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New Study Shows How a District Energy System Design Further Cuts Emissions at DiSC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 19, 2022
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New Study Shows How a District Energy System Design Further Cuts Emissions at DiSC

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – While much of the focus has been on the sustainability ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – While much of the focus has been on the sustainability aspect of DiSC, a huge component of energy comes from homes and businesses, which use over 25 ...

May 19, 2022
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Natural Resources Commission Uncertain about Climate Action Priorities

Posted by Jordan
|Date: May 13, 2022
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Natural Resources Commission Uncertain about Climate Action Priorities

By Melanie Johnson DAVIS, CA – On Monday night, the Davis Natural Resources Commission (NRC) cont ...

By Melanie Johnson DAVIS, CA – On Monday night, the Davis Natural Resources Commission (NRC) continued their ongoing debate regarding which actions of the city’s Climate Action and Adaptation ...

May 13, 2022
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Double Up on Solar Campaign Achieves Solar Goals

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 19, 2022
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Double Up on Solar Campaign Achieves Solar Goals

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA - The City of Davis City Council will consider a proclamation at their ...

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA - The City of Davis City Council will consider a proclamation at their Tuesday night, April 19, 2022, regular meeting that celebrates the community achievement and th ...

April 19, 2022
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Planning Commission Approves Recommendation to Increase Solar Energy at Expense of Trees

Posted by Jordan
|Date: April 16, 2022
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Planning Commission Approves Recommendation to Increase Solar Energy at Expense of Trees

By Neshmia Alam DAVIS, CA — On Wednesday, the Davis Planning Commission (PC) approved applications from A ...

By Neshmia Alam DAVIS, CA — On Wednesday, the Davis Planning Commission (PC) approved applications from Ameresco to install a total of 14 photovoltaic (PV) carports at 202 Cousteau Place and 260 Coust ...

April 16, 2022
| by Jordan

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My View: Innovation in Food Productivity Will Be the Key to Feeding the World as Soon as 2050; UC Davis Could Be Leading the Way on Such Efforts

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 02, 2022
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My View: Innovation in Food Productivity Will Be the Key to Feeding the World as Soon as 2050; UC Davis Could Be Leading the Way on Such Efforts

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In February Councilmember Dan Carson made the comment ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In February Councilmember Dan Carson made the comment that “this innovation center could help save our planet.” He explained, “Our UC Davis colleague ...

April 02, 2022
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Updates on Davis’ Climate Action Plan Timeline

Posted by Jordan
|Date: March 06, 2022
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Updates on Davis’ Climate Action Plan Timeline

By Aleeza Kahn DAVIS, CA — The Natural Resources Commission met on Feb. 28 to discuss updates rega ...

By Aleeza Kahn DAVIS, CA — The Natural Resources Commission met on Feb. 28 to discuss updates regarding the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP), a project that is supposed to aid in meeti ...

March 06, 2022
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Davis City Council and Yolo County Partner in Climate Initiatives and Yolo Adult Day Health Center Expansion

Posted by Jordan
|Date: February 12, 2022
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Davis City Council and Yolo County Partner in Climate Initiatives and Yolo Adult Day Health Center Expansion

Photo by Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels By Melanie Johnson DAVIS, CA – On Wednesday, members of the Davis Ci ...

Photo by Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels By Melanie Johnson DAVIS, CA – On Wednesday, members of the Davis City Council met with representatives from the Yolo County Board of Supervisors to discuss their ...

February 12, 2022
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Davis’ Water Fund Spends Less Than Expected, New Water Standards To Be Enacted

Posted by Jordan
|Date: January 22, 2022
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Davis’ Water Fund Spends Less Than Expected, New Water Standards To Be Enacted

By Aleeza Khan DAVIS, CA - The Davis Utilities Commission met on Wednesday Jan. 19 t ...

By Aleeza Khan DAVIS, CA - The Davis Utilities Commission met on Wednesday Jan. 19 to discuss updates on the city of Davis’ Water Utility Fund and Water Use Efficiency Legislation ...

January 22, 2022
| by Jordan

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Guest Commentary: CPUC Decision on Net Energy Metering Should Be Set Aside

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 21, 2022
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Guest Commentary: CPUC Decision on Net Energy Metering Should Be Set Aside

By Gerald Braun (Editor's note: The Davis City Council approved a resolution on Tuesday “requesting the C ...

By Gerald Braun (Editor's note: The Davis City Council approved a resolution on Tuesday “requesting the California Public Utilities Commission to place a hold on the recent proposed decision related t ...

January 21, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: But DiSC Adds 50 Million Pounds of CO2 Each Year to the Atmosphere?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 10, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: But DiSC Adds 50 Million Pounds of CO2 Each Year to the Atmosphere?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As noted previously the issue of carbon impact for DiS ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As noted previously the issue of carbon impact for DiSC is a little more tricky than opponents let on. What is true is that the DiSC project “would ...

January 10, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Council Will Be Asked for Feedback on CAAP Actions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 03, 2021
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Council Will Be Asked for Feedback on CAAP Actions

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Davis City Council will be presented with the 29 c ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Davis City Council will be presented with the 29 currently prioritized CAAP (Climate Action and Adaptation Plan) draft actions and asked to ident ...

December 03, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Still Seeking Input on Climate Action and Adaptation Plan

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 30, 2021
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Davis Still Seeking Input on Climate Action and Adaptation Plan

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city is still gathering community input on 29 Draf ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city is still gathering community input on 29 Draft Priority Actions in advance of a December 7 update before the city council for the City of Da ...

November 30, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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My View: We Face a True Climate Crisis, but Fighting It at the Local Level Is Probably a Mistake

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 06, 2021
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My View: We Face a True Climate Crisis, but Fighting It at the Local Level Is Probably a Mistake

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – There is no doubt that we face a catastrophic climate ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – There is no doubt that we face a catastrophic climate crisis—and we are only now starting to see the magnitude of the impact of that crisis on our wo ...

November 06, 2021
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Guest Commentary: COP26 – Change Happens When Movements Rise

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 04, 2021
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Guest Commentary: COP26 – Change Happens When Movements Rise

by Juliette Beck Wales, United Kingdom. -- As she scampered down a rain-slicked, grassy hill to ford a gu ...

by Juliette Beck 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 w ...

November 04, 2021
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Guest Commentary: It’s Fall, Time to Appreciate Color in Davis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 20, 2021
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Guest Commentary: It’s Fall, Time to Appreciate Color in Davis

by Alan Hirsch My presentation to council 10-19-21 is a collection of some pictures of beautiful fall col ...

by Alan Hirsch My presentation to council 10-19-21 is a collection of some pictures of beautiful fall color in our Davis street trees. I share these amazing pix to make two very serious points: : Tree ...

October 20, 2021
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City Prepares for Implementation of SB 1383 – Short-Lived Climate Pollutants

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 03, 2021
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City Prepares for Implementation of SB 1383 – Short-Lived Climate Pollutants

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – You may not be aware of this but landfills represent t ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – You may not be aware of this but landfills represent the third largest source of methane emissions in California. When buried in landfills, organic ...

October 03, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Help Crowd-Source Vetting the 1992 EIR vs Sutter 2021 expansion

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 30, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Help Crowd-Source Vetting the 1992 EIR vs Sutter 2021 expansion

Why did the city not make this available? By Alan Hirsch Thanks to both the Davis Vanguard and the Davis ...

Why did the city not make this available? By Alan Hirsch Thanks to both the Davis Vanguard and the Davisite for making the Sutter EIR (and these supporting documents) electronically available up on ...

August 30, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Sutter Tree Cutting Begins at Sutter ER – I Am Heartbroken

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 18, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Sutter Tree Cutting Begins at Sutter ER – I Am Heartbroken

By Alan Hirsch Tuesday they cut at least 100 trees at Sutter hospital—50 of which are unrelated to hospit ...

By Alan Hirsch Tuesday they cut at least 100 trees at Sutter hospital—50 of which are unrelated to hospital expansion, only related to solar panels. As photos show, some trees are on the very far edge ...

August 18, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: Solar and Trees – Perfect Together

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 16, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Solar and Trees – Perfect Together

by Marcus Marino These past few weeks have made it clear to almost everyone that we have a problem on ear ...

by Marcus Marino These past few weeks have made it clear to almost everyone that we have a problem on earth. The climate is different, and we are all heating up. Trees help reduce the “island heat eff ...

August 16, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Letter: Sierra Club Yolano Group Supports a Community Dialogue on Solar PV Displacing Trees at Sutter Hospital

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 14, 2021
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Letter: Sierra Club Yolano Group Supports a Community Dialogue on Solar PV Displacing Trees at Sutter Hospital

By Alan Pryor Dear Council members and Commissioners - The Sierra Club Yolano Group is aware of the curre ...

By Alan Pryor Dear Council members and Commissioners - The Sierra Club Yolano Group is aware of the current controversy surrounding the placement of solar photovoltaic panels in parking lots at Sutter ...

August 14, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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