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A NEW SHADE OF GREEN

How quickly will we electrify our homes?

How quickly will we electrify our homes? This is an important question as we set emissions goals and formulate plans to achieve them. A few years ago, Palo Alto...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 28, 2023
Last comment by Mondoman, 17 hours ago | 13 comments | 2436 Views

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What is the best type of irrigation?

What is the best type of irrigation? If you ask three different people you may well get three different answers. But I expect a lot of you are wondering about...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Apr. 30, 2023
Last comment by Seer, on May 10, 2023 at 8:26 am | 5 comments | 6487 Views

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Bay Area to begin phasing out gas heaters this decade

In a momentous and likely highly influential vote at the end of a six-hour meeting on Wednesday, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) voted to...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 15, 2023
Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Apr 26, 2023 at 4:53 pm | 33 comments | 9549 Views

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How to plant a plant

The weather is beautiful so I thought some of you might be doing some planting this weekend. It’s a great way to celebrate Earth Day on Saturday! (See below...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Apr. 21, 2023
Last comment by Walter, on Apr 25, 2023 at 5:22 pm | 4 comments | 4111 Views

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Please don't dump your dog in the wilderness

Ugh, I can’t believe I even need to write this blog post, but here goes. The other day I was in the Baylands when a woman passing by asked if I’d seen...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Apr. 16, 2023
Last comment by Eeyore, on Apr 20, 2023 at 5:53 pm | 10 comments | 8224 Views

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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, 2023
Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Apr 19, 2023 at 11:33 am | 24 comments | 6144 Views

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Sharing That Just Works

Many years ago when I was working at Google, some of the executives were upset about how difficult it was to share things. It’s supposed to be easy to share...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 26, 2023
Last comment by Matt Passell, on Mar 28, 2023 at 1:42 pm | 5 comments | 4239 Views

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(Updated 3:00 pm) The Bay Area votes to phase out sales of gas heaters

NEW: See new blog post with a summary of the vote. On...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 14, 2023
Last comment by Paly02, on Mar 17, 2023 at 8:59 pm | 23 comments | 8632 Views

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Palo Alto's tortuous e-bike discussion

I am grateful that Palo Alto’s City Council decided not to allow e-bikes on unpaved trails in our two nature preserves, the

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 5, 2023
Last comment by Gerd, on Mar 13, 2023 at 6:15 pm |
20 comments | 12510 Views

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Development vs Environment at Lake Tahoe

I just finished reading an Environmental History of Lake Tahoe by David C. Antonucci....

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 19, 2023
Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Feb 23, 2023 at 2:34 pm | 8 comments | 9767 Views

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Hoover panelists denounce climate misinformation while spreading it

Two weeks ago I attended a day-long conference on climate-related...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 12, 2023
Last comment by Mark Twang, on Feb 17, 2023 at 8:18 pm | 20 comments | 9028 Views

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Mandates or Markets for Environmental Policy?

The Hoover Institution held a day-long conference last week titled

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 5, 2023
Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Feb 12, 2023 at 6:18 am |
11 comments | 8666 Views

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How we eat away at our open space, even in Palo Alto

Palo Alto has a long and distinguished history of identifying, protecting, and maintaining open space. The generosity and dedication of nature-loving residents...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jan. 22, 2023
Last comment by JCH, on Feb 2, 2023 at 5:01 pm | 6 comments | 10341 Views

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Doing more with the natural spaces we have

I wrote last week about how difficult it is to hang onto our open spaces in the face of development pressure and land constraints. We need policies to protect...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jan. 29, 2023
Last comment by Bystander, on Feb 2, 2023 at 10:02 am | 8 comments | 6193 Views

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How are you coping with power outages?

Good grief. Is everyone staying dry? Staying sane? I actually made mozzarella yesterday, for the...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jan. 15, 2023
Last comment by Eric Muller, on Jan 22, 2023 at 2:48 pm | 20 comments | 8630 Views

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Yes, an app can charge your EV better than you can

About four years ago I was talking with Peninsula Clean Energy CEO Jan Pepper when she remarked that the electricity provider would like to manage the scheduling...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Dec. 11, 2022
Last comment by Ed8, on Dec 14, 2022 at 8:19 pm | 3 comments | 10902 Views

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Some of the best jobs around

I would love for my daughter to become an electrician or HVAC technician. There is a ton of work to be done, it is fulfilling work (especially if you care about...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Dec. 4, 2022
Last comment by biged, on Dec 7, 2022 at 2:35 pm | 5 comments | 9812 Views

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Residents of multi-family housing should have access to EV charging

“California is a leader on climate.” We hear this all the time, and it’s true. California has led the country on clean fuel standards, clean power...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Nov. 20, 2022
Last comment by Matt Passell, on Nov 22, 2022 at 11:26 am | 8 comments | 11862 Views

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Why net metering is such incredibly bad policy

Are any of you getting sticker shock when shopping for holiday flights? Yeah, me too. It made me wonder what it would be like if California ran an airline the...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Nov. 13, 2022
Last comment by PH, on Nov 20, 2022 at 11:07 am | 33 comments | 13964 Views

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The power of protest

On Wednesday and Thursday of this past week, I attended the 2022 Global Energy Forum at Stanford, a biennial gathering focused on the...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Nov. 6, 2022
Last comment by Paly Grad, on Nov 13, 2022 at 8:14 pm | 8 comments | 9568 Views
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