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Per Capita Davis: Reimagining the railroads

by John Mott-Smith October 30, 2020

Back in 2016, Bill McKibben wrote the foreword for a book, the principal author of which is Bill Moyers, titled “Solutionary Rail — A people-powered campaign to electrify America’s railroads and open corridors to a clean energy future.” My neighbor across the street, a train…

Energy, Transportation

Per Capita Davis: From the mailbag

by John Mott-Smith December 31, 2019

The expression “from the mailbag” never anticipated emails, for which there’s no bag, and though a few suggestions for topics for this column still do come via snail mail, most arrive as emails or texts. Here are a few topics that came my way recently…

Climate Impacts, Community

Per Capita Davis: New report on world energy outlook

by John Mott-Smith December 5, 2019

There are several highly reputable organizations tracking the science of the climate crisis and issuing regular reports. Probably the best known of these is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change at the United Nations. Another, right up there at the top in terms of reputation…

Energy, Solar, Transportation

Per capita Davis: Cows, wind and airplanes

by John Mott-Smith November 8, 2012

This column by John Mott-Smith, a member of Cool Davis, is cross-posted from the Davis Enterprise although it has been reordered slightly to emphasise our locality. I wrote recently about wind energy in Yolo County, and a reader emailed to ask if I knew anything…

Energy, Inspiration, Transportation

Per Capita Davis: Wind energy potential explored

by John Mott-Smith September 20, 2012

This column on wind energy and our campaign for ‘One Cool City’ is by John Mott-Smith, a member of Cool Davis and is cross-posted from the Davis Enterprise. When we think of renewable energy in Davis or Yolo County, we (or at least I) think…

Energy