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A New Shade of Green
A New Shade of Green

By Sherry Listgarten

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About this blog: Climate change, despite its outsized impact on the planet, is still an abstract concept to many of us. That needs to change. My hope is that readers of this blog will develop a better understanding of how our climate is evolving a...  (More)

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Worried about the cost of climate change? Here is some hope.
Sep 17, 2023 6:22 am
Comments: 25 | Views: 3,757


Many of us are wondering how we are going to fund efforts to limit global warming and adapt to the changes we cannot prevent. In California we are rapidly building... More
Foothill's transformational meeting about its climate goals
Sep 12, 2023 6:34 pm
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Two days ago I wrote about Foothill’s... More
Aspiration or commitment? Foothill College weighs its climate goals.
Sep 10, 2023 5:57 am
Comments: 19 | Views: 5,001


Foothill College has a decision to make. Last summer the school was forced to close its pool due to a substantial leak. A subsequent investigation found that the... More
Contact tracing and PCR tests ... for plant disease!
Sep 3, 2023 6:21 am
Comments: 2 | Views: 3,605


I got an email a few days ago, courtesy of Santa Clara County’s Environmental Protection Agency, warning me that a plant I had purchased was part of a nursery... More
How to electrify a boiler
Aug 27, 2023 6:07 am
Comments: 19 | Views: 4,906


If a boiler powers your home’s heating system, then warm water flowing through radiant floors, hydronic baseboard heaters, radiators, or even valance heating... More
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