Category Archives: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

SC Edison 2017 Power Mix Compared With 2016, and Green Rate Plans

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

SC Edison 2017 Power Mix Compared With 2016, and Green Rate Plans A perhaps early version of the 2017 Power Content Label for SC Edison has appeared called the July 2018 version. We will compare that with the 2016 label. … Continue reading →

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New Summary of California Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 2016

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Summary of California Greenhouse Gas Emissions for 2000 to 2016, 2018 Edition This report is from the California Air Resources Board. The units used are Million Metric Tons of CO2 equivalent (MMTCO2e), which we will shorten to “CO2” or just … Continue reading →

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Trump Muddies the Swamp: Shine, Wheeler, Pruitt, and the New Justice

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Trump Muddies the Swamp: Shine, Wheeler, Pruitt, and the New Justice Trump just hired Bill Shine as head of White House Communications. Shine is the former defender of Fox News head Roger Ailes from sexual harassment charges. Shine was fired … Continue reading →

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Dear Donald, Please Keep Your Clowns Giuliani and Pruitt in Office. Signed, A Democrat

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Dear Donald, Please Keep Your Clowns Giuliani and Pruitt in Office. Signed, A Democrat Trump’s Lawyer Rudy Giuliani and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt are invaluable clowns who daily embarrass Trump and his administration. They are worth hundreds of millions of … Continue reading →

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California 48th Congressional District Early May Polls

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

California 48th Congressional District Early May Polls We are ending our coastal May Gray and transiting into our June Gloom of overcast skies from clouds over the ocean. Not only our recreation, housing, jobs and businesses depend on the coast, … Continue reading →

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The Medical Absurdity of Scott Pruitt’s Transparent Only Research

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The Medical Absurdity of Scott Pruitt’s Transparent Only Research Scott Pruitt is the Trump Administrator of the EPA. He is backed by oilman Harold Hamm, the richest man in Oklahoma. I have no illusions that his actions are his alone, … Continue reading →

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Climate-Wise Actions for Laguna Beach

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Concerned about climate change? Here are some steps Laguna Beach residents (and everyone else) can take to combat climate change and help the environment.  Walk more, drive less. Use the trolley…it’s free.  Turn lights off at home.  Use LED light … Continue reading →

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Ship of Fools Makes Wise Men Walk the Plank

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Ship of Fools Makes Wise Men Walk the Plank Apparently we are discovering a law of sociology, that a group of like people will guarantee that only similar people will enter or stay in the group. The case we are … Continue reading →

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It’s Now or Never for Saving Solar Power and Fighting Smog

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

It’s Now or Never for Saving Solar Power and Fighting Smog In case you have noticed lately in Orange County, it is getting smoggier. That doesn’t come from dirty power plants, since they are solar, wind, nuclear, or burning clean … Continue reading →

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CAFE Fuel Economy Standards: Now and In the Future

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

CAFE Fuel Economy Standards:  Now and In the Future The current CAFE standards (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) and their increases are good through 2021.  For 2022 to 2025, they are under review by the Trump Administration, and their decision is … Continue reading →

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