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Aug 21, 2022 6:27 am
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This is going to be a pretty short blog post because it turns out it’s not all that interesting living with a heat pump water heater. It works, it’s... More
Jul 31, 2022 5:59 am
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A couple of weeks ago I was talking with a local landscaper. At one point I asked about mixing organic amendment into the soil. “Oh no,” she replied,... More
Jul 24, 2022 5:49 am
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Sometimes California’s electricity is powered almost entirely by gas turbines. Below is an example from January 12 of this year at 6 pm, when there was little... More
Jul 17, 2022 5:51 am
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Are water rates in Palo Alto high? You bet. It’s not just that we charge a lot. Our tiers are also very steep. As a result, tree-friendly Palo Alto charges... More
Jul 10, 2022 5:35 am
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It would have been a lot easier for Midpen’s board of directors to take the middle ground that was offered. The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District... More
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By The Peninsula Foodist | 10 comments | 3,402 views
Doing more with the natural spaces we have
By Sherry Listgarten | 3 comments | 1,886 views
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By Laura Stec | 7 comments | 1,228 views
“ . . . We have no way of knowing when our time is up . . .”
By Chandrama Anderson | 1 comment | 1,059 views