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Sierra Club Opposes West Davis Active Adult Community

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 18, 2018
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Sierra Club Opposes West Davis Active Adult Community

(From Press Release) - Citing grounds of unplanned sprawling development, the Sierra Club announced its o ...

(From Press Release) - Citing grounds of unplanned sprawling development, the Sierra Club announced its opposition to Measure L in Davis CA on the November 2018 municipal ballot. Measure L is a vote t ...

September 18, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: Choice and Public Accountability with VCE

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 12, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: Choice and Public Accountability with VCE

The recent discussion on the Valley Clean Energy switch has caught a number of people off guard. But aft ...

The recent discussion on the Valley Clean Energy switch has caught a number of people off guard. But after all, this discussion of Community Choice Energy (and before that Community Choice Aggregatio ...

August 12, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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‘Old-Fashioned’ Methods Keep Davis’ Recyclables China-Compliant

Posted by Leanna Sweha
|Date: August 07, 2018
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‘Old-Fashioned’ Methods Keep Davis’ Recyclables China-Compliant

By L. Sweha China’s crackdown on contamination in waste imports has forced many jurisdictions to landfill ...

By L. Sweha China’s crackdown on contamination in waste imports has forced many jurisdictions to landfill materials they would have otherwise exported to the country. So, does that mean that the plast ...

August 07, 2018
| by Leanna Sweha

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Commentary: Why Were Some, Including Dunning, Apparently Sleeping on Community Choice Energy?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 01, 2018
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Commentary: Why Were Some, Including Dunning, Apparently Sleeping on Community Choice Energy?

We have been discussing the move to Community Choice Energy, now known as Valley Clean Energy, since 2014 ...

We have been discussing the move to Community Choice Energy, now known as Valley Clean Energy, since 2014. It has been largely non-controversial. Despite numerous public forums and public meetings, ...

August 01, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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The Yolo County Habitat Conservancy – A Long and Expensive Journey

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 26, 2018
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The Yolo County Habitat Conservancy – A Long and Expensive Journey

by Bruce Guelden In 1994, several dozen Yolo County officials assembled in Woodland, Ca. They met with th ...

by Bruce Guelden In 1994, several dozen Yolo County officials assembled in Woodland, Ca. They met with the purpose of developing a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). This is a government program that ad ...

May 26, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sierra Club Yolano Group 2018 Council Candidates Part 6 – Other Environmental Issues and Financial Support

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 24, 2018
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Sierra Club Yolano Group 2018 Council Candidates Part 6 – Other Environmental Issues and Financial Support

By Alan Pryor The Sierra Club Yolano Group recently provided a questionnaire for Davis City Council candi ...

By Alan Pryor The Sierra Club Yolano Group recently provided a questionnaire for Davis City Council candidates in which we asked for written responses on a wide range of environmentally-related issues ...

April 24, 2018
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Sierra Club Yolano Group 2018 Council Candidates Part 5 – Transportation Management and Toxics in the Environment

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 23, 2018
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Sierra Club Yolano Group 2018 Council Candidates Part 5 – Transportation Management and Toxics in the Environment

by Alan Pryor The Sierra Club Yolano Group recently provided a questionnaires for Davis City Council cand ...

by Alan Pryor The Sierra Club Yolano Group recently provided a questionnaires for Davis City Council candidates in which we asked for written responses on a wide range of environmentally-related issue ...

April 23, 2018
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Sierra Club Yolano Group 2018 Council Candidates Part 4 – Waste Management and Water Management & Conservation

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 22, 2018
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Sierra Club Yolano Group 2018 Council Candidates Part 4 – Waste Management and Water Management & Conservation

By Alan Pryor The Sierra Club Yolano Group recently provided a questionnaires for Davis City Council cand ...

By Alan Pryor The Sierra Club Yolano Group recently provided a questionnaires for Davis City Council candidates in which we asked for written responses on a wide range of environmentally-related issue ...

April 22, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sierra Club Yolano Group 2018 Council Candidates Part 3 – Energy Use and Greenhouse Gases

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 21, 2018
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Sierra Club Yolano Group 2018 Council Candidates Part 3 – Energy Use and Greenhouse Gases

by Alan Pryor The Sierra Club Yolano Group recently provided a questionnaires for Davis City Council cand ...

by Alan Pryor The Sierra Club Yolano Group recently provided a questionnaires for Davis City Council candidates in which we asked for written responses on a wide range of environmentally-related issue ...

April 21, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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The Sierra Club Yolano Group 2018 Questionnaire for Davis City Council Candidates

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 19, 2018
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The Sierra Club Yolano Group 2018 Questionnaire for Davis City Council Candidates

introduction by Alan Pryor Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candida ...

introduction by Alan Pryor Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candidates in local races we deem to be seriously contested and/or where there are clear differences b ...

April 19, 2018
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Dean Johansson on Sierra Club Issues; Reisig Did Not Respond

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 11, 2018
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Dean Johansson on Sierra Club Issues; Reisig Did Not Respond

The Sierra Club Yolano Group sent out a questionnaire to both candidates for Yolo County District Attorne ...

The Sierra Club Yolano Group sent out a questionnaire to both candidates for Yolo County District Attorney. Dean Johansson responded – his answers are below. The group sent Yolo County District Attor ...

April 11, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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A Response to Proponents of Nishi 2.0 on the Issue of Air Quality

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 06, 2018
| (17) Comments

A Response to Proponents of Nishi 2.0 on the Issue of Air Quality

By Roberta L. Millstein Proponents of Nishi – some of whom are apparently affiliated with the Nishi devel ...

By Roberta L. Millstein Proponents of Nishi – some of whom are apparently affiliated with the Nishi developers, since they testified as part of the developers’ presentation to the Planning Commission ...

February 06, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Trump Effectively Declares War on California, Vowing to Crack Down on Marijuana and Open the Door to Offshore Drilling

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 05, 2018
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Trump Effectively Declares War on California, Vowing to Crack Down on Marijuana and Open the Door to Offshore Drilling

Attorney General Jeff Sessions did on Thursday what many have long figured he would – he reversed course ...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions did on Thursday what many have long figured he would – he reversed course on the Obama administration’s moratorium on enforcing federal marijuana laws in states that hav ...

January 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Is the Future of Environmentalism More Development?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 05, 2017
| (34) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Is the Future of Environmentalism More Development?

This week there was a fascinating article in the publication Grist, describing a 2009 meeting between Sco ...

This week there was a fascinating article in the publication Grist, describing a 2009 meeting between Scott Wiener who was then president of his neighborhood association in San Francisco’s Castro dist ...

November 05, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Letter to Council on Right of First Refusal for DWR

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 16, 2017
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Letter to Council on Right of First Refusal for DWR

(This letter was submitted to council from Doug Kobold on October 8, 2017). I would like to take this mom ...

(This letter was submitted to council from Doug Kobold on October 8, 2017). I would like to take this moment to express my gratitude for the opportunity to comment on this subject at the last City Cou ...

October 16, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Benefits and Potential Concerns Related to Davis Exercising Its Right of First Refusal for DWR

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 15, 2017
| (22) Comments

Benefits and Potential Concerns Related to Davis Exercising Its Right of First Refusal for DWR

By Richard McCann and Jacques Franco Davis Waste Removal’s owners would like to sell their business and r ...

By Richard McCann and Jacques Franco Davis Waste Removal’s owners would like to sell their business and retire, and have interest from Recology, a company with which City staff have had positive inter ...

October 15, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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China’s Gas-Powered Car Ban Inspired the Governor, but When You Dig Deeper, You Find Coal

Posted by Leanna Sweha
|Date: October 04, 2017
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China’s Gas-Powered Car Ban Inspired the Governor, but When You Dig Deeper, You Find Coal

By Leanna Sweha The Brown administration launched a trial balloon last week. The governor said he now sup ...

By Leanna Sweha The Brown administration launched a trial balloon last week. The governor said he now supports a ban on the sale of gas-powered cars in California. He apparently was inspired by China ...

October 04, 2017
| by Leanna Sweha

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To Tackle Climate Change and Grow the State Economy, Let’s Improve the Business Climate

Posted by Leanna Sweha
|Date: September 02, 2017
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To Tackle Climate Change and Grow the State Economy, Let’s Improve the Business Climate

By Leanna Sweha On Thursday, the legislature held a hearing on how to promote a “just transition” to a lo ...

By Leanna Sweha On Thursday, the legislature held a hearing on how to promote a “just transition” to a low carbon economy. Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) in his opening remarks said Imp ...

September 02, 2017
| by Leanna Sweha

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Valley Clean Energy Selects SMUD to Provide Energy Services

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 02, 2017
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Valley Clean Energy Selects SMUD to Provide Energy Services

(From Press Release) - The Valley Clean Energy Alliance (VCEA) and the Sacramento Municipal Utility Distr ...

(From Press Release) - The Valley Clean Energy Alliance (VCEA) and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) announced today that SMUD has been selected by the VCEA Board of Directors to provid ...

September 02, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Analysis: Assessing the Impacts of Lincoln40 – Part 2, Is There a Toxic Plume?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 09, 2017
| (96) Comments

Analysis: Assessing the Impacts of Lincoln40 – Part 2, Is There a Toxic Plume?

On Sunday, Eileen Samitz wrote that “your articles continue to ignore and side-step the serious problems ...

On Sunday, Eileen Samitz wrote that “your articles continue to ignore and side-step the serious problems and impacts by a mega-dorm project like Lincoln40 and try to simplify it to a numbers or ratio ...

August 09, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (96) Comments

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