Per Capita Davis: Power companies may be motivated by the ‘X’ factor
Long before there was an X Prize there was an Orteig Prize. According to Wikipedia, way back in 1919, a French hotel owner offered a prize of $25,000 for the first person to fly nonstop across the Atlantic from New York to Paris. Charles Lindberg…
Ecotherapy reduces stress, anxiety, and depression
Have you availed yourself of ecotherapy lately? Harvard Med School maintains that research in the growing field of ecotherapy has shown a strong connection between time spent in nature and reduced stress, anxiety and depression. We live in troubled, divided, conflicted times. So — this…
Pope Francis Renews Call to Care for Our Common Home
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO PARTICIPANTS AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE MARKING THE 3rd ANNIVERSARY OF THE ENCYCLICAL ‘LAUDATO SI’ Clementine Hall Friday, 6 July 2018 Your Eminences, Your Excellencies, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, I welcome all of you assembled for this International Conference…
Cool Davis partner Tuleyome to offer two naturalist classes
Tuleyome’s 2018 Certified California Naturalist course was such a resounding success that the organization will be presenting two courses in 2019, one in the winter and one in the summer. The Certified California Naturalist courses presented by Tuleyome in partnership with the University of California…
Resilience Is Key to a Livable Future
We live in a time of change. The impacts of climate change are affecting populations around the world as well as here at home. Whereas in the past the somewhat singular focus of the environmental community has been on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and sustainability,…
Indigo Architects win zero-net energy award
Indigo Architects was notified that Indigo | Hammond + Playle Architects studio and office is officially Zero Energy Certified by the International Living Future Institute. This award is the only zero-net-energy certification based on actual, rather than modeled, results, requiring at least 12 months of…
Sacred Grove Performance Art to Connect Community with Greenbelt Trees
A small patch of Davis greenbelt will be transformed into a “Sacred Grove” for three evenings this weekend. It may change your relationship to your local greenbelt and its living community long after. Sacred Grove is an outdoor interactive live performance and art installation created…
Davis Makerspace repair cafe set for Earth Day 2018
The Davis Makerspace presents an Earth Day repair cafe at its space in the Tim Spencer Alley from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 22. A repair cafe is where people get together to help each other repair or improve an item they are…
Downtown Davis Plan Team to Host 4-Day Participatory Design Workshop
From April 24 to April 28, the Downtown Davis Plan team will host a four day Participatory Design Workshop including presentations and open studio events. The workshop is a four day opportunity for community members to collaborate with the team to craft the 2040 vision for…
Per Capita Davis: A few positive signposts
Hopefully we haven’t leapfrogged from winter into summer, and we’ll get to enjoy spring weather for a while. Spring always brings with it a burst of life energy as dormant trees begin to leaf out, the hills and fields are covered with an intensely beautiful…
Per Capita Davis: Speaking about the climate crisis
A consistent theme in these columns has been an ambiguity from the author over how to talk about the climate crisis in a way that motivates rather than depresses. Two recent news reports take on this topic directly. First, a study published in the Journal…
Per Capita Davis: I will be a hummingbird
Wangari Maathai started the Green Belt Movement in her native Kenya in 1977 in order to, as the GBM website indicates, “respond to the needs of rural Kenyan women who reported that their streams were drying up, their food supply was less secure, and they…
City of Davis Environmental Recognition Award Nominations
The City of Davis is accepting nominations for the 24th annual environmental recognition awards. Each year this award recognizes a Davis business, a non-profit organization, and an individual or group who have demonstrated outstanding efforts to improve the environmental quality of life in and around Davis….
2018 Arbor Day Celebration in Davis Central Park
Saturday, March 17, Central Park from 9 a.m. to noon
Deepening our Roots: Growing Resilient Forests
March 10, 2018, 1-5pm, Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis
Per Capita Davis: Seven big reasons for hope
I love getting knocked out of my bubble, where it sometimes seems to constantly rain bad news about the climate crisis that crowds out anything positive. There was a recent article in The Guardian, a news organization dedicated to “independent investigative journalism,” that brightened my…
Cool Davis Coalition Stitches Together “Crazy Quilt” of Change
The next quarterly full Coalition meeting is set for February 21, 2018, at the Davis Senior Center (TBA) at 4:30pm. The next Coalition Steering Committee meeting will be held January 17, 2018, at RepowerYolo at noon. Eighteen plus turned up to share successes as well…
St. James Environmental Justice Group Joins Cool Davis
The St. James Environmental Justice Group is small, and at first glance, quietly unassuming. But just ask them about what concerns them, what they have accomplished, and what they have in mind next, and their passion pours out. They are an energetic, committed group. As…
Per Capita Davis: These companies mean business
Crossposted from the Davis Enterprise From page A9 | November 15, 2017 There’s been an avalanche of news recently about the current discussions in Bonn, Germany, about the climate crisis. Leaders of all of the countries of the world are gathered to follow up on the…
Davis Reaffirms Climate Action and Paris Agreement
STAFF REPORT (PDF Download) DATE: July 11, 2017 TO: City Council FROM: Mike Webb, Assistant City Manager, Mitch Sears, Sustainability Manager SUBJECT: Climate Action Executive Order – Paris Climate Agreement [Editor’s Note: The full text of the City Council staff report and the Resolution say…
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Bee-utiful, Sustainable & Edible: Living Closer to the Earth & Each Other
Panelists:
Robyn Waxman, FARM Davis, Building community through sustainable farming of public and private space, FARM assists low-income and homeless populations, and integrates local and real food into mainstream culture and education.
Deema Tamini, Giving Garden, Giving Garden is a community app for gardeners & local food enthusiasts to grow, share and eat food together.
Christian Coulon, Circle of Bees, A local organization dedicated to protecting and expand beekeeping culture and pollinator habitat in places where people live. Christian will talk about swarm capture services, home bee keepers and the Circle's new beeutification art project!
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Hyundai Kona Electric Arrives In Norway With 20,000-Order Backlog
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Hyundai Kona Electric Arrives In Norway With 20,000-Order Backlog
On August 4, Hyundai unloaded the first batch of Kona Electric in Drammen, Norway. This is the all-new all-electric model that is expected to shake up...
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