Insurers are forcing a Davis neighborhood to change out their old electrical panels. Kristin shares her story with neighbors. Experts answer the tough questions during an online presentation, discussion, and drop-in home tour. Watch the video 

Portable, solar-powered batteries can provide power during outages for essentials like phones, CPAPs, and the fridge. Avoid polluting, fossil-fuel powered generators. Prices are coming down, products are more convenient, and there are emerging alternatives like lithium phosphate and salt-based batteries.

Learn about Cheryl, Kunzang, and J.B.'s batteries and how they work.

Michael Young, Todd Larsen, and Rekha Vaitla bust the performance myth, provide excellent resources to rate mutual funds and evaluate stocks (on climate, guns, and gender equity); share methods to use proxies to influence companies; and point to green pension plans. Watch the video

New PG&E rebate up to $4,000 for used EVs. Stacked with $1000 to $4000 of federal incentives, used EVs are more affordable than ever! 

DEVA Meetings @LiveCoolDavis

Dec 2023 video * Feb 2024 video

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a global system of ocean currents integral to much of the planet’s temperature regulation, is at the weakest it has been in 1,000 years and might collapse sooner than scientists previously thought.

Climate anxiety is shaping the life experience of young people in the United States and around the world. Courtesy 350Sac, learn about the basic concepts of climate anxiety and particularly its impact on the younger generations in America in the first of a three part series.

The City of Davis is now accepting nominations for the 30th Annual Environmental Recognition Awards with a deadline of March 20, 2024. Nominations will be reviewed by the City’s Natural Resources Commission. 

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NEW AND SPECIAL VIDEOS

• Make a Plan: Zinscos Must Go
• Focus on Investing Strategies
• DEVA Dec 2023 video * Feb 2024 video
• Partner Meeting: Energy & Transit
• I-80 Teach-In
• Green Finances: Banking, Credit Cards
• Residential greywater presentation 
• Urban Forestry in Your Neighborhood
• Clean Energy Home Workshop 2021
• 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.

Cool Davis Partners are committed to building a resilient community while continuing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Businesses, non-profits, faith groups, community associations, individual citizens, and other strategic partners foster collaborative efforts toward our shared goals.

Interested in partnership? Request an application

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! Send an 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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• May/June 2023
• Earth Day 2023
• March 2023

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• Visit our Drive Electric page
• Visit our Home Energy page

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.