Plan for Smart Energy Use this Summer and Beyond
Keep Your Cool! Remember those 106°F days just before the 4th of July? Did you know that July 3 set a record for the hottest day worldwide, and that record was broken on July 4? Summertime is here, and even more record breaking temps are…
Could You Be Induced to Switch to an Induction Cooktop?
We’ve all heard you can start a fire by rubbing two sticks together. Easier said than done, but the idea has enshrined in popular culture the physical property that friction between two objects creates heat. Lesser known, but important nonetheless, is the idea that you…
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.
Per Capita Davis: Seven big reasons for hope
I love getting knocked out of my bubble, where it sometimes seems to constantly rain bad news about the climate crisis that crowds out anything positive. There was a recent article in The Guardian, a news organization dedicated to “independent investigative journalism,” that brightened my…
Per Capita Davis: Freedom is not free
This column is cross posted from Davis Enterprise. An oil company executive was asked why, if he agreed that burning fossil fuels is the major culprit in climate change, he opposed any legislation or regulation to limit that burning. His response, to summarize, was that…
Per Capita Davis: Acting locally, acting globally
This regular column by John Mott-Smith, a member of Cool Davis, is reposted from the Davis Enterprise Bill McKibben, founder of the 350.org movement, spoke at the university on Monday. The place was packed, with all 400 seats full. McKibben is a writer and author…
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