From an article in the New York Times:
The United States could shave as much as 28 percent off the amount of greenhouse gases it emits at fairly modest cost and with only small technology innovations, according to a new report.
A large share of the reductions could come from steps that would more than pay for [...]
Having recently converted this blog (and about a dozen others) to Wordpress, I was interested to note that Tom Mangan is in the process (throes?) of switching his Two Heel Drive blog over. The process of switching can be a bit hairy, but I think you’ll like the outcome when you are finished, Tom.
Yesterday I completed a short “photography walk” at Calero, mainly photographing some oak trees in the dry and brown early winter conditions. (We need rain!) At the end of my hike I arrived back at the parking lot and was taking off my pack in preparation for loading the car and heading home when the [...]
After heading to the Sierra almost every weekend (or so it seemed) from late September through the first week of November, and then traveling to Southern California last weekend (an enjoyable trip, for sure, but also a long drive!) it was nice to once again have time to hike one of my “neighborhood [...]
George Carlin. “Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong.” [Quotes of the Day]
A while back I probably recommended a subscription to Firefighter Blog. I’ve reconsidered after reading the distracting and heavy-handed political stuff posted there… more than a bit off-topic I’d say.
Count me as unsubscribed.
I had the opportunity to make one last fall color trip to Yosemite this past weekend - and this time I didn’t try to cram the whole trip into a single day.
I left reasonably early on Saturday so that I could be in the Valley shortly after dawn. On the first day I spent a [...]
Yes, shopping bags.
More than 20 years ago we shopped at a grocery store that offered reusable canvas grocery bags for sale. I balked at the price - while paper bags were free the canvas bags cost a few dollars - but eventually picked up a half dozen or so. On balance it seemed like a [...]
Prescribed Burns in SF Bay Area
Yesterday I was surprised to see a large smoke cloud over the Diablo Range east of Santa Clara Valley, in the area of Mount Hamilton and Lick Observatory. It is unusual to see fires this late in the season, but I assumed that perhaps our less-than-typical rainfall might be playing a part.
Today the California Fire [...]
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