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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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The Economics of Residential Rooftop Solar
Jan 16, 2022 5:22 am
Comments: 67 | Views: 27,373
The other day I mentioned to someone that I’m not a big fan of residential rooftop solar. His response was “You don’t believe in climate change?”... More
Jan 16, 2022 5:22 am
Comments: 67 | Views: 27,373
The other day I mentioned to someone that I’m not a big fan of residential rooftop solar. His response was “You don’t believe in climate change?”... More
The difficult calculation where math and humanity intersect
Jan 9, 2022 5:52 am
Comments: 14 | Views: 17,647
The US government may not levy a carbon tax yet, but for more than ten years our government has calculated a price for carbon emissions and used it to craft policies.... More
Jan 9, 2022 5:52 am
Comments: 14 | Views: 17,647
The US government may not levy a carbon tax yet, but for more than ten years our government has calculated a price for carbon emissions and used it to craft policies.... More
Should we change how we think about change?
Jan 2, 2022 6:34 am
Comments: 14 | Views: 16,061
Happy New Year everyone! Or at least A Less Calamitous New Year. Good grief. I’ll let Colorado’s State Senate Majority Leader have the last word on 2021... More
Jan 2, 2022 6:34 am
Comments: 14 | Views: 16,061
Happy New Year everyone! Or at least A Less Calamitous New Year. Good grief. I’ll let Colorado’s State Senate Majority Leader have the last word on 2021... More
The most effective donations to combat global warming
Dec 15, 2021 6:19 am
Comments: 5 | Views: 14,262
I 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... More
Dec 15, 2021 6:19 am
Comments: 5 | Views: 14,262
I 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... More
Can we build enough clean, affordable power on time?
Dec 5, 2021 5:30 am
Comments: 21 | Views: 20,195
Last week’s blog post had an overview of... More
Dec 5, 2021 5:30 am
Comments: 21 | Views: 20,195
Last week’s blog post had an overview of... More
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