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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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But since it's so temperate here and we don't actually heat that much either, the cost per CO2 saved comes out really high. You can see the appeal of offsets...
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FWIW I do think the case for a heat pump retrofit in our area is not great -- construction is $$$$, gas is cheap, cooling needs are minimal, etc. One thing your calcs overlook is change in electricity (cleaner in the future) and in gas prices (will grow faster in the future relative to electricity).
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Alex, thanks for reading and for your comment. I agree that "drink your own pee" is less accurate than "drink your own treated sewage". But I do think the situation with astronauts is different -- that problem is easier. The sewage contents are less diverse, and the audience is very tech forward!
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BTW, thank you for pointing out this hearing. Really unbelievable.
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Did you notice the error on the x-axis on that first graph you posted, from the state's Sustainable Insurance Strategy deck? Look at the right side, where a quarter is equated to a year. Correct graph in this blog with March data. Looks worse! www.paloaltoonline.com/blogs/a-new-...