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
Banking on our Future March in Davis
On Tuesday, March 21, over 100 actions by Third Act members all across the nation demonstrated the need to curb climate change by reducing our dependence on fossil fuels and dumping banks that support fossil fuel infrastructure. The matter is urgent as already our weather…
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…
Slow but Steady: The Transition to an All-Electric Home
Monica Parisi is making big changes to her East Davis home that promise benefits to her and the environment. First things first: so, in 2015 she installed solar panels, which set a strong foundation for an all-electric home. Rooftop solar gives Monica access to inexpensive…
Our Regional Transportation Future: Quarterly Coalition Meeting Speaker
Wed March 15 4:00-6:30pm Hybrid: in-person and Zoom
Harvesting the Bounty We Have in Woodland
A message from Woodland Community Harvest: Do you have fruit trees? Or did you go to bed hungry last night ? Woodland Community Harvest is a nonprofit volunteer organization that harvests extra fruit and vegetables from backyards and small farms, then passes it along to local…
2023 Environmental Recognition Awards Nominations Sought
Nomination form: Environmental Recognition Award Nomination (PDF). Nomination Deadline: Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Each year the City of Davis recognizes community contributions to Davis’ environmental quality of life in three categories: individual/group, a business, and non-profit organization, agency or school. Additionally, a special category, the Environmental Legacy…
Per Capita: Jonathan, Jane and Julia
Whether it’s reading it or writing it, this column can be depressing. The climate crisis is real. Describing or reading about the consequences of not addressing it with sufficient policies, actions, or urgency can paint a dark picture. It’s important to know the scope of…
Fossil Fuel Pension Divestment Bill Reintroduced
Editor’s Note: A message from Miriam Eide, Coordinating Director, Fossil Free CA follows below. Late January 2023, Senator Gonzalez with joint authors of Senator Wiener and Senator Stern reintroduced the divestment bill! SB252 Fossil Fuel Divestment was introduced as part of a Climate Accountability Package that also includes:…
Davis Third Act Campaign:Â Banking on Climate Chaos
Tuesday March 21 at Central Park Davis 12pm (and others)
Local Activists Host Local March for Global Climate Strike
Friday, March 3rd at E14th and B Street, Davis at NOON
Climate Review No. 7
Remember to get your books from local and/or independent booksellers or request/borrow from our local Yolo County library! Shop Small! Recommended by Brittney Nial Ecosia.org search engine. They use the profit they make from searches to plant trees. Get the free browser extension and plant…
Journey into the Field with Ecology Film Festival
A message from Emily Longman: Dear Eco-Socialities, Please join us for an Ecology Film Festival on Wednesday February 1st at the Davis Veterans Memorial Center Theatre. We will be premiering twelve short 4-minute films produced by graduate students at University of California, Davis. These films…
Saving the Planet by Changing Where You Bank
Do you know what happens to your money when you put it into a bank? It may be used for fossil fuel extraction and distribution for crude oil, natural gas, coal, or tar sands — all projects and industries that banks enable through financial loans…
A carbon negative Yolo County by 2030
On Oct. 25, the Yolo County Climate Action Commission, the working body charged with guiding the development and implementation of the County’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP), made its first progress report to the Yolo County Board of Supervisors. The commission’s chair, N.J. Mvondo,…
Living Lightly Strategies: New Cool Davis OLLI Course
Thurs Feb 9 10:00am to 11:30am online
Yolo County Hazard Mitigation Plan Community Survey
Is your neighborhood ready for power outages, flood, heat, wildfire and other hazards? Answer the survey!! Yolo County is looking for community input as it drafts its next Hazard Mitigation Plan. The last few years here in Yolo County we have all experienced the new…
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