Tuleyome Tales: Nature is a healing force for PTSD
“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity; and that mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but as fountains of…
Cool Davis and Friends Earn City Recognition
April 21, 2020 Environmental Reconition Awards City of Davis
May Is Bike Month Bingo Contest for Students
Bike Bingo Contest Week 4 – May 24 – 30
Judy Moores: A Lifetime of Dedication to the Environment
Editor’s Note: After a lifetime of dedication to the environment, primarily here in Davis but also in her home town in upstate New York, Judy Moores has moved to the University Retirement Community, where she has begun a new phase in her life. What follows…
Solar with a Re-roof Is a Good Match!
Breaking News! Effective May 4, 2020, Yolo County announced it is now allowing construction and other limited activities to resume. The City of Davis is accepting new construction permit applications and resuming processing of existing applications. The building counter in City Hall remains closed to…
Thank You, Davis! You’re Amazing!
Cool Davis is amazed and awed by the generosity of those who donated this past Big Day of Giving, Thursday, May 7. The giving from to our match fund, as well as online and offline gifts kept arriving over the course of the week, with…
Online Classes Great for the Environment but Student Mental Health Suffers
In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of U.S. colleges have closed their campuses and switched to online classes. Around 20 million college students are watching lectures at home and taking tests online. And while this decision has been jarring for many students, it’s…
Tuleyome Tales: Recovering from a Wildfire
Tuleyome, a nonprofit conservation organization based in Woodland, purchased the Silver Spur Ranch in 2016, located immediately south of Indian Valley Reservoir along the North Fork of Cache Creek in Lake County. This 1280-acre property is in the heart of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National…
Join the Zoom-a-thon: Cool Davis on Big Day of Giving 2020
Zoom-a-thon all day May 7th
Victory gardens are back
In turbulent times, people want agency over their own food supply. “My wife said maybe we need to plant a vegetable garden this year.” A tidal wave of demand swept over garden-supply stores in the last three weeks, as gardeners new and old turn to…
Per Capita Davis: Sickness and the pandemic
It may be just my opinion, but it seems there’s a sickness that has taken hold in our country. There’s also a pandemic. The pandemic attacks the lungs. The sickness attacks the brain. The pandemic interferes with breathing. The sickness interferes with thinking. The pandemic…
Food Fairy: Living off the pantry
As frequent readers may recall, I spent a good part of my childhood on top of a mountain, where my dad ran the local television transmitter (I was in high school before cable TV came to Humboldt County.) It was a 30-minute drive to the…
Climate Strike Davis SingsOut for 50th Anniversary of Earth Day
April 22 12-1 pm and 5-6 pm
Bicycling During a Pandemic: Joy, Beauty, and Community on Two Wheels
As spring arrives with warmer weather, and folks are itching to escape from their homes where they’ve been sheltering in place for a while, the natural world is going to become a living room without walls. One activity that people can still enjoy during this…
Per Capita Davis: Two elephants in the room
At the risk of inflicting my internal turmoil on you, I confess to a huge ambivalence in making any connection between the pandemic and the climate crisis. Do we really need two elephants in the room at the same time? One that has been with…
50th Anniversary of Earth Day Celebrations
April 22 2020
From Cool Davis Director and Staff: Corona Virus and Community Resilience
We here at Cool Davis are working to adapt and respond to the challenges due to COVID-19 and our shelter-in-place directive. We are well, working from home, and meeting regularly online. We are continuing to work at the service of our community as we have…
Standing Strong: A Message from our Board President, Michael McCormick
This April 22 is the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day and our Cool Davis 10th anniversary is coming in June. We had planned to celebrate with you in person but COVID-19 and our shelter in place directive has fundamentally changed pretty much everything. Those events…
Shelter-in-Place and Your Home Energy
Cool energy efficiency and conservation actions we recommend while you’re sheltering, working, learning, and playing at home.
Welcome READ-Y (Resilient Embodied Action Davis-Yolo)
Resilient Embodied Action Davis-Yolo (READ-Y) is our newest Cool Davis working group and they are committed to a big task. Formed through the energy of its two principal organizers, Gail Kennedy and Jan Beange, READ-Y will work to improve the social and emotional resilience we…
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Quotes from Don Saylor and Adelita Serena in this short piece about Sac County following suit.
Tale Of Two Counties: How Sacramento, Yolo Counties Differ In Addressing Climate Change
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Yolo and Sacramento counties are neighbors but approach the climate crisis differently. Yolo recently declared a climate emergency, but Sacramento County has not. Now, youth climate activists are dema...1 week ago
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Deadline extended: One last chance to signup for our "Breathe Free with EVs" webinar tonight. @DavisCity, @SacEV, @ElectrifyAmerica, @DriveElecEvents #ndew2020
Driving on Sunshine Week - Electric Vehicle Webinar
Register Now Learn about electric vehicles through an overview presentation, expert panelists, and Q&A session! Cool Davis and the Davis Electric Vehi...
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Cool Davis likes to learn where you’re coming from and if we helped you move foward with your decision-making on electric vehicles, solar, and backup battery systems. If your roof is on the older side, this is for you, too! TAKE OUR SURVEY FOR COOL PRIZES!
As the weather gets cooler, consider what can be done to adapt now for extreme heat next year! Visit http://climatereadiness.info to revisit the resources shared in this year's 2020 Heat PSA campaign. @LGC_media @cap_climate
How can we unite our communities and policymakers for effective action on #climatesolutions? Tune in Friday 10/2 for #LetsTalkClimate w/ @ecoAmerica, @Climate4Health’s @rcrehr, @BlessedTomorrow’s Ani Fête Crews, and @pathtopostive’s @JenRobertsNC Register: https://bit.ly/3ciOfj6
Last chance to register for our Breathe Free with EVs webinar (set for 5:30pm 9/30)! Learn from experts and owners alike about electric vehicles. Rebates and grants for new and used! @cityofdavis @sacev @electrifyamerica #ndew2020 https://www.cooldavis.org/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Finfo&reset=1&id=140
