4th Annual Interfaith Climate Conference March 5, 2016
RSVP/Register NOW When: Saturday, March 5th from 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Where: St. James Catholic Church; 1275 B St., Davis, CA 95616 Cost: Free, suggested donation $10-20 RSVP: Register in advance HERE or at the door
Growing Cities For Financial and Neighborhood Sustainability
Joe Minicozzi’s Partner is coming to Davis! How Davis can use public data to plan growth so our community is financially strong as well as socially and environmentally resilient. Keynote Speaker: Charles Marohn, Nationally Recognized Transportation & Urban Planner When: Friday January 22 — 10 am…
Save-the-Date: Climate Conference on March 5th at St. Jame
The 4th Annual Interfaith Alliance for Climate Justice Conference features keynote speaker Joan Brown, a Franciscan Sister, recipient of the 2015 White House Champion of Change award, and Executive Director of New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light. Our feisty speaker will share her experiences at…
Three Farms, Five Courses: Cooking the CSA Box
Chef Debra Chase presents a free cooking demonstration this Saturday, January 23, from 3-5pm at the United Methodist Church (1620 Anderson Road). Two lucky people will win free CSA boxes to take home! What better way to learn how to cook for a cooler planet….
Climate Vigil on Eve of Paris Talks
On November 29, the eve of the Paris Climate Talks, our prayers will join those of other citizens of the world in support of the actions of our world leaders to preserve the environment and our shared home. We’re running out of time. Now is…
Learn to Install a Laundry Greywater System
Ever wonder where all that water goes once you’re done with it? Your shower, the kitchen sink, the bathroom. The answer is simple: the wastewater treatment plant located northeast of town just past the landfill.
This Changes Everything to show in Davis
Cool Davis is proud to announce a community screening of This Changes Everything, the groundbreaking new film by Naomi Klein that asks the question, What if confronting the climate crisis is the best chance we’ll ever get to build a better world? The inspiring film…
One Simple Thing… Meatless Monday!
October is a delicious month as the colorful fall harvest of winter squash, pomegranates, and nuts is gathered. Yolo Interfaith Alliance for Climate Justice appropriately chose October to introduce Interfaith Meatless Monday to 10 local faith communities. Eating less meat one day a week is…
The Dollars and Sense of Development in Davis
Joseph Minicozzi is coming to town, offering a unique learning opportunity for those interested in how to grow our city in ways that nurture our quality of life and yet contribute to fiscal sustainability. He arrives just in time to deepen our city-wide discussion about…
Go! Play & Drive Electric Transportation Fair
Saturday, September 12th from 8:00am-2:30pm in the Veteran’s Memorial parking lot and entrance to Community Park. Come join Cool Davis as we celebrate National Drive Electric Week. Let’s kick emissions to the curb! It’s the first day of the AYSO season and National Drive Electric Week! How…
Live well! Vivir bien!”
Ever wondered about downsizing? Living a slower life? William (Bill) Powers, author of New Slow City will offer his insights on these topics as the keynote speaker at a Cool Davis workshop, “Living Well Today.” His presentation will include insights from his personal attempts to…
Scholarships for Flor de Montaña
By Judy Moores On Sunday, September 27, Cool Davis will present workshop “Living Well Today” featuring two speakers: William Powers and Sue Barton. William Powers, national best-selling author of New Slow City: Living Simply in the World’s Fastest City, will give the keynote talk and…
Sacramento Interfaith Climate March on November 1, 2015
We invite you to join us in an Interfaith Climate March to support the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Paris and California’s groundbreaking efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The march will take place from 11 am to 4 pm on November 1, 2015. We…
Live Well! Viva Bien!
Sign up now! Ever wondered about downsizing? Living a slower life? National best-selling author of New Slow City, William Powers will share his personal efforts to live a slow, intentional life in one of the world’s fastest cities – New York – when he gives the keynote talk…
Cool Davis Neighborhood Transportation Fairs
Cool Davis will be wrapping up the summer with two Transportation Fairs! Alongside our transportation partners we want to help you get to your favorite community destinations while cutting back on emissions.Come down and explore your transportation options, ride a Whymcycle, test drive an electric…
Stop Oil Trains – July 11 Action
Saturday, July 11 from 9:30-10:45 a.m. There is NO safe way to transport extreme tar sands and Bakken crude. Two years after Lac-Mégantic, oil trains keep exploding and carbon pollution keeps rising. Oil trains are a disaster for our health, our safety, and our climate….
Videos of Kathleen Dean Moore, Panel, and Workshops
Cool Davis and the Yolo Interfaith Alliance for Climate Justice brought an eloquent climate speaker – author and nature advocate Kathleen Dean Moore – to Davis for a community talk on March 6 and as the keynote speaker for the third annual Interfaith Climate Conference on…
Injection Wells Expert Speaker on May 11
The underground injection of fracking waste threatens California’s remaining fresh water. Andrew Grinberg of Clean Water Action will speak to this on Monday, May 11th at 6:30 p.m. in the Davis Branch Library, 315 E. 14th St. All who care about our fresh water are…
The Moral Urgency of Climate Action
By Lynne Nittler In a flood of extinctions and on-rushing global warming, what can one person do to change the course of the river? Why should anyone try? Cool Davis invites the public to a feisty talk on Friday, March 6, that also will touch…
Davis Faith Groups Take Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril
Story Cross-posted from Davis Enterprise. February 17, 2015 Community Invited to March 7 Conference Do we have a moral obligation to take action to protect the future of a planet in peril? By Lynne Nittler Kathleen Dean Moore posed this question to 100 world visionaries…
FACEBOOK FEED
"Town hall" style gathering with Congressman John Garamendi is planned for Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 6pm, at the Veterans Memorial Club Room in Davis.
Commentary: Rally puts pressure on Garamendi to endorse Green New Deal
davisenterprise.com
By Nick Buxton Special to The Enterprise Seventy people crammed the sidewalk outside Rep. John Garamendi’s Davis office at lunchtime on Feb. 8 to urge him to endorse a Green New De...7 hours ago
TWITTER FEED
Today, I took part in a #fridaysforfuture #climatestrike outside NSW Parliament house. Although I was 11hours ahead due to timezones, I striked in solidarity with young people all across the UK for their February 15th Youth Strike for Climate!
@StrikeClimate @Strike4Youth
