Natural Resources Commission Archives

NRC Holds Special Meeting to Discuss CAAP

by Cool Davis Staff May 9, 2022

The NRC held a special meeting to discuss results of the CAAP actions analysis requested by City Council, which includes Cost Effectiveness Analysis (CEA), greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction potential and other factors for each prioritized action in the draft 2020-2040 CAAP (in progress). This meeting was…

City of Davis, Community

Council favors short-term ban on leaf blowers

by Special Contributor September 18, 2020

Davis City Council members on Tuesday night directed city staff to work with city commissioners and the community at large to craft a revised leaf-blower ordinance that would likely include a ban on gas-powered blowers. But while such an ordinance wouldn’t be ready for council…

Advocacy, City of Davis, Community

City of Davis Environmental Recognition Award Nominations

by Cool Davis Staff February 28, 2018

The City of Davis is accepting nominations for the 24th annual environmental recognition awards. Each year this award recognizes a Davis business, a non-profit organization, and an individual or group who have demonstrated outstanding efforts to improve the environmental quality of life in and around Davis….

City of Davis, Community, Inspiration

Davis Reaffirms Climate Action and Paris Agreement

by Cool Davis Staff August 23, 2017

STAFF REPORT (PDF Download) DATE: July 11, 2017 TO: City Council FROM: Mike Webb, Assistant City Manager, Mitch Sears, Sustainability Manager SUBJECT: Climate Action Executive Order – Paris Climate Agreement [Editor’s Note: The full text of the City Council staff report and the Resolution say…

City of Davis, Climate Impacts, Inspiration

Per Capita Davis: Statistics show we’re using sun’s energy

by John Mott-Smith February 6, 2012

This column by John Mott-Smith, a member of Cool Davis Initiative, is regularly published in the Davis Enterprise and is cross-posted here. How are we doing? Environment California recently released a report on the state of photovoltaic solar energy systems in California cities. The report…

City of Davis, Energy