City of Davis

MORE ON SUSTAINABILITY

General Info

• The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
  Provides $787 billion in economic investment nationally. The goals of this plan are to jump start the economy and create jobs for Americans in an accountable, transparent manner.
• Cool California
  Calculate Your Carbon Footprint
• Sustainability site at UC Davis
  Sustainability at UC Davis
• Energy Quest
  An interactive kid's site from the California Energy Commission
• Consumer Energy Center
  Many resources from the California Energy Commission
• 101 Things You Can Do
  Doing your part to save the planet
• Green Schools Initiative
  Thinking Big About Ecological Sustainability, Children’s Environmental Health, and K-12 Education in the USA

Water Conservation

• Save Our H₂O
  From the people who brought you "Flex Your Power," it's "Save Our H₂O"
• California Urban Water Conservation Council
  Take a tour to see the water saving opportunities for every part of your house, inside and out:
• 100 Ways to Conserve Water
  There are a number of ways to conserve water, and they all start with YOU.
• More about water conservation
  From the City of Davis Public Works

Energy Savings

• Flex Your Power, Residential
  Learn how to winterize your home, how to perform an energy audit for your home, find product guides for residential energy efficient appliance upgrades, and find rebates and incentives for purchasing energy efficient appliances. Also find energy saving incentives for your commercial or agricultural business.
• California Energy Commission
  For complete coverage on residential and commercial options for energy efficiency, renewable energy, along with climate change reports and related legislation, and transportation.

Food

• Slow Food Yolo
  A listing of local food producers, local wineries, local restaurants that celebrate organic food, and local resources for learning more about local, seasonal, and organic foods.
• Project Compost
  Project Compost is a student-run, student-funded unit of the Associated Students of the University of California, Davis (ASUCD).