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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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The power of protest
Nov 6, 2022 4:46 am
Comments: 8 | Views: 9,578


On Wednesday and Thursday of this past week, I attended the 2022 Global Energy Forum at Stanford, a biennial gathering focused on the... More
Is housing bad for the environment?
Oct 30, 2022 6:00 am
Comments: 21 | Views: 11,734


I got an email recently from a resident expressing concern about the environmental impacts of building more housing. He writes: ==I “The construction of... More
Chevron says "We are just meeting demand". So are they blameless?
Oct 23, 2022 6:13 am
Comments: 28 | Views: 10,442


One afternoon when I was about nine years old, I was standing in the front yard with my younger brother trying to blow bubbles. We didn’t have any store-bought... More
Palo Alto's bold proposal to jumpstart home electrification
Sep 25, 2022 7:02 am
Comments: 28 | Views: 13,994


Six years ago Palo Alto set a goal to reduce city emissions to 80%... More
How my 80-year-old parents electrified their Foster City townhouse
Sep 18, 2022 6:00 am
Comments: 12 | Views: 19,162


My parents Eileen and Max live in a 52-year-old townhouse in Foster City. Up until a few years ago they drove a gas car, heated their home with a gas-powered furnace,... More
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