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A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Drivers Ed 101: Look Where You’re GoingSometimes I give money to animal rights organizations. I like animals, and I believe they should be treated with decency. Fine. The problem is, the organizations...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jan. 30, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Apr 30, 2019 at 5:35 pm | 22 comments | 21006 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
If you do nothing else, do These Three ThingsThe bad news: The Earth is sick, and getting sicker. The good news: We know how to make it better, and we can all help! Earth Day is this Monday (April 22), so...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Apr. 21, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Apr 29, 2019 at 10:27 am | 51 comments | 19133 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Juggling RenewablesAs California pushes to reduce emissions by 40% in the next twelve years, we are increasingly betting on clean electricity. We are electrifying vehicles, electrifying...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Apr. 14, 2019Last comment by Peter, on Apr 22, 2019 at 10:10 am | 50 comments | 22666 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
SB-50: To Save our Planet?Yesterday State Senator Scott Wiener and Berkeley professor Daniel Kammen wrote an...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 26, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Apr 7, 2019 at 12:23 pm | 34 comments | 17714 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Geocaching for MethaneWhere is the closest oil well to your home? Or your kid’s school? Is it leaking? Does anyone know? California is like a pin cushion for oil wells, and abandoned...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 31, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Apr 7, 2019 at 12:02 pm | 5 comments | 18760 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Looking for LeaksYou can help the planet, your home, and your wallet by looking for gas leaks. Not bad for a few minutes of work. Here’s why, and how. Along with
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 24, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Mar 29, 2019 at 4:04 pm | 10 comments | 20837 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Composting WorksThe question that I was asked the most when I started this blog was: “Can you please find out what is happening with our recycling?” There has been a...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 17, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Mar 25, 2019 at 7:19 pm | 3 comments | 26616 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Burping Landfills?People love to weigh in on whether it’s burping cows or farting cows that puff more methane into the air. But landfills don’t burp, or moo, or do anything...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 10, 2019Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Mar 15, 2019 at 9:51 pm | 13 comments | 23130 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 | 19434 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
A Primer on PrimeA few years after grad school, I was living in an old ranch house in Los Altos Hills with some friends. Two of us biked to work along the windy roads near the house...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 24, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Mar 3, 2019 at 6:43 am | 11 comments | 20468 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
The Other Greenhouse GasOne of the things that I think has given global warming a bad name (besides, well, the fact that it’s global warming), is that it can seem like everything...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 17, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Feb 21, 2019 at 6:41 am | 8 comments | 19904 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Can Americans Be Green?If you think the online comments in this paper can get snarky, you should read some of the popular climate authors. For example: “==I Rich people emit more carbon,...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 9, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Feb 16, 2019 at 10:25 am | 13 comments | 18227 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Average Palo AltoOne of the things I find very encouraging about climate is that there is a small set of things that we can all do to have a big positive impact on climate change....
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 4, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Feb 12, 2019 at 10:45 am | 22 comments | 20569 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
How is climate change affecting Lake Tahoe?Last week you read here about the impact that development has had on...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 26, 2023There are no comments yet. 5457 Views
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