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The Future of Clean Energy – Sierra Energy Gets $33 Million in Funding to Make It So

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 30, 2019
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The Future of Clean Energy – Sierra Energy Gets $33 Million in Funding to Make It So

After years of seeking to develop the technology and get the funding, the Davis company Sierra Energy ann ...

After years of seeking to develop the technology and get the funding, the Davis company Sierra Energy announced on Monday that it had received a $33 million Series A investment from by Breakthrough En ...

July 30, 2019
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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
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Linking Land Use and Transportation Policies to Reducing Greenhouse Gases

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 01, 2017
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Linking Land Use and Transportation Policies to Reducing Greenhouse Gases

A recent study by Berkeley epidemiologist Neil Maizlish found that “physical activity due to increased bi ...

A recent study by Berkeley epidemiologist Neil Maizlish found that “physical activity due to increased biking and walking would have a profound impact on health and economic outcomes while contributin ...

December 01, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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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
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Sunday Commentary: Housing Crisis Not Just Driven by UC Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 10, 2017
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Sunday Commentary: Housing Crisis Not Just Driven by UC Davis

A tidal wave is building and it is difficult to know how it will end up impacting Davis. Across the stat ...

A tidal wave is building and it is difficult to know how it will end up impacting Davis. Across the state, attention is being focused on a statewide housing crisis. The state legislature, led by aff ...

September 10, 2017
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Cap-and-Trade 2.0 – A Lesser Version of Its Better Self?

Posted by Leanna Sweha
|Date: May 03, 2017
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Cap-and-Trade 2.0 – A Lesser Version of Its Better Self?

By Leanna Sweha The Legislature is considering two bills to extend Cap-and-Trade beyond its 2020 sunset. ...

By Leanna Sweha The Legislature is considering two bills to extend Cap-and-Trade beyond its 2020 sunset. One of these bills, AB 378, would make Cap-and-Trade less about greenhouse gases and more abou ...

May 03, 2017
| by Leanna Sweha

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Kinda Intense: California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Posted by Leanna Sweha
|Date: April 21, 2017
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Kinda Intense: California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard

By Leanna Sweha The Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) seems to stand in the shadow of Cap-and-Trade. Both a ...

By Leanna Sweha The Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) seems to stand in the shadow of Cap-and-Trade. Both are market-based programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and spur new technology, but the LC ...

April 21, 2017
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California Gets in the Driver’s Seat on Fuel Economy Standards

Posted by Leanna Sweha
|Date: March 27, 2017
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California Gets in the Driver’s Seat on Fuel Economy Standards

by Leanna Sweha The US EPA recently announced that it would reconsider national model year (MY) 2022-2025 ...

by Leanna Sweha The US EPA recently announced that it would reconsider national model year (MY) 2022-2025 fuel economy rules that cover both greenhouse gas and criteria pollutants. The same day, the m ...

March 27, 2017
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What’s Happening in the Arctic, Is Not Staying in the Arctic

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 29, 2016
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What’s Happening in the Arctic, Is Not Staying in the Arctic

Tipping Points to Collapse By Debra Chase “The metaphor is so obvious. Easter Island isolated in the Paci ...

Tipping Points to Collapse By Debra Chase “The metaphor is so obvious. Easter Island isolated in the Pacific Ocean — once the island got into trouble, there was no way they could get free. There was n ...

November 29, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Drive-Mode Share Continues to Fall Among UCD Commuters

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 28, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Drive-Mode Share Continues to Fall Among UCD Commuters

In recent discussions over land use in the city of Davis, one of the points of contention has been whethe ...

In recent discussions over land use in the city of Davis, one of the points of contention has been whether the amount of parking allotted is too small. The Vanguard has repeatedly pointed out through ...

November 28, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: What Does Progressive Mean in Davis These Days?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 12, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: What Does Progressive Mean in Davis These Days?

For years Davis prided itself on being on the forefront of progressivism – a mixture of land preservation ...

For years Davis prided itself on being on the forefront of progressivism – a mixture of land preservation and environmentalism. But while Davis has pushed forward on the environmental side in recent ...

September 12, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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My View: California Passes Climate Change Policy with Teeth

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 10, 2016
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My View: California Passes Climate Change Policy with Teeth

This week Governor Brown signed legislation that introduces truly radical levels of climate change policy ...

This week Governor Brown signed legislation that introduces truly radical levels of climate change policy. The legislation signed by the governor on Wednesday requires the state to cut emissions at l ...

September 10, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: On Earth Day and Measure A

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 24, 2016
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Guest Commentary: On Earth Day and Measure A

By Dan Carson This weekend, we celebrate Earth Day and the many environmental trailblazers who are giving ...

By Dan Carson This weekend, we celebrate Earth Day and the many environmental trailblazers who are giving our species a chance at survival on the only planet we call home. While so many leaders in gov ...

April 24, 2016
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Guest Commentary: Nishi Project is Bad for City of Davis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 28, 2016
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Guest Commentary: Nishi Project is Bad for City of Davis

Why the Nishi Project is Bad for City of Davis Finances, Low Income and Student Renters, and the City's C ...

Why the Nishi Project is Bad for City of Davis Finances, Low Income and Student Renters, and the City's Climate Action Plan by Alan Pryor The Davis City Council is asking for citizen approval of the p ...

March 28, 2016
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What Are They Thinking?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 25, 2016
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What Are They Thinking?

by Alan Pryor I found an admission last Tuesday night during the Nishi discussion to be very, very troubl ...

by Alan Pryor I found an admission last Tuesday night during the Nishi discussion to be very, very troubling. After a question to Mike Webb from Robb about how much Staff considered any GHG mitigation ...

February 25, 2016
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Mixed-use Mace Ranch Innovation Center Plan Is the Better Alternative

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 22, 2016
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Mixed-use Mace Ranch Innovation Center Plan Is the Better Alternative

By Dan Ramos Our experiences so far on the Mace Ranch Innovation Center project have been much like going ...

By Dan Ramos Our experiences so far on the Mace Ranch Innovation Center project have been much like going on a trip to a new destination. If you’re like me, you want to have a pretty good idea of what ...

February 22, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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The Future of Growth in Davis (Video)

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 20, 2016
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The Future of Growth in Davis (Video)

On Wednesday, February 17, the Vanguard and Civenergy hosted a community discussion at the Community Cham ...

On Wednesday, February 17, the Vanguard and Civenergy hosted a community discussion at the Community Chambers on the Future of Growth in Davis. We brought together seven individuals from various segme ...

February 20, 2016
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Senator Wolk Introduces Climate Change Measures

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 20, 2016
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Senator Wolk Introduces Climate Change Measures

Bills support investment in key strategy in Governor’s climate change plan (From press release) Senator L ...

Bills support investment in key strategy in Governor’s climate change plan (From press release) Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) introduced two measures today to solidify the important role that protection ...

February 20, 2016
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Staff Believes Mixed Use “Has Merit” At MRIC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 19, 2016
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Staff Believes Mixed Use “Has Merit” At MRIC

Council is receiving an update on the Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC). Among other things, the staff ...

Council is receiving an update on the Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC). Among other things, the staff is requesting direction regarding how to treat the Mixed Use alternative throughout the remaind ...

February 19, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Bike Campaign to Reduce Global Warming

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 17, 2016
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Bike Campaign to Reduce Global Warming

By Maria Contreras Tebbutt Two months ago, 195 nations reached a landmark accord that will commit nearly ...

By Maria Contreras Tebbutt Two months ago, 195 nations reached a landmark accord that will commit nearly every country in the world to lowering their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions to help st ...

February 17, 2016
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