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Author of A New Shade of Green, a climate blog for Palo Alto and surrounding towns. It focuses on how our local community is thinking about, working on, and feeling the effects of climate change. www.newshadeofgreen.com
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We hear a lot about electricity rates these days, but not so much about water rates. Here's a post about what is "fair" when it comes to rates (and usage), along with some interesting local discrepancies in rates. www.almanacnews.com/blogs/a-new-...

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As we consider sources for water in our area as precipitation gets less predictable, you can see directly in City staff reports some of the costs imposed by our changing climate. www.paloaltoonline.com/blogs/a-new-...

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I am just starting to post here. Here is my most recent blog post. I will be sharing another one tomorrow. www.paloaltoonline.com/blogs/a-new-...

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I learned a few things by hanging out in my backyard... www.paloaltoonline.com/blogs/a-new-...

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The Fire Aside guys are doing a nice job on a simple but important problem. Happy Wildfire Preparedness Day! www.paloaltoonline.com/blogs/2024/0...

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It is really alarming what's going on with the FAIR plan and its impact on the insurance market. www.paloaltoonline.com/blogs/a-new-...

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What does it look like to retrofit your home with geothermal HVAC? See here for one example: www.paloaltoonline.com/blogs/a-new-...

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I wrote recently about the conversation in California around land use for renewable energy. www.paloaltoonline.com/blogs/a-new-...

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Palo Alto is adjusting the rates it charges for electricity and gas. So I read the utility's financial plans to find out if the new rates would encourage electrification. What did I learn? www.paloaltoonline.com/blogs/a-new-...

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How much should we be investing in reliablity? How much do people care? www.paloaltoonline.com/blogs/a-new-...

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Some of you may enjoy reading about this thing I found growing in my yard last week www.paloaltoonline.com/blogs/a-new-... The Embarcadero Media papers changed their backend a week ago. The blogs are no longer easy to find and notifications no longer work. I will use Bluesky to share them.

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It's pretty interesting seeing the different approaches cities are taking for their reach codes in light of the Berkeley decision. www.paloaltoonline.com/blogs/p/2024...

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