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A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Your Palo Alto utility payment funds this gas lobbyistEvery now and then I mention the influence of the oil and gas lobbies in California, most recently on
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Aug. 23, 2020Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Aug 28, 2020 at 9:40 pm | 16 comments | 19070 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Wrap-up on the Power Outages (and near outages)==I This follows two other
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Aug. 20, 2020Last comment by eileen , on Aug 22, 2020 at 10:14 am | 3 comments | 14212 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Massive power shortfall is forecast for this evening (Monday)==I You can also find an earlier post (Aug 14) and a
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Aug. 17, 2020Last comment by Joseph E. Davis, on Aug 19, 2020 at 6:35 pm | 18 comments | 15837 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
First rolling blackout since 2001 hits Palo Alto! And more are coming!==I You can also find an update (Aug 17) and a
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Aug. 14, 2020Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Aug 17, 2020 at 2:58 pm | 30 comments | 19354 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Did a hedge fund just steal your EV rebate?California’s cap-and-trade scheme for reducing emissions is full of holes....
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Aug. 9, 2020Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Aug 14, 2020 at 8:45 pm | 2 comments | 16587 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Kids and sugar: A cautionary tale==I This is the first post in a two-part series. It is both a fable and a true story, and it is not about what it seems to be about. (You can read
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Aug. 2, 2020Last comment by eileen , on Aug 7, 2020 at 1:29 pm | 8 comments | 18029 Views
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Sugar? Emissions? Whaaaat?==I Okay, so the last post was a little obscure, but I hope it got you thinking....
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Aug. 7, 2020There are no comments yet. 14404 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Would you want a wind turbine in your backyard?After I posted about the use of eminent domain for power...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jun. 14, 2020Last comment by Dr. René Sternke, on Aug 4, 2020 at 8:16 am | 51 comments | 28957 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
This blog will be carbon-free by 2030!Yes, I’ve taken the courageous step to set this bold goal: This blog will be carbon-free by 2030! Are you impressed? Inspired? Relieved? Confused? Curious?...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jul. 26, 2020Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jul 31, 2020 at 3:01 pm | 18 comments | 19787 Views
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Will "two lined swimming pools connected by a pipe" help us get rid of natural gas?A Montana-based clean energy developer described...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jul. 19, 2020Last comment by Concerned About Costs, on Jul 21, 2020 at 5:15 pm | 8 comments | 25281 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
How much time do we have left?Welcome back! I hope everyone had a good Independence Day weekend and is staying healthy and hopeful. After a little holiday break we are back at it with today’s...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jul. 12, 2020Last comment by Thanks for Discorse, on Jul 16, 2020 at 10:59 am | 24 comments | 51402 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Some of your comments on nuclear energyThis is not a normal blog post but instead a selection of your comments on nuclear energy. Often the comments on a blog post devolve into an argument about nuclear...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jun. 28, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Jul 4, 2020 at 5:35 pm | 22 comments | 25206 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Is Offshore Wind a Reliable Renewable?One of the big knocks against renewable resources is their intermittency. The sun doesn’t always shine, the wind doesn’t always blow. One way to see...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jun. 21, 2020Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jun 28, 2020 at 11:31 am | 29 comments | 26632 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
The Weird Thing about Population GrowthThere are a lot of people on the planet, with more added every day. It took 200,000 years to get to one billion...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 17, 2020Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Jun 19, 2020 at 12:05 am | 29 comments | 27750 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Power Lines, Pipelines, and the Limits of Eminent DomainDo you notice that you are seeing more protests against oil and gas pipelines in recent years? That’s because pipeline construction is booming. When fracking...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 31, 2020Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jun 18, 2020 at 12:44 pm | 25 comments | 26021 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
The Deck is StackedIf you have twelve seconds, take a look at this video clip from October 2015. Candidate Trump is talking with Chris...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jun. 7, 2020Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Jun 17, 2020 at 8:43 pm | 38 comments | 20009 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
We are testing geoengineering, and that is a good thingGeoengineering is the “deliberate large-scale manipulation of the planetary environment to counteract anthropogenic climate change”. (1) It
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 24, 2020Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Jun 1, 2020 at 5:09 pm | 34 comments | 23979 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Should you read the comments?Comments are a big part of this online paper. The “Town Square” forum is featured prominently and the staff spends a good amount of time moderating the...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 10, 2020Last comment by Jennifer, on May 17, 2020 at 5:26 pm | 48 comments | 28007 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Is "stage 2" the time to try a more pedestrian-friendly downtown?Should we be allocating more space for people and less space for cars in our downtowns? This question comes up
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 3, 2020Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on May 8, 2020 at 3:38 pm | 39 comments | 23639 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
An Interview with Carbon Brief's Leo HickmanWhere can you find the best information about climate change online? How has President Trump affected climate journalism? Is reporting on coronavirus repeating the...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Apr. 26, 2020Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Apr 30, 2020 at 3:32 pm | 6 comments | 17680 Views
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