
Per Capita Davis: What’s the cost of silence?
Not too long ago it was fashionable for those who deny or doubt the climate crisis to argue that although scientists had early on predicted that one of the first visible effects of increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere would be increases in extreme weather…
Join Solidarity Summer Camp in Central Park Davis
The Sol Summer Camp (a collaboration between Davis parents and UC Davis students/affiliates) is a multigenerational space for the community to gather for a Solidarity Circle in Davis’ Central Park, every Weds/Fri, 10am-1pm throughout the summer, so that we can educate ourselves about the many…
Climate Strike Davis SingsOut for 50th Anniversary of Earth Day
April 22 12-1 pm and 5-6 pm
Per Capita Davis: More pieces of the puzzle
I’m continuing to clean out my inbox and I don’t mean that to diminish what I conceive to be the value of this and other similar columns that don’t address a single idea, theme or thread. The items below are pieces of the puzzle of…
Davis Student Climate Leaders Speak Out!
Sunday, February 9, 3-5pm, St. James Church, 1275 B Street, Davis
Will CalSTRS and CalPERS Divest from Fossil Fuels?
Divestment from the fossil fuel industry is a powerful tool to reduce carbon emissions. The traditional energy sector has been losing money for at least the past six years, and recent studies show divestment from fossil fuels is also financially prudent. Fossil Free California is…
The Year of Climate Activism in Review: 2019 Sets New Standards
The year 2019 has been one of remarkable progress for climate advocacy. Educational and civic entities declared “climate emergencies” coupled with dramatic forward revisions of carbon neutrality goals. Announcements of divestment from significant fossil fuel asset portfolios by similar entities ensued, and youth demonstrations and…
Davis Girl Scouts Get “Call for Climate Action” Passed, Planning Climate Event for November
In April of this year, my friend Andrea Sechrist asked if I would urge the Davis Joint Unified School Board to pass a climate action resolution, joining the Schools for Climate Action movement (see link below). My own kids graduated from Davis High several years…
Youth Gathering Together for a Climate Strike in Davis
A diverse coalition of youth-led and adult-led individuals and organizations is planning an intergenerational day of strike on Friday, September 20, in solidarity with a Global Climate Strike. The #FridaysforFuture movement, launched by Swedish teen Greta Thunberg and co-led by Davis-connected Alexandria Villasenor (@alexandriaV2005), is…
The Green New Deal: Q & A with UC Davis Policy Experts Part II
Editor’s Note: This is Part II of a two part article. Read Part I here. The Green New Deal is a resolution introduced in both the House of Representatives and the Senate in early February of 2019. The primary sponsors are Senator Ed Markley, D-MA,…
District 3 Coalition for the Green New Deal
The Green New Deal is a resolution introduced in both the House of Representatives and the Senate in early February of 2019. The primary sponsors are Senator Ed Markley, D-MA, and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY. Currently there are 12 co-sponsors in the Senate and 91…
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