Category Archives: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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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Sea Level Rise and Possible Increased Storms in Laguna Beach

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Sea Level Rise and Possible Increased Storms in Laguna Beach Laguna Beach’s attractions have been the beaches, the canyon, the cliffs, the foliage, the artists who have settled here, and the community spirit and involvement. Our climate effects evaluation does … Continue reading →

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Transportation Ideas for Laguna Beach

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Transportation Ideas for Laguna Beach The careful Solano Beach analysis of emissions shows that two thirds of their emissions comes from transportation. This shows the primacy of this category in terms of reducing emissions. Laguna beach has a somewhat similar … Continue reading →

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Future Ideas on Automated Transportation and Fuel Economy

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Future Ideas on Automated Transportation and Fuel Economy We are at the beginning in a digital, artificial intelligence improvement in transportation safety, automation, and gas savings. When anticipated increases in safety materialize, even in the first stage of independent vehicle … Continue reading →

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Summary of Posts Relevant to Climate Action Plans for Southern California

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Summary of Posts Relevant to Climate Action Plans for Southern California By Dennis Silverman UCI Physics and Astronomy My Blog is at: sites.uci.edu/energyobserver/  The Long-Term Outlook for Climate Sustainability An optimistic long-term outlook to 2100 to help survive the present … Continue reading →

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The Long Term Outlook for Climate Sustainability

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The Long Term Outlook for Climate Sustainability I have learned not to panic over the US setback on fighting climate change. This fight will have to go on forever, and most all of it after I am gone. So I … Continue reading →

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California Utility and CCA Clean Energy Programs

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Dennis SILVERMAN

California Utility and CCA Clean Energy Programs The Major California Electrical Utilities now have clean energy programs for their environmentally conscious consumers to pay for clean energy, and to construct more clean energy sources. Smaller Community Choice Aggregation (CCAs) can … Continue reading →

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