Advocacy & Activism

Climate change has motivated Jim to install solar in 2013 and wishes that he installed more. He bought  a Chevy Bolt EV in 2017. He has a cool and super simple switch to route his 220 dryer plug to his 220 EV charger.

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Chris and John share how they made energy efficiency upgrades before they got solar so they were able to install a pretty small system (1.9kW). Now they have an EV they purchased used. Now they are thinking about moving to all electric to switch water heater and heating system.

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Eugen shares the story of the Muir Commons community housing coop in Davis CA. The 26 unit complex got solar installed on their common house to offset their energy usage. Additionally they applied for and got a grant from PG&E to get 26 charging stations installed. Since the chargers have been installed many new EV's have been showing up in the complex.

Diane and John Swann share their solar system that is installed on her carport. Installed in 2001 it's been 19 years since they paid an electric bill. Since the solar has installed they have gotten rid of natural gas by getting a mini-split heat pump, induction cooktop, and solar water heating. Their primary mode of transportation is their ebikes that they also charge with solar!

Lindsey Terry gives a tour of her electric bicycles from Rad Bikes, a "Rad Wagon" and a "Rad Runner,"  as part of Davis Driving on Sunshine 2020. Kick your car to the curb!

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Lynne shares gives a tour of her Village Home in Davis CA. Some of the features of her home include:

passive solar with shaded south side - grape trellis for lower windows and overhang for clerestory windows, no west windows and minimal east windows to minimize summer heat gain;

unique passive Solar:  sun-catcher with both roofs sloping upward from north to south and creating clerestory windows to let in winter sun to heat the water culverts filled with 1977 water. (There are 2 suncatchers in Davis, one in Sac, and 1 in Homer Alaska),

Ben describes 2018 Chrysler Hybrid minivan.

Cool Davis member Chris Granger is joined by Shottenkirk Honda in Davis CA to give a test drive of the new plug in hybrid Honda Clarity

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Learn About The Surprisingly Progressive Agenda Of the Grange

Born in the aftermath of the Civil War, for more than 140 years the Grange has played an important role in the fight for prosperity and opportunity for farmers and rural Americans.

It was at the forefront in lobbying for regulation of transportation and public utilities, the Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890), the Pure Food and Drug Act (1906) and Universal Suffrage (1919). The Grange has been the driving force behind improving transportation, waterways; rural postal delivery and how we vote.

Learn About The Surprisingly Progressive Agenda Of the Grange

Born in the aftermath of the Civil War, for more than 140 years the Grange has played an important role in the fight for prosperity and opportunity for farmers and rural Americans.

It was at the forefront in lobbying for regulation of transportation and public utilities, the
Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890), the Pure Food and Drug Act (1906) and Universal Suffrage (1919). The Grange has been the driving force behind improving transportation, waterways; rural postal delivery and how we vote.