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TIM TALK
More craziness in SacramentoThe California Senate has rushed into uncharted waters with stunning and irresponsible haste last week. The Senate, on a largely party line vote, passed unprecedented...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jun. 6, 2017Last comment by HarogeaK, on Sep 26, 2017 at 6:25 pm | 15 comments | 10588 Views
TIM TALK
Tri-Valley Ventures launches valley's first venture capital fundThere a common theme among the founders of Tri-Valley Ventures when they publicly introduced their first venture fund for Tri-Valley companies Tuesday evening at...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Dec. 7, 2017Last comment by Mensajes Para Pascua, on Mar 3, 2018 at 6:31 am | 15 comments | 12076 Views
TIM TALK
Political correctness and academic runs amuck with ethnic studies curriculumCooler and wiser heads seem to be prevailing in the justified controversy over the new California ethnic studies curriculum. The Legislature passed a measure...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Aug. 22, 2019Last comment by DKHSK, on Aug 28, 2019 at 5:06 am | 15 comments | 10026 Views
TIM TALK
Dueling events concerning parental rights in schoolWith students going back to school and the Legislature returning to Sacramento for its final five weeks of the session, it was time for dueling events Monday. Parents...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Aug. 17, 2023Last comment by Francois Lennox, on Aug 22, 2023 at 7:43 am | 15 comments | 2760 Views
DOING COLLEGE
The College Admissions ScamThe recent college admissions scandal that was revealed in a New York Times...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Mar. 13, 2019Last comment by kayliewalter, on Jun 1, 2019 at 1:53 am | 15 comments | 9752 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Calculate your EV mileage (custom for CA)There was an interesting discussion in the comments of a recent blog post, and I thought it would...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 30, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jun 6, 2019 at 1:15 pm | 15 comments | 80488 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
What is a "ton" of carbon dioxide anyway?When I first started reading about climate change and all of the carbon dioxide emissions, I wondered what they meant by a “ton” of carbon dioxide, or...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Dec. 1, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Dec 8, 2019 at 9:29 am | 15 comments | 100836 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
A chimney plug unboxingThe biggest emission sources for people in our area, besides those from general consumption, are: transportation (car and plane), food (diet and waste), and heating...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Dec. 15, 2019Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Dec 20, 2019 at 9:18 pm | 15 comments | 20209 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Honey bees!Yesterday we were getting ready to eat dinner outside when my sister, who was visiting, said “Hey Sherry, have you seen that swarm in your tree?” “What?” ...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 10, 2021Last comment by Bruce Karney, on May 15, 2021 at 7:47 pm | 15 comments | 17531 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
The sticker shock from electricity billsAs a kid power outages were an exciting experience. My parents would light candles throughout the house and it would feel like we were on a mystical adventure. As...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Mar. 22, 2023Last comment by DM, on Mar 28, 2023 at 12:15 pm | 15 comments | 3297 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
A Power PlayOne of the amazing things about the power grid is that when you flip on a light switch, the power for the light is generated right then. There is no “pool”...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 19, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on May 26, 2019 at 8:29 pm | 14 comments | 26248 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Online vs In-Store Shopping: Which wins?Now that Halloween is over, ‘tis the season for holiday shopping. I’ve been wondering whether shopping in stores or online generates fewer emissions....
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Nov. 3, 2019Last comment by Anonymous, on Nov 8, 2019 at 7:49 pm | 14 comments | 31973 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Is California engaging in wishful thinking or rigorous planning?Two weeks ago, a comment on this blog
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Nov. 28, 2021Last comment by Peter Converse, on Jan 12, 2022 at 7:33 pm | 14 comments | 21791 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
The difficult calculation where math and humanity intersectThe 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....
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jan. 9, 2022Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jan 13, 2022 at 1:15 pm | 14 comments | 16933 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
"One of the biggest failures in 50 years of energy policy"Stanford recently invited John Deutch, a Professor Emeritus at MIT with decades of experience in energy policy and energy security, to do a short series of lectures...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 20, 2022Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Feb 25, 2022 at 6:18 pm | 14 comments | 21532 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Let's bury our CO2. What could possibly go wrong?We did not act early enough on climate change, and we continue to burn through our carbon budget too fast. As a result, we are faced with the need to capture and...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 1, 2022Last comment by John, on Jul 4, 2022 at 8:22 am | 14 comments | 25155 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Marriage Interview 9: Make a Date to Have Sex Once or Twice a Week and . . .. . . Deeply Understand Yourself and Your Partner Jessica and Steve just celebrated their 25th anniversary. Steve is 72 and Jessica is 68. They met in 1989 at...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jul. 28, 2015Last comment by Observer, on Aug 1, 2015 at 12:27 pm | 14 comments | 31216 Views
COUPLE'S NET
I Need Your Help Naming my New BookHey, wonderful readers, A 52 year-old heroine stars in the romance novel I’ve started. Caroline is a psychologically sophisticated woman. She’s VP of business...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Apr. 13, 2017Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Apr 20, 2017 at 8:08 am | 14 comments | 36709 Views
TIM TALK
ValleyCare board chair speaks outJohn Sensiba, chairman of the board of ValleyCare Health System, sat down this for an interview about the system and the recent departure of long-time CEO Marcy...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 13, 2014Last comment by Lucy, on Apr 23, 2014 at 1:26 pm | 14 comments | 27675 Views
TIM TALK
Racing starts at the county fairAlameda County Fair racing officials joined with state horse racing board representatives last week to introduce the Oak Tree Racing Association before the...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jun. 18, 2014Last comment by Michael Austin, on Jun 25, 2014 at 5:24 pm | 14 comments | 15891 Views
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