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A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Worried about the cost of climate change? Here is some hope.Many of us are wondering how we are going to fund efforts to limit global warming and adapt to the changes we cannot prevent. In California we are rapidly building...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Sep. 17, 2023Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Sep 23, 2023 at 9:00 pm | 25 comments | 12449 Views
TIM TALK
Transgender controversy played out at Dublin High track meetThe national and international controversy about transgender athletes competing in women’s events reached into the Livermore Valley two weeks ago. The North...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jun. 1, 2023Last comment by Gary Rhodes, on Jun 2, 2023 at 1:59 pm | 25 comments | 7670 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Coronavirus and Climate Change“Coronavirus and Climate Change”. How’s that for a depressing headline? In some ways I see the former as a mini version of the latter. Both are serious problems...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 7, 2020Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Mar 14, 2020 at 10:32 am | 25 comments | 24912 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
It is not an easy decision to go to high school in Palo Alto right nowNote: Today’s post is not about climate change, but tune in next week for more climate-related topics. On Thursday morning my tenth-grade daughter...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 14, 2021Last comment by Bystander, on Mar 19, 2021 at 9:20 am | 25 comments | 24032 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 | 32404 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Electric Buses: Challenges and OpportunitiesDid you know that all new buses purchased in California will be zero-emission...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Sep. 8, 2019Last comment by Jacquie, on Oct 9, 2019 at 9:33 am | 24 comments | 26574 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Disposing of DisposablesSeveral comments on previous posts in this blog have pointed out that it wasn’t too long ago that we were much more accustomed to reusing things. For example:...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Nov. 10, 2019Last comment by Live/Eat Responsibly, on Nov 16, 2019 at 10:21 am | 24 comments | 20742 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 | 53132 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Fun and games with your electric meterI remembered the other day that I made a New Year's resolution to decrease our electricity...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Oct. 11, 2020Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Oct 17, 2020 at 10:20 am | 24 comments | 28090 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Can there be too many activists?High school students and other environmental activists are sometimes disappointed with my views. Even though I am very concerned about climate change, I shy away...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Apr. 9, 2023Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Apr 19, 2023 at 11:33 am | 24 comments | 10051 Views
TIM TALK
News and notesWere you surprised that the Dept. of the Interior and the National Park Service released a survey results that touted the economic benefits of the national...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Mar. 20, 2014Last comment by Ms. bunny, on Apr 2, 2014 at 8:48 am | 24 comments | 16881 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Hey! Leggo My Beef!And now a word from our guest blogger, Sam. Thoughts? If you don’t mind, I’d like to have a real conversation here. Because if by ==I “A...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 3, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Mar 9, 2019 at 6:57 pm | 24 comments | 22072 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 | 27524 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Thinking of moving? You're not alone.This would be funny if it weren’t also true. Just today (1), I got: - A warning about extreme heat (a “Heat advisory”) - A notice about “public...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Oct. 18, 2020Last comment by Palo Alto, on Oct 24, 2020 at 6:54 pm | 23 comments | 23279 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Will goopy straws and useless bags doom our efforts?Many readers of this blog are concerned about plastic waste. I understand why. We walk past discarded water bottles at concerts and games; we find disposable cups...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jun. 12, 2022Last comment by MichaelB, on Jun 18, 2022 at 8:13 am | 23 comments | 17290 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
(Updated 3:00 pm) The Bay Area votes to phase out sales of gas heatersNEW: See new blog post with a summary of the vote. On...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 14, 2023Last comment by Paly02, on Mar 17, 2023 at 8:59 pm | 23 comments | 12836 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Arguing in PublicI went for a walk out at Princeton Point near Half Moon Bay the other day. The rain had stopped after pouring the night before, and it was damp and fresh. I watched...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Dec. 23, 2014Last comment by Alan, on Dec 31, 2014 at 12:04 pm | 23 comments | 39989 Views
TIM TALK
State Medi-Cal plans rarely work for patientsWhile Senate Republicans wrestle to find a way to “repeal and replace” ObamaCare, Covered California officials are assuring the public their system works fine. The...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jul. 27, 2017Last comment by Covered, on Aug 2, 2017 at 1:01 pm | 23 comments | 10079 Views
TIM TALK
"Unplanned" delivers a powerful messageWhen we walked into the cinema Monday afternoon, the gentleman checking our tickets remarked, “it’s a powerful message.” He was right. “Unplanned”...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Apr. 4, 2019Last comment by Woman, on Apr 10, 2019 at 7:19 pm | 23 comments | 11668 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
What gives you hope?Early this week I was feeling a little hopeless. I like to play a game when we are driving in other parts of the state (1), counting the number of EVs to see how...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Dec. 8, 2019Last comment by Tartuffe, on Dec 16, 2019 at 3:21 pm | 23 comments | 20127 Views
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