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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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A Power Play
May 19, 2019 5:50 am
Comments: 14 | Views: 22,157

One of the amazing things about the power grid is that when you flip on a light switch, the power for the light is generated right then. There is no “pool”... More
Is artificial turf a good option for our dry climate?
Aug 29, 2021 5:41 am
Comments: 8 | Views: 22,047

About twenty-five years ago I had a friend who managed one of the landscaping crews at Stanford. After a few years he left to work elsewhere and explained why. “When... More
Is it true that our electricity rates will be going down?
Mar 6, 2022 5:35 am
Comments: 25 | Views: 21,994

Many of us have felt the pinch of high electricity bills over the winter, and our bills only seem to go up. Well, it’s not your imagination. Electricity rates... More
Can you Pay to Reduce your Carbon Footprint?
Jan 26, 2020 6:03 am
Comments: 25 | Views: 21,897

Google’s data centers are carbon-neutral. My household is carbon-neutral. Palo Alto Utility’s natural gas service is carbon neutral. How can this be?... More
Flying: Coming soon to an airport near you...
Apr 12, 2020 6:08 am
Comments: 21 | Views: 21,881

This is the fourth post in an (intermittent) series on flying…

Flying is a growing component of greenhouse gas emissions, and ... More
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