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Category Archives: Laguna Beach Energy Savings
The Costs of SC Edison’s Green Rate Programs
The Costs of SC Edison’s Green Rate Programs We evaluate the costs of SCE’s Green Rate Programs, and the Cleanness of the Energy being paid for. The actual source of the electrons delivered to your house does not change with … Continue reading
Climate-Wise Actions for Laguna Beach
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
Our 700th Energy Blog Article
Our 700th Energy Blog Article It’s time to celebrate our 700th blog article. I call it our, because my writing is largely a reflection of my community and information sources. I like to look beyond the news publications, which avoid … Continue reading
Posted in About This Blog, Big Data, California Water, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Science, Communications, Education, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Irvine Water, Laguna Beach Energy Savings, Mayor's Climate Action Plan, Science Funding, Trump Administration, Trump on Climate Change, UC Federal Funding, UC Irvine
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Sea Level Rise and Possible Increased Storms in Laguna Beach
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
Transportation Ideas for Laguna Beach
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
Summary of Posts Relevant to Climate Action Plans for Southern California
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 Climate Action of the US at the Bonn Conference
The Climate Action of the US at the Bonn COP23 Conference Michael Bloomberg, former Mayor of New York City, noted that the US Climate Action effort called America’s Pledge involved 20 states, 110 cities, universities, and 1,400 businesses. The … Continue reading
Posted in Al Gore, Autos, Bonn Climate Conference, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Science, Electric Power, Fossil Fuel Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Laguna Beach Energy Savings, Mayor's Climate Action Plan, Paris Climate Accord, Paris Climate Agreement, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Trump Administration, Trump on Climate Change, US Climate Mayors, Wind Energy
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Recommending Yearly or Biennial Reporting by the Mayor’s Climate Action Plan Committee
Recommending Yearly or Biennial Reporting by the Mayor’s Climate Action Plan Advisory Committee While it has been a decade since the last report of such a committee, we realize that the local and national energy and climate situations can … Continue reading
Laguna Beach Visitor versus Resident Pollution
Laguna Beach Visitor versus Resident Pollution David Hanssen has an LA Times article trying to count Laguna Beach visitors. The city says 3 million a year. Visit Laguna says 6 million. But there are only 2,000 parking spaces. And only … Continue reading
Waste Power from Orange County Landfills
Trash collected in Orange County waste management goes to three landfills. The three landfills have composite liner systems that keeps natural gas contained, and it is removed in wells. It is then burned in renewable energy power plants, and produces … Continue reading