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A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Frustrated? Angry? Use it, don't lose it!Here we are, staring down the barrel of yet another dry, hot, smoke-filled summer and fall. We have already had
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Apr. 10, 2022Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Apr 28, 2022 at 12:23 pm | 16 comments | 15793 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Menlo Park considers an "electrification concierge"There are many easy, fast, and cost-effective ways for each of us to make a big dent in our emissions. Think modernizing our diets, electrifying our transportation,...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Apr. 17, 2022Last comment by MP Father, on Apr 25, 2022 at 10:43 pm | 13 comments | 16519 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Would you like more/better veggie options at your local restaurants?I’ve been trying to eat less meat and cook more vegetarian dinners at home, but my range of veggie cooking is not so good yet. When friends suggested a few...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Apr. 3, 2022Last comment by Anneke, on Apr 6, 2022 at 6:15 pm | 14 comments | 18630 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Vehicles turning right pose a danger to cyclists and pedestriansLast week I biked to Ace Hardware, just over a mile from my home, and when I came back I thought “Whoa, that was not fun.” There are some big four-way...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 20, 2022Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Mar 30, 2022 at 7:38 pm | 33 comments | 21544 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Are you trying to use less gas?Some days (weeks) you just want to keep your eyes closed. You don’t want to watch the news, you don’t want to look at gas prices, you don’t want...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 13, 2022Last comment by Erlinda , on Mar 20, 2022 at 8:43 pm | 33 comments | 18429 Views
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Is it true that our electricity rates will be going down?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...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 6, 2022Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Mar 11, 2022 at 5:27 pm | 25 comments | 23829 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
"One of the biggest failures in 50 years of energy policy"Stanford recently invited John Deutch, a Professor Emeritus at MIT with decades of experience in energy policy and energy security, to do a short series of lectures...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 20, 2022Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Feb 25, 2022 at 6:18 pm | 14 comments | 18403 Views
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Why aren't more products easy to repair?A few years ago my Dad got really annoyed when his patio umbrella stopped opening and closing easily. He wasn’t annoyed because it stopped working. He was...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 13, 2022Last comment by Matt, on Feb 16, 2022 at 1:31 pm | 15 comments | 18170 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
The Economics of Residential Rooftop SolarThe other day I mentioned to someone that I’m not a big fan of residential rooftop solar. His response was “You don’t believe in climate change?”...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jan. 16, 2022Last comment by EPL, on Feb 16, 2022 at 7:46 am | 67 comments | 21329 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Palo Alto's climate goals threatened by inadequate power gridThe City of Palo Alto’s emissions goals are in jeopardy because of its outdated electrical grid. During a February 2 Utilities Advisory Commission (UAC)
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 6, 2022Last comment by Larry, on Feb 13, 2022 at 1:11 pm | 29 comments | 19186 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Can we build enough clean, affordable power on time?Last week’s blog post had an overview of...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Dec. 5, 2021Last comment by Paly Grad, on Feb 11, 2022 at 8:07 am | 21 comments | 16395 Views
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A Snapshot of Grid Mixes across the USOver the past few days I’ve spoken with several people who are electrifying their homes and cars, and it reminded me how lucky we are to live in California...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jan. 30, 2022Last comment by chris aoki, on Feb 8, 2022 at 6:35 pm | 17 comments | 14162 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
What can you do with your EV battery?I have heard from many of you who have EVs and would like to know when you will be able to use your car to power your house during a blackout, charge your laptop...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jan. 23, 2022Last comment by EPL, on Jan 29, 2022 at 4:34 pm | 8 comments | 14653 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
The difficult calculation where math and humanity intersectThe US government may not levy a carbon tax yet, but for more than ten years our government has calculated a price for carbon emissions and used it to craft policies....
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jan. 9, 2022Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jan 13, 2022 at 1:15 pm | 14 comments | 13776 Views
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Is California engaging in wishful thinking or rigorous planning?Two weeks ago, a comment on this blog
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Nov. 28, 2021Last comment by Peter Converse, on Jan 12, 2022 at 7:33 pm | 14 comments | 18650 Views
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Should we change how we think about change?Happy New Year everyone! Or at least A Less Calamitous New Year. Good grief. I’ll let Colorado’s State Senate Majority Leader have the last word on 2021...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jan. 2, 2022Last comment by Native to the BAY, on Jan 5, 2022 at 11:54 am | 14 comments | 12542 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
The most effective donations to combat global warmingI am not able to post for the next few weeks, but I want to call your attention to Robinson Meyer's newsletter "The Weekly Planet" for The Atlantic, and in particular...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Dec. 15, 2021Last comment by Annette, on Dec 20, 2021 at 2:11 pm | 5 comments | 11023 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Grand pronouncements vs nuts and boltsI was in a meeting recently where a staff member of a Bay Area city said they were looking to accelerate their carbon neutral goal from 2045 to 2030. It was all...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Nov. 21, 2021Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Nov 22, 2021 at 7:17 pm | 4 comments | 11849 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
It would be a mistake to re-evaluate the closing of Diablo CanyonAbout two months ago a reader suggested that...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Nov. 12, 2021Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Nov 17, 2021 at 10:37 pm | 8 comments | 17494 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
My Toyota is on life supportIs it just me or does it seem like a lot of people are looking at EVs these days? A neighbor of mine who got a Kia Niro a few weeks ago remarked with some surprise:...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Oct. 31, 2021Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Nov 6, 2021 at 1:32 pm | 14 comments | 17137 Views
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