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A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Skeptics, Dupes, and ParanoidsI am a natural-born skeptic. I like to question things and play devil’s advocate, so much so that for a while some friends called me “Sherry Contrary”....
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Sep. 1, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Sep 9, 2019 at 9:41 am | 33 comments | 19840 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Worrying patterns in our climate personalitiesWhen I wrote about climate personalities two weeks ago, I got an angry response...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Aug. 25, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Aug 31, 2019 at 10:46 pm | 7 comments | 16267 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
What is your climate personality?People react to climate change in different ways. How do people in our area think about it? Do we accept it? Fight it? Fight against the fight against it? Are we...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Aug. 11, 2019Last comment by Game Over, on Aug 18, 2019 at 1:22 pm | 35 comments | 20297 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Reader QuestionsI love the great comments and questions you contribute each week, so I thought for a change I’d answer a few of your questions in a blog post proper instead...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Aug. 4, 2019Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Aug 13, 2019 at 7:55 pm | 17 comments | 19747 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Would you take a bus to LA?Buses are climate-friendly, cheap to ride, and don’t require any special tracks or right of ways. They are an important transportation alternative on our warming...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jul. 28, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Aug 8, 2019 at 7:39 pm | 37 comments | 27098 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Two degrees can do all that?It’s hard to believe that if the temperature goes up by only two degrees, our world will change so much. When I walk outside, I can barely tell the temperature...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jul. 21, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jul 29, 2019 at 6:59 pm | 26 comments | 19460 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Don't Miss Your Exit (and other lessons from an EV drive)Driving an EV to Tahoe? Don’t miss your exit! I learned this and other lessons from two round trips between Palo Alto and Tahoe City in a Chevy Bolt (1). Maybe...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jul. 14, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jul 22, 2019 at 9:53 pm | 16 comments | 21749 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Power Outages: Are You Ready?We are reducing greenhouse gas emissions by switching from gas to electric power. We have electric cars, trucks and buses, space heating, water heating, industrial...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 26, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Jul 15, 2019 at 3:59 pm | 23 comments | 24436 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Trashing the holiday? Not so much!I’ve enjoyed looking at photos from my friends’ Fourth of July holidays over the past few days -- parades, ice cream, red-white-and-blue outfits, picnics,...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jul. 7, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jul 11, 2019 at 2:19 pm | 12 comments | 16086 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Palo Alto's plastics ban: Sensible policy or vain distraction?When I heard a few weeks ago that Palo Alto was considering a city-wide ban on plastic straws, utensils, and produce bags, my first thought was “Sheesh, can’t...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jun. 30, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jul 6, 2019 at 7:56 pm | 22 comments | 17136 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Why we are WarmingWe ended the last blog post with about half the Sun’s energy hitting...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jun. 23, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jul 2, 2019 at 10:05 pm | 45 comments | 22461 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Everything you've always wanted to know ...… about how global warming works but were afraid to ask For the next few blog posts, I thought it would be interesting to cover some of the basic science...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jun. 16, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Jun 20, 2019 at 1:30 pm | 13 comments | 19049 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Summer travel: Is anything changing?In the midst of this record-setting early June heat, following...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jun. 11, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jun 19, 2019 at 2:04 pm | 16 comments | 17741 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
The Grid Next DoorA post or two ago I wondered what you are doing about power outages. Some of you...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jun. 5, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jun 10, 2019 at 3:22 pm | 11 comments | 17375 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
The Best Time to Charge an EV==I Note: The content in this post is largely specific to the state of California. Other regions will have different power mixes, so the best times to charge an...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 12, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jun 7, 2019 at 4:56 pm | 24 comments | 29403 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Calculate your EV mileage (custom for CA)There was an interesting discussion in the comments of a recent blog post, and I thought it would...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 30, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jun 6, 2019 at 1:15 pm | 15 comments | 73887 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
A Power PlayOne 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”...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 19, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on May 26, 2019 at 8:29 pm | 14 comments | 23110 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Electric Mashups (+ Quiz!)Utilities across the state have been told to lower emissions and use more renewable power sources. How are they doing? It’s surprisingly fun to look at the...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Apr. 7, 2019Last comment by doniya, on May 16, 2019 at 12:00 am | 13 comments | 20083 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
What, You're Still Driving?!Yeah, me too. What’s up with that? Aren’t we all supposed to be on bikes and buses? A few months ago I was trying out a friend’s climate app....
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 5, 2019Last comment by 60-years young and still bike., on May 13, 2019 at 2:36 pm | 36 comments | 18259 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
A Peek at Power PlanningPalo Alto has 100% clean electricity and recently hit its 60% renewables target. So we are done, right? Being an electric planner for Palo Alto has got to be the...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Apr. 28, 2019Last comment by Curmudgeon, on May 3, 2019 at 8:42 pm | 13 comments | 18193 Views
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