We need STAY COOL members to volunteer at the Balboa Park Earth Day Festival on Sunday April 19. We have a STAY COOL booth (number 262) located in a great spot right next to the League of Women Voters. This [...]
Thank you to the 36 members who attended our March 4 STAY COOL meeting on Sea Level Rise and thank you to speakers Dr. Reinhard (Ron) Flick and Dr. Sarah Giddings (both from Scripps Institution of Oceanography) along with Nicola [...]
Blog post by Peg Engel. Nothing’s better for conveying a natural history lesson – and when the subject is sea level rise, no location could be more informative than our own Scripps Pier in La Jolla. On Thursday, February 19, [...]
Among the expected global warming impacts, perhaps none poses a greater risk than sea level rise (SLR) to San Diego’s unique coastlines, our biological diversity and our economic vitality. This century, elevation of average sea level could change by as [...]
While we’re not happy to hear that 2014 may have been the hottest year on record, STAY COOL is proud to boast about own 2014 “hot” accomplishments. STAY COOL was founded just two years ago and since kicking off the [...]
Thank you to the 20 attendees who joined us for our December 2014 STAY COOL member meeting in Del Mar. At this meeting we first heard from Nancy Bragado on the City of San Diego’s Climate Action Plan (CAP). For [...]
In September, 2014 San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer released his draft of the San Diego Climate Action Plan (CAP). The CAP aims to benefit both San Diego’s environment and its economy by reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, creating new jobs [...]
Dr. Kennel shared insights about “the most significant conference” he has ever attended, the joint workshop of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences titled “Sustainable Humanity, Sustainable Nature: Our Responsibility.” The workshop was held at the Vatican May 2-6, 2014 and Dr. Kennel was one of 43 attendees, 10 attendees coming from SIO.
By David Engel, STAY COOL Founder The coming weekend and following week are forecast to be hot. How hot? Heat records will be broken and highs, even along the coast, are expected to break 90°F. Here in Del Mar where [...]
Meeting Notes from July 15, 2014 STAY COOL Member Meeting We welcomed 25 guests at this meeting held in Del Mar at the Engel home. Emily Young gave an update on The San Diego Foundation’s Focus 2050 report. It is [...]