Per Capita Davis: The world needs to reflect resilience, redundancy and cooperative governance
Eventually, on this planet of increasing population and not inexhaustible resources, the issue of sustainability will take center stage. We talk about it now, but my guess is that not too far in the future the discussion will take on a more serious and urgent…
Free Compost at Yolo Co Landfill
During the months of April and May, the Yolo County Central Landfill, located at 44090 County Road 28H in Woodland, will be offering free compost to residents Monday – Saturday from 6:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and on Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.;…
Environmental update: Some tips on green gardening
Q. What is “Green Gardening?” A. A fresh look at landscaping principles through the lens of current environmentally focused practices in order to create a sustainable landscape for years to come. Considering a change? Here are just a few items to consider when greening your…
Environmental update: City’s top 10 New Year’s environmental resolutions
The transition to a new year can often be a good time to evaluate existing habits and to look to adopt new ones. If you’re still trying to think of some good New Year’s goals or resolutions to shrink your environmental footprint in 2021, here…
Don’t Light Tonight Season Began Nov 2020
November 1st marked the start of Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District Don’t Light Tonight season, the District’s voluntary program encouraging residents to not burn wood on days where air quality forecasts for particulate matter are above 25 micrograms per cubic meter, or an AQI of…
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…
Greener Davis: Green Your Holidays
Here’s some tips to make your holidays merry, bright, and green: If you use store-bought wrapping paper to wrap your gifts, consider choosing the kind with recycled content (the more post-consumer content, the greener!). Save and reuse wrapping paper, gift boxes and bags. They fold…
Per Capita: Is it ‘here we go’ or is it ‘here we go again’?
I admit to becoming somewhat cynical about news reports of countries pledging to take real, substantive actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but, in the spirit of the season, and also admitting to a slightly dormant but unquenchable hope, I’m letting Lucy line up the…
Environmental update: 10 ways to green your holidays
There are a variety of ways to make your holidays more eco-friendly — here’s our list of top 10 ways to green your holidays. 1. Green your tree. There are a lot of factors to consider when looking for the best tree for your holidays….
Per Capita Davis: Fork in the road
Today, as I write this, is Nov. 2. When The Enterprise prints it, and you read it, it will be Nov. 4. Between now and then is Nov. 3, a day of great consequence for the climate crisis. I’m not sure how to characterize the…
Could You Be Induced to Switch to an Induction Cooktop?
We’ve all heard you can start a fire by rubbing two sticks together. Easier said than done, but the idea has enshrined in popular culture the physical property that friction between two objects creates heat. Lesser known, but important nonetheless, is the idea that you…
Beat the crowds: Shop the Davis Farmers Market early
As UC Davis students return, the Davis Farmers Market is busy — especially on Saturdays. Executive Director Randii MacNear reminds patrons that the best way to beat the crowds is to shop early. Though Saturday hours are advertised as 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., most…
Environmental update: Pollution prevention in the wet season
With the arrival of fall, the wet season commences in California, bringing rains that recharge your garden. Substantial rainfalls saturate the ground, which creates runoff on to streets and sidewalks, and ultimately into city storm drains. Runoff flows into this stormwater system from the places…
Environmental update: Help protect stormwater quality by keeping water onsite
The fall is a good time to consider landscaping projects that will prepare your yard for the winter rainy season by reducing the amount of rainwater that runs off your yard and into the storm drains. Keeping rainwater onsite and allowing it to soak into…
Greener Davis Newsletter September 2020
Visit the official web version of the Greener Davis newsletter and scroll to the bottom to subscribe! Got Cardboard? Do you have large cardboard boxes? Please don’t place them in the trash or even in the recycling carts! Large cardboard boxes that do not easily fit…
Pairing Electric Vehicles with Solar: the EV/PV Life with “Tarry Scoot”
For more about electric vehicles and incentives, visit our Drive Electric webpage. For Jon Bjornstad, the decision to install solar panels on his home was not necessarily about saving money. He’s not opposed to saving money and not in a position to ignore a good financial…
Greywater Showcase Webinar 2020: Growing Healthy Food
Webinar: Wed, July 22, 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Food Fairy: Cooking while on quarantine
Well, here we are then, uncomfortably poised on the edge of history and waiting for the other shoe to drop. What should we do now? Probably cook — I subscribe to the sentiment offered by Madeleine L’Engle: “That’s something I’ve noticed about food: whenever there’s…
Victory gardens are back
In turbulent times, people want agency over their own food supply. “My wife said maybe we need to plant a vegetable garden this year.” A tidal wave of demand swept over garden-supply stores in the last three weeks, as gardeners new and old turn to…
Food Fairy: Living off the pantry
As frequent readers may recall, I spent a good part of my childhood on top of a mountain, where my dad ran the local television transmitter (I was in high school before cable TV came to Humboldt County.) It was a 30-minute drive to the…
Follow Us
FACEBOOK FEED
Cool Davis does Home Energy at the Davis Farmers Market this morning! Take our survey. Experts on site to answer your questions! Ask about going all electric! Opt up to VCE Ultra Green!
NEWS FLASH! We’ll start the discussion with a Q&A session with the film’s lead scientist! We are thrilled to report that we will be joined before our usual discussion by Gerard Wedderburn-Bisshop coming to us from Syndney, Austrailia (19 hours ahead). Gerard served as Principal Scientist with the Queensland Dept of Environmental Resources and Management Remote Sensing Centre. Consider preparing some questions for Gerard for this Sunday! The Debunking the Myths page on the film website is a good place to look for ideas. Learn more about Gerard via a podcast from 2020, an interview with Healthification, a YouTube interview from 2013, and his ResearchGate page.
January Climate Movie Circle: "Eating Our Way to Extinction" (online) - Cool Davis
www.cooldavis.org
Discussion Sunday, January 15, 1:30 to 3:00pm Online via ZoomTWITTER FEED
January Climate Movie Circle: “Eating Our Way to Extinction” (online) NEWS FLASH! We’ll start the discussion with a Q&A session with the film’s lead scientist Gerard Bisshop coming to us from #Sydney, Austrailia.
January Climate Movie Circle: "Eating Our Way to Extinction" (online) - Cool Davis
Discussion Sunday, January 15, 1:30 to 3:00pm Online via Zoom
www.cooldavis.org
#SantaCruz Persevere 💜 #Californiastorm #storm #Capitola
