Standing Rock Sioux and Dakota Access Pipeline: Environmental Impact Statement Letters
February 16, 2017 update The Army Corps, in obedience with Trump’s memo, have withdrawn the Notice of Intent regarding the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). At the same time, they have granted all easements and permission for Energy Transfer Partners…
Regular Volunteer Orientations at Cool Davis
February 1, 2017 Cool Davis will be holding volunteer orientations every other month on Fourth Thursdays from 6:30pm-8pm at the Cool Davis office located at 1623 5th St (above Davis Media Access, east of Redwood Barn nursery) This month’s orientation will be held Thursday April 27th from 6:30pm-8pm. Following a general…
Gaggle of Raging Grannies Forming in Davis
February 20, 2017 Are you missing the thrill of the Women’s March, that sense of people standing together, determined, wide-awake, united by a common purpose? A new Davis group is forming that may recreate some of the same euphoria even as the members offer a…
Editorial Asks How We Will Fund Climate and Energy Research
The Sacramento Bee published an important special opinion article on Jan. 25, 2017, titled State must fund valuable research on climate and energy. To convert to renewable energy, the authors assert, we need more research in storage battery technology, breakthroughs in non-carbon transportation fuels, development…
Quest to save polar bears begins Feb. 1st
By Anne Ternus-Bellamy page B5 | January 27, 2017 Crossposted from the Davis Enterprise Hey kids, want to save a polar bear? Tell your parents to leave the car at home and walk or bike to school next month instead. All Davis school children will be able…
Interfaith Conference 2017: Climate Justice and Hope
5th Annual Interfaith Climate Conference, March 11th 1:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. “Humankind hovers on a precipice. On one side is the current path toward almost unimaginable climate disaster, in which those least responsible for climate change suffer first and foremost its deadly consequences. The…
2016 Earth's Warmest Year in 3-Year Streak
January 27, 2017 Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information State of the Climate https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/ The globally averaged temperature over land and ocean surfaces for 2016 was the highest among all years since record keeping began in 1880. During the final month, the December combined…
Meet the Valve Turners: A Moral Response to Climate Catastrophe
When: Thursday, February 9, 2017, 7 pm Where: Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Great Hall, 2620 Capitol, Sacramento Cost: Free; we will pass the hat to help with the Valve Turners’ legal fund Sponsor: 350 Sacramento Information: www.350sacramento.org; info@350sacramento.org RSVP: www.350sacramento.org; please RSVP so we know how…
Give to Cool Davis When You Give to Your Sweetie!
Valentine’s Day 2017 You’re already up on shopping for Valentine’s Day gifts, right? If you happen to shop at Amazon, make the switch to Amazon Smile and give to Cool Davis, too! You love us, right? Don’t know how it works? Go to smile.amazon.com to donate to the Cool Davis Foundation….
Davis residents push for enviro protections in a Trump administration
Crossposted from the Davis Enterprise, January 11, 2017 By Felicia Alvarez It’s been nine weeks since the presidential election, and Davisites are still riding a wave of activist momentum that has attracted hundreds to a call for action. On Sunday, more than 150 residents gathered to…
Davis Gathering Will Focus on Environment in Post-Election Climate
January 3, 2016 A coalition of Yolo County community and environmental groups is sponsoring a community meeting in Davis on Sunday, January 8, focusing on climate and environmental justice issues. In response to a new administration that has vowed to reverse long-standing environmental regulations, speakers and discussion groups…
Smile On, Keep Calm, and Give Cool!
On December 2nd the Davis Green Drinks chapter hosted Danny Kennedy, Managing Director of the California Clean Energy Fund, who spoke about the clean energy revolution taking place all over the planet. It was one of the most uplifting conversations we’ve had locally in this…
Per Capita Davis: One step forward, two steps back?
Crossposted from the Davis Enterprise December 21, 2016 By John Mott-Smith I typically use the last column of the year to sum up progress, or the lack of it, in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. This year there’s so much to say, perhaps summed up as “elections…
The Bike Campaign: For Maria the Only Way to Go Is by Bike!
By Judy Moores Cool Davis welcomes The Bike Campaign and Bike Garage as our newest Partner! Founder and director Maria Contreras Tebbutt wants to reduce car trips and increase bike safety. It’s that simple. She encourages everyone who possibly can to take up bike riding….
Community Inspired to Break with Fear
December 2, 2016 One hundred and seven earnest listeners crowded into the Davis Community Church Fireside Room on November 29 to a hear a talk titled, Breaking with Fear: Building justice, solidarity, and compassion in a climate of insecurity. Davis scholar-activist Nick Buxton discussed his book, The…
Shop Like It Matters: Give Green, Shop Local This Holiday Season
December 2, 2016 Every year we’re faced with the choice of letting the holidays stress us out with a frenzied dash to make that list and check it twice or to allow the season to be a source of joy and inspiration. Most of us…
Our Children Fight for Right to a Stable Climate System
November 30, 2016 By Mike Kluk Regardless of political persuasion, if you accept the overwhelming scientific evidence that climate change is real and is caused by human activity, these are unsettling times. The new administration cavalierly dismisses climate change as a Chinese hoax and has threatened…
Global Emissions Rate of Increase Leveling Off Due to Decreasing Use of Coal
December 1, 2016 by Mike Kluk New data shows that the yearly increase in global CO2 emissions has fallen to .2 percent per year from a 3 percent rate of ten years ago. This is the good news in the bad news. The year-to-year quantity…
Local Leadership and Local Support More Important Than Ever
“This is not about winning; there is no finish line, no election day, just a new opportunity each morning to encourage, educate, and build.” — Richard Heinberg, Post Carbon Institute, Santa Rosa, November 2016 Dear Neighbor, As we face the greatest challenge of our time —…
Giving Tuesday Intentions? It’s Not Too Late
November 30, 2016 Editors note: This year’s Giving Tuesday appeal letter follows. Please give generously to at least one of these local causes or our current rooftop solar campaign–Double Up on Solar–even if it’s not still Tuesday, November 29th. Dear neighbor, It’s Giving Tuesday! As…
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