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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)
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 and how they want to respond, and will feel comfortable asking questions and exchanging comments on the topic. It is important that we develop a shared understanding of the basic science and impacts of climate change, to make sense of our actions and policy options going forward. My background is not in climate science, and I'm not even particularly green; my hope is that helps to make this blog more relatable. I studied math and neurobiology on the east coast before moving out here in 1987 for grad school in computer science. After working in the tech industry for about 25 years, I retired a few years ago to better align my time with my priorities. I love spending time outdoors, and feel deeply our responsibility to this incredible planet that we call home. (Hide)
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Is it true that our electricity rates will be going down?
Mar 6, 2022 5:35 am
Comments: 25 | Views: 30,109
Many of us have felt the pinch of high electricity bills over the winter, and our bills only seem to go up. Well, it’s not your imagination. Electricity rates... More
Mar 6, 2022 5:35 am
Comments: 25 | Views: 30,109
Many of us have felt the pinch of high electricity bills over the winter, and our bills only seem to go up. Well, it’s not your imagination. Electricity rates... More
The Weird Thing about Population Growth
May 17, 2020 5:48 am
Comments: 29 | Views: 30,041
There are a lot of people on the planet, with more added every day. It took 200,000 years to get to one billion... More
May 17, 2020 5:48 am
Comments: 29 | Views: 30,041
There are a lot of people on the planet, with more added every day. It took 200,000 years to get to one billion... More
Fun and games with your electric meter
Oct 11, 2020 5:31 am
Comments: 24 | Views: 29,256
I remembered the other day that I made a New Year's resolution to decrease our electricity... More
Oct 11, 2020 5:31 am
Comments: 24 | Views: 29,256
I remembered the other day that I made a New Year's resolution to decrease our electricity... More
California must fix its expensive and unfair electricity pricing
Jan 31, 2021 5:42 am
Comments: 11 | Views: 29,173
Back in the olden days, when we used to go places, I enjoyed travelling to visit my sister in Minneapolis. I would take lots of scenic pictures -- lakes! -- but... More
Jan 31, 2021 5:42 am
Comments: 11 | Views: 29,173
Back in the olden days, when we used to go places, I enjoyed travelling to visit my sister in Minneapolis. I would take lots of scenic pictures -- lakes! -- but... More
Is Offshore Wind a Reliable Renewable?
Jun 21, 2020 6:05 am
Comments: 29 | Views: 28,734
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
Jun 21, 2020 6:05 am
Comments: 29 | Views: 28,734
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
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