The Yolo County CAAP workshop held at Odd Fellows Hall and concurrently at Rancho Yolo Senior Community brought in a diversity of voices and lively discussions on future actions for our county. Read more and peruse the full photo album.

Apply! Yolo Sustainability Youth Calendar Art Contest

“If you put your money into a bank account, it doesn’t just sit there. It helps the bank lend money out to someone else.” Depending on who that someone is, “Your bank account could be the biggest part of your carbon footprint,” according to Cathy Becker of Green America. Learn about credit cards and insurance companies, too.

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UC Davis alum Michael Young of US SIF (Sustainable Investment Forum) headlines an online panel February 21 moderated by Rekha Vaitla. We'll bust the performance myth, dig into shareholder adovacacy strategies, and explore resources for aligning your investments with your values.

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The I-80 Teach-In hosted by Cool Davis working groups Davis Futures Forum and Yolo Mobility on Dec 7th drew over 180 registered participants!

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Opportunity in the eye of the storm: Global climate good and bad news

Chat with the Chief: Are You Ready for Climate Emergencies?

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Cool Davis Partner Meeting reps from local businesses and organizations shared their wisdom and experience in making change. Over 30 people attended to learn about solutions and options for reducing and managing building energy use and promoting low carbon transportation solutions for organizations, their employees and members/customers.

Interested in partnership? Request information to become a partner.

Want to watch the video? Visit the @LiveCoolDavis YouTube channel!

Cool Davis board member Lisa A. Baker recently co-published an article in the Journal of Housing & Community Development. Read the full article here.

Yolo Commute is dedicated to helping organizations manage employee and member transportation options, reducing single occupancy vehicle use, and enhancing mobility options.

Cool Davis Communications interns Brittney Nial and Maggie Maue interviewed and wrote about each other for this article of introduction. From facilitating discussions to gathering feedback from workshop-goers, Maggie and Brittney have been dedicated, responsive, and professional! Thanks to them both!

The unhoused are among the most vulnerable people in our community especially during an emergency. Unfortunately, many UC Davis students are currently experiencing housing insecurity. Read Maggie Maue's interview of Aggie House volunteers.

Supervisor Frerichs newsletter addresses protecting our environment and responding to climate change. Topics include

• Yolo County CAAP
• Gibson Solar Farm
• New EV Chargers
• and MORE

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NEW AND SPECIAL VIDEOS

• Partner Meeting: Energy & Transit
• I-80 Teach-In
• Green Finances: Banking, Credit Cards

• DEVA August meeting videos part1 and part2

• Residential greywater presentation with Leslie Crenna and Citrus Heights Water District
• Urban Forestry in Your Neighborhood
• Clean Energy Home Workshop 2021
• Celebrate All-Electric Homes in Davis
• Changing Your Filter Heating and Cooling

ACT NOW! IRA incentives for home energy rolling in! Check out incentives for renewable energy systems boosted to 30% including batteries for backup power. Utility bill assistance and income-eligible no-cost solar! EV incentives still in place.

The Davis Electric Vehicle Association (DEVA) Meets on second Wednesdays every other month Feb, April, June, Aug, Oct, and Dec 6pm to 7:30pm. Owners and EV curious folks are all welcome! Email to be added to the list deva@cooldavis.org

• This time last year: 419ppm
• Pre-industrial: 280ppm
• Safe level: 350ppm
• Last time higher than 300ppm: more than 800,000 years ago!
• For daily updates, visit keelingcurve.ucsd.edu

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Visit Valley Clean Energy to Opt Up and get 100% renewable energy, whether you have rooftop solar or not. All Valley Clean Energy customers are eligible to participate.

AquaHawk is a City of Davis customer water use portal included with your water service. You can use AquaHawk to monitor your hourly water usage and set and receive usage alerts.

Cool Davis gladly accept donations of used cars! What a great way to dump your dirty internal combustion engine vehicle (ICE) and get yourself into a clean electric vehicle. Cool Davis uses the proceeds to support our electric vehicle education and active transportation programs.