A New Shade of Green Archives - Mountain View Voice https://www.mv-voice.com/category/blogs/a-new-shade-of-green/ Wed, 22 May 2024 02:57:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.mv-voice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/mvv-512x512_480-100x100.png?crop=1 A New Shade of Green Archives - Mountain View Voice https://www.mv-voice.com/category/blogs/a-new-shade-of-green/ 32 32 228520930 For the birds. And for us. https://www.mv-voice.com/blogs/a-new-shade-of-green/2024/05/12/for-the-birds-and-for-us/ https://www.mv-voice.com/blogs/a-new-shade-of-green/2024/05/12/for-the-birds-and-for-us/#respond Sun, 12 May 2024 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.mv-voice.com/uncategorized/2024/05/12/for-the-birds-and-for-us/

We can learn to care for birds by providing good canopy, food and water, and safe places to raise their young.

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]]> https://www.mv-voice.com/blogs/a-new-shade-of-green/2024/05/12/for-the-birds-and-for-us/feed/ 0 281662 It doesn’t have to be rocket science https://www.mv-voice.com/blogs/a-new-shade-of-green/2024/05/04/it-doesnt-have-to-be-rocket-science/ https://www.mv-voice.com/blogs/a-new-shade-of-green/2024/05/04/it-doesnt-have-to-be-rocket-science/#respond Sat, 04 May 2024 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.mv-voice.com/uncategorized/2024/05/04/it-doesnt-have-to-be-rocket-science/

There are many opportunities for dedicated people to help us avoid some of the worst impacts of climate change. Here are two examples.

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]]> https://www.mv-voice.com/blogs/a-new-shade-of-green/2024/05/04/it-doesnt-have-to-be-rocket-science/feed/ 0 279757 What can we learn from Truckee’s power planning exercise? https://www.mv-voice.com/blogs/a-new-shade-of-green/2024/04/28/what-can-we-learn-from-truckees-power-planning-exercise/ https://www.mv-voice.com/blogs/a-new-shade-of-green/2024/04/28/what-can-we-learn-from-truckees-power-planning-exercise/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2024 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.mv-voice.com/uncategorized/2024/04/28/what-can-we-learn-from-truckees-power-planning-exercise/

See how a small California utility plans for the next 15 years of increasing demand for clean power.

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Some bumps are inevitable when developing new habits. And that is okay.

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]]> https://www.mv-voice.com/blogs/a-new-shade-of-green/2024/04/21/what-a-nightmare/feed/ 1 275430 Wildfires are putting your insurance at risk. Here’s why. https://www.mv-voice.com/blogs/a-new-shade-of-green/2024/03/31/wildfires-are-putting-your-insurance-at-risk-heres-why/ https://www.mv-voice.com/blogs/a-new-shade-of-green/2024/03/31/wildfires-are-putting-your-insurance-at-risk-heres-why/#respond Sun, 31 Mar 2024 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.mv-voice.com/uncategorized/2024/03/31/wildfires-are-putting-your-insurance-at-risk-heres-why/

The property insurance mess in California is one example of the diffuse impact of climate change.

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]]> https://www.mv-voice.com/blogs/a-new-shade-of-green/2024/03/31/wildfires-are-putting-your-insurance-at-risk-heres-why/feed/ 0 258951 I rented an EV in Maine for a few days in March. How’d it go? https://www.mv-voice.com/blogs/a-new-shade-of-green/2024/03/24/i-rented-an-ev-in-maine-for-a-few-days-in-march-howd-it-go/ https://www.mv-voice.com/blogs/a-new-shade-of-green/2024/03/24/i-rented-an-ev-in-maine-for-a-few-days-in-march-howd-it-go/#comments Sun, 24 Mar 2024 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.mv-voice.com/uncategorized/2024/03/24/i-rented-an-ev-in-maine-for-a-few-days-in-march-howd-it-go/

What is it like to drive a rental EV around Maine while on vacation in late winter?

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A ground-source heat pump uses heat from underground to warm your house in winter. What does that look like?

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]]> https://www.mv-voice.com/blogs/a-new-shade-of-green/2024/03/17/using-geothermal-energy-to-heat-and-cool-your-home/feed/ 0 182701 Does California have enough land for the renewable energy it needs? https://www.mv-voice.com/blogs/a-new-shade-of-green/2024/03/10/does-california-have-enough-land-for-the-renewable-energy-it-needs/ https://www.mv-voice.com/blogs/a-new-shade-of-green/2024/03/10/does-california-have-enough-land-for-the-renewable-energy-it-needs/#respond Sun, 10 Mar 2024 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.mv-voice.com/uncategorized/2024/03/10/does-california-have-enough-land-for-the-renewable-energy-it-needs/

With so much demand for land in California, whether for conservation, clean energy, or agriculture, do we have enough to meet our climate goals?

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Rates are going up. Will that make it easier or harder to electrify?

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]]> https://www.mv-voice.com/blogs/a-new-shade-of-green/2024/03/03/what-i-learned-from-reading-palo-alto-utilitys-financial-plans/feed/ 0 177885 An interesting chart https://www.mv-voice.com/blogs/a-new-shade-of-green/2024/02/25/an-interesting-chart/ https://www.mv-voice.com/blogs/a-new-shade-of-green/2024/02/25/an-interesting-chart/#respond Sun, 25 Feb 2024 13:30:00 +0000 https://www.mv-voice.com/uncategorized/2024/02/25/an-interesting-chart/

How do people around the world perceive the risks that result from climate change?

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