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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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Hurtling into the 21st century. Or not.
Oct 27, 2019 6:50 am
Comments: 6 | Views: 20,154
I live from the past most of the time. I expect many of you do as well. What I mean by that is that our experience and expectations are largely colored by the past... More
Oct 27, 2019 6:50 am
Comments: 6 | Views: 20,154
I live from the past most of the time. I expect many of you do as well. What I mean by that is that our experience and expectations are largely colored by the past... More
Traffic got you down? Get over it.
Oct 20, 2019 6:04 am
Comments: 48 | Views: 26,295
Most development projects in California need to do an environmental impact report as outlined by CEQA (the California Environmental Quality Act) before they can... More
Oct 20, 2019 6:04 am
Comments: 48 | Views: 26,295
Most development projects in California need to do an environmental impact report as outlined by CEQA (the California Environmental Quality Act) before they can... More
What did you learn last week?
Oct 13, 2019 6:05 am
Comments: 20 | Views: 21,025
I wanted to title this blog “Outage Outrage” (great title, right?), but at the end of the day, I’m really just wondering what everyone learned... More
Oct 13, 2019 6:05 am
Comments: 20 | Views: 21,025
I wanted to title this blog “Outage Outrage” (great title, right?), but at the end of the day, I’m really just wondering what everyone learned... More
Electric vs Gas Heat: Which wins?
Oct 6, 2019 5:48 am
Comments: 18 | Views: 38,526
With colder weather coming, it’s a good time to think about our heating emissions. They represent a sizable chunk of California’s overall emissions,... More
Oct 6, 2019 5:48 am
Comments: 18 | Views: 38,526
With colder weather coming, it’s a good time to think about our heating emissions. They represent a sizable chunk of California’s overall emissions,... More
When to use Marginal Emissions (and when not to)
Sep 29, 2019 10:57 am
Comments: 9 | Views: 27,702
This week’s post is about electricity emissions. Specifically, I want to talk about a concept called “marginal emissions”. This has come up often... More
Sep 29, 2019 10:57 am
Comments: 9 | Views: 27,702
This week’s post is about electricity emissions. Specifically, I want to talk about a concept called “marginal emissions”. This has come up often... More
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