COP26: Leadership Must Come from Below
When looking at Earth from outer space, astronauts often experience a transformative shift in awareness called the “overview effect.” They describe seeing a magnificent, swirling blue orb separated from infinite darkness by a thin silver line – our atmosphere. From this perspective, the fragility of…
Our Humanity Is on the Line
Glasgow — a working class city of a million inhabitants located on the west coast of Scotland known for being cold and damp has given us a warm welcome. Workers had strewn banners and pennants on every lamppost in town. Volunteers, ready to help guide…
Compassionate Community Action: Looking Inward to Find Our Common Courage
Cool Davis evolved just over 11 years ago as a volunteer-sparked effort, working with the City of Davis to respond to the climate crisis – well before many folks were calling it a crisis. News and mass media, not just scientists, are now behaving as…
Give Green. Shop Local. 2021.
Updated November 2021 This list of suggestions for a greener holiday was originally compiled by members of the 2011 Davis Climate Action Team and concerned citizens who still want to live more responsibly. It has been updated this year by one of our newest volunteers….
Keep on Charging! Electric Vehicles #1 Action for National Drive Electric Week 2021
The number one action needed to tackle the State of California’s greenhouse gas emissions is the electrification of transportation. Hands down, fossil fuel vehicles are the greatest source of emissions – and that number continues to grow. This is why electric vehicle (EV) adoption is…
Student Activists Launch Fossil Free Campaign at UC Davis
As the United Nations-sponsored COP26 climate conference begins in Glasgow, UC Davis faculty, staff, and student activists today announced a petition and educational campaign asking the university to commit to ending fossil fuel use by 2030. The petition also asks that specific policies for doing…
How to Decarbonize the Grid and Our Homes
The 26th international Conference of the Parties (COP26) being held in Glasgow, Scotland, is being touted as we go to press as our last, best chance for the biggest polluters to make good. Our early winter newsletter features correspondence from local community members on site…
COP26: Change Happens When Movements Rise
Wales, United Kingdom. — As she scampered down a rain-slicked, grassy hill to ford a gurgling stream in Devon, England, Mary Light, my husband’s 76-year-old aunt, explained why she was preparing to be arrested for the fourth time in recent years. She said with dignity,…
Climate Plan Workshop: City Seeking Input on Proposed CAAP Actions
The City of Davis 2020-2040 Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) update process continues with opportunities for the community to provide input and opinions on proposed actions. The process has identified and prioritized 29 draft actions that it is recommending for the City of Davis…
US Banks are Financing the Climate Crisis
A small but committed group of Davis youth and supporting adults gathered at the Chase Bank in downtown Davis on Friday, October 29, demanding that the bank stop funding climate destruction. Chase Bank is the world’s largest funder of the fossil fuel industry. In fact,…
Join the COP26 Coalition to Fight for Climate Justice Globally, in Glasgow
Join the COP26 Coalition for two weeks of demonstrations, assemblies, strikes, and summits, anchored by a Global Day of Action for Climate Justice Saturday November 6, when decentralised mass mobilisations will occur across the world. Wherever you are in the world, now is the time…
Shop Small Weekend 2021
Join the Davis Downtown Business Assocation (DDBA) for Shop Small Weekend 2021, the Saturday and Sunday after Thanksgiving this year. To draw customers in to local businesses — instead of online or outside retailers — Davis Downtown is hosting a raffle with prizes and offering…
City to Implement New Watering Restrictions
The City of Davis announced today the Davis City Council voted unanimously to implement watering restrictions for sprinkler irrigation. At their meeting on October 19, 2021, the City Council also reaffirmed the request for a voluntary 15% reduction in water usage city-wide. If the voluntary…
Dia de los Muertos 2021 Event Information
On an annual basis, the Davis Cemetery District holds a Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration on their grounds. This celebration is one of the last Mesoamerican indigenous-influenced rituals, honoring mother earth and all ancestors. This celebration is part of an effort…
Four Sac Area Transportation Projects Prioritized on “Megaregion Dozen” List
16-county Megaregion Working Group agrees on 12 priority transportation investments October 21, 2021: At its last meeting of the year, the Northern California Megaregion Working Group approved the “Megaregion Dozen,” a list of 12 transportation projects that connect the San Francisco Bay Area to the…
Davis Vanguard: Broad Community Support for New City Dept of Social Services and Housing
Editor’s note: The following is a nearly complete excerpt from a Davis Vanguard article dated October 21. The related ideas at the end of the article may be accessed by reading the full article. Cool Davis sees the work outlined below as an important step…
Youth Leading the Way at the Capitol, SF, Across the Globe
Friday October 29, 2021: Fossil Free Future Day of Action. A coalition of youth and other groups across the globe — including the Youth Climate Finance Alliance, Stop the Money Pipeline, and the Future Coalition — have been organizing in advance of COP26. The plan…
Proposed NEM Regulations Make Rooftop Solar Less Financially Attractive
In a previous newsletter, we told you about a bill in the Legislature, AB 1139, that would have modified the Net Energy Metering (NEM) system in California to the detriment of rooftop solar owners. That Bill died in the Assembly. You would have thought that…
St. Martin’s: Becoming a Zero Carbon Church
Editor’s Note: This text is crossposted from the Interfaith Power & Light Cool Congregations website. In 2004, the Episcopal Church of St. Martin in Davis, California, took first steps toward becoming a zero-carbon church by installing a small photovoltaic solar array on the roof of…
California Senate Bill 1383: Edible Food Recovery
Editor’s Note: County Supervisor Don Saylor shared the following via email: On October 12, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors held a meeting to discuss several items, including Senate Bill (SB) 1383 Edible Food Recovery funding, the Harm Reduction Diversion Pilot Program, and COVID-19. Summaries of…
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Davis Still Seeking Input on Climate Action and Adaptation Plan. Water and waste are also on this list. To comment on the 29 Draft Priority Actions go to: .
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