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May 19, 2019 5:50 am
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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
Aug 29, 2021 5:41 am
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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
Mar 6, 2022 5:35 am
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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
Jan 26, 2020 6:03 am
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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
Apr 12, 2020 6:08 am
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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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