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A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Why COP26 matters and what to look forThe “Conference of Parties” international climate convention happens every year. But this one, COP26 in Glasgow from Oct 31 - Nov 12, is particularly...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Oct. 24, 2021Last comment by Michael, on Oct 30, 2021 at 11:39 am | 6 comments | 16912 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
An Interview with Carbon Brief's Leo HickmanWhere can you find the best information about climate change online? How has President Trump affected climate journalism? Is reporting on coronavirus repeating the...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Apr. 26, 2020Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Apr 30, 2020 at 3:32 pm | 6 comments | 17727 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Some of the best jobs aroundI 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, 2022Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jun 7, 2023 at 9:39 am | 6 comments | 12352 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
How we eat away at our open space, even in Palo AltoPalo 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, 2023Last comment by JCH, on Feb 2, 2023 at 5:01 pm | 6 comments | 11946 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Stanford gamely amplifies SoCalGas marketing messagesStanford did not do itself or its audience any favors when it hosted SoCalGas as part of its weekly
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 23, 2021Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on May 28, 2021 at 10:52 am | 6 comments | 17896 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Sharing That Just WorksMany 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, 2023Last comment by Matt Passell, on Mar 28, 2023 at 1:42 pm | 5 comments | 5948 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
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, 2023Last comment by Seer, on May 10, 2023 at 8:26 am | 5 comments | 9471 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Electric Speak 101This past weekend some of my neighbors were participating in an informal panel discussion about electrification. Partway through one woman raised her hand and asked...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Oct. 4, 2021Last comment by SallyVP, on Oct 6, 2021 at 2:54 pm | 5 comments | 19979 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
What I learned from my high impact yard projectTwo years ago I mulched over the back lawn. It was looking increasingly awful with the prolonged drought, and mulching was an easy project. It required only some...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jun. 25, 2023Last comment by Karl A, on Jun 30, 2023 at 5:58 pm | 5 comments | 6582 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
The most effective donations to combat global warmingI am not able to post for the next few weeks, but I want to call your attention to Robinson Meyer's newsletter "The Weekly Planet" for The Atlantic, and in particular...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Dec. 15, 2021Last comment by Annette, on Dec 20, 2021 at 2:11 pm | 5 comments | 12545 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 | 20399 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Electric Buses: A case study==I This is the fourth and final post on buses, at least for a while, following posts on
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Sep. 15, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Sep 22, 2019 at 2:00 pm | 4 comments | 20171 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
How to plant a plantThe 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, 2023Last comment by Walter, on Apr 25, 2023 at 5:22 pm | 4 comments | 6625 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
How a 1960s apartment complex is going greenSunshine Gardens Apartments in Mountain View is a modest two-story 44-unit complex, with ten 1960s-vintage buildings circling a small pool. Tenants at this complex...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 7, 2021Last comment by A, on Feb 8, 2021 at 11:54 am | 4 comments | 21144 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
A Pragmatic Approach to A Trillion TreesAs this quarantine continues, many of us are taking more pleasure in time spent outdoors. Trees in particular seem to uplift and inspire us. Yet they are also workhorses...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Apr. 5, 2020Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Apr 8, 2020 at 3:26 pm | 4 comments | 20710 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
We need stable, climate-forward land use policiesWith the growing demand for renewable energy, domestic mineral supplies, new long-distance transmission lines, and subterranean repositories for captured CO2 and...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 15, 2022Last comment by chris aoki, on May 18, 2022 at 1:07 pm | 4 comments | 14262 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Grand pronouncements vs nuts and boltsI was in a meeting recently where a staff member of a Bay Area city said they were looking to accelerate their carbon neutral goal from 2045 to 2030. It was all...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Nov. 21, 2021Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Nov 22, 2021 at 7:17 pm | 4 comments | 13462 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
No post this week due to distractionsDear Readers: I have no climate post for you today. I am guessing that you have better things to pay attention to given the consequential(!) elections this week. It...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Nov. 1, 2020Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Nov 4, 2020 at 10:47 am | 4 comments | 15289 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Doug Forcett's lesson? It's hard to be good these daysMost of us don’t wake up and think: “I’ll go to work today and overheat the planet!” or “Let’s enjoy some snacks while de-homing...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 1, 2020Last comment by MD Mom, on Mar 8, 2020 at 1:15 am | 3 comments | 21635 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Wrap-up on the Power Outages (and near outages)==I This follows two other
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Aug. 20, 2020Last comment by eileen , on Aug 22, 2020 at 10:14 am | 3 comments | 14263 Views
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