Gearing Up for Another Oil Train Protest
by Lynne Nittler There is NO safe way to transport extreme tar sands and Bakken crude. Two…
Davis can Increase available Burrowing Owl Habitat
by Catherine Portman Last year the Burrowing Owl Preservation Society organized a Burrowing Owl census of Yolo…
CPUC‘s Lack of Transparency, Last Minute Changes Hurts Conservation While Raising Energy Bills for Majority of Households
By Cecilia Escamilla Greenwald On Friday, July 3, just before the 4th of July weekend when most…
Sports Complex on Toxic Former City Landfill Site Is a Bad Idea
By Eileen Samitz Last Sunday on June 28th, two articles appeared in our local newspaper regarding the…
Moral Duty and Personal Responsibility: Protecting the Planet by Living an Unselfish Life
By Debra Chase Does religious morality establish the only “real” responsibility for protecting the planet from the…
High Honors to City Workers for Saving Local Honey Bees
by C. D. Coulon and D. Downy of the Circle of Bees Inc. City workmen deserve praise…
Making Zero Waste Easier in Davis
by Michelle Millet The city of Davis has a long history of taking progressive action when it…
My View: Is Eco-Modernism The Future of 21st Century Environmentalism?
One of my first political memories comes from the late 1970s, marching against PG&E’s decision to build…
Garamendi Calls for Congress to Address Climate Change
Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA), the former Deputy Secretary of the Interior, went to the House Floor…
Commentary: The Theatre of the Absurd
When I first moved to Davis, I had no car, so I went everywhere by bike. I…
Council Passes First Reading of Organics Program Despite Passionate Pleas From the Public
While the public commenters were almost evenly split, the opposition to changes in the city’s organics program,…
Council Set to Approve Organics Program Despite Questions About Survey Techniques
Staff recommends the city council introduce an organics ordinance creating a City-wide Organics Program. As proposed, staff…
Zero-Waste Shopping
By Michelle Millet When I recently inventoried the contents of my family’s garbage and recycling bins, I…
Sunday Commentary II: Does the Community Support Yard Waste Bins?
As one who has encouraged the city to get behind the use of social engagement and other…
Lawns versus Almonds – Can’t We All Just Get Along?
By Leanna Sweha Last week, the East Bay Express published an article by Robert Gammon entitled “California…
Monday Morning Thoughts II: Global Cooling, Prosecutorial Misconduct and More
Global Cooling One of the more interesting arguments I hear against Global Warming is that ‒ 40…
Bag Ban on Hold As Referendum to Overturn It Qualifies for November 2016 Ballot
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced on Tuesday that his office had certified a referendum to…
President Obama Vetoes Keystone Pipeline
President Obama on Tuesday used his veto power for just the third time in his presidency, vetoing…
Monday Morning Thoughts Part I: Mayors Lead, World Follows
(Editor’s note: our readers asked me last week to segment the Monday Morning Thoughts column into separate…
Overstating the Problem of Global Plastic Waste
by Jeff Boone A new science study from researchers at the University of Georgia, published in the…