Sherry Listgarten
Blogger at Freelance
I write a weekly climate blog for the mid-Peninsula (Palo Alto, Mountain View, Menlo Park) and East Bay (Pleasanton, Danville, San Ramon). I'm here to learn...
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1 month ago |
paloaltoonline.com | Sherry Listgarten
California’s energy agencies are once again kicking off a multi-year planning process designed to provide us with reliable, low-carbon energy at the lowest possible cost. The agencies assess the economy, estimate demand, determine their asks for generation and transmission, evaluate utility plans, and monitor implementation. It is a lot of work but it keeps the lights on, costs down, and emissions low.
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2 months ago |
paloaltoonline.com | Sherry Listgarten
After all of this rain, the birds will emerge soon to find mates and get ready for nesting. If you are fortunate to be looking ahead to a long weekend, or even if you are not, I hope you will consider taking a short break to listen to and look at the birds around you. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the Audubon Society, and Birds Canada are organizing a worldwide bird count from Friday through Monday so we can learn how bird populations and migratory patterns are changing.
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2 months ago |
paloaltoonline.com | Sherry Listgarten
In this third post in a three–part series about water to our homes, I want to talk about issues of fairness. What is a household’s “fair share” of our water supply? What is a “fair” bill for that water? And who should pay how much? Let’s start with usage. There was an interesting exchange during a water planning meeting in Palo Alto last year. The Utilities Advisory Commission (UAC) was talking with staff about options for managing water in dry years. Staff was recommending that we conserve water.
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2 months ago |
danvillesanramon.com | Sherry Listgarten
In this third post in a three–part series about water to our homes, I want to talk about issues of fairness. What is a household’s “fair share” of our water supply? What is a “fair” bill for that water? And who should pay how much? Let’s start with usage. Are we using more than our fair share of water? There was an interesting exchange during a water planning meeting in Palo Alto last year. The Utilities Advisory Commission (UAC) was talking with staff about options for managing water in dry years.
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2 months ago |
paloaltoonline.com | Sherry Listgarten
Palo Alto recently wrapped up a multi-year “One Water Plan” effort to determine our best option for water in dry years. This became a priority when our current water supplier SFPUC warned of possible shortages. (1) So Palo Alto Utilities staff worked with consultant Carollo Engineers to evaluate and rank a wide variety of proposals for augmenting our water supply during periods of severe drought.
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What should the role of oil and gas companies be in the energy transition? Chevron's CFO says they are simply and appropriately following the market. Is that enough? https://t.co/7v3WEjpQZj