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A New Shade of Green
A New Shade of Green

By Sherry Listgarten

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About this blog: Climate change, despite its outsized impact on the planet, is still an abstract concept to many of us. That needs to change. My hope is that readers of this blog will develop a better understanding of how our climate is evolving a...  (More)

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Some of your comments on nuclear energy
Jun 28, 2020 6:07 am
Comments: 20 | Views: 4,955
This 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... More
Is Offshore Wind a Reliable Renewable?
Jun 21, 2020 6:05 am
Comments: 30 | Views: 6,632
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... More
Would you want a wind turbine in your backyard?
Jun 14, 2020 5:52 am
Comments: 50 | Views: 6,963
After I posted about the use of eminent domain for power... More
The Deck is Stacked
Jun 7, 2020 6:02 am
Comments: 38 | Views: 4,841
If you have twelve seconds, take a look at this video clip from October 2015. Candidate Trump is talking with Chris... More
Power Lines, Pipelines, and the Limits of Eminent Domain
May 31, 2020 12:16 am
Comments: 25 | Views: 6,960
Do 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... More
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