Pablo Paster
Pablo Päster is an Energy and Sustainability Management consultant at Hara Software, where he advises major corporations, universities, and municipalities. Pablo has a degree in Manufacturing Engineering, a MBA in Sustainable Management, and has been using his background in life cycle analysis and greenhouse gas accounting to write his column, Ask Pablo, since 2006. Pablo lives in Northern California with his wife and two dogs and spends his free time running "barefoot" and working on his house.
Latest Stories from Pablo Paster
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Ask Pablo: Why Would My Electric Utility Want Me To Use Less Electricity?
It seems counterintuitive. Is it just greenwashing? Is it due to government regulation? Let's find out.
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Ask Pablo: What's Better, A Lifetime of Phone Books or a Lifetime of iPhones?
What's Better, A Lifetime of Phone Books or a Lifetime of iPhones?
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Ask Pablo: Are Soda Makers Really Greener?
Dear Pablo: I have been seeing a lot of advertisements claiming that soda makers are better for the environment. Are these claims really true?
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Ask Pablo: Is It Really Worth Insulating My Pipes?
Dear Pablo: I had a home energy audit done and they recommended insulating my pipes. The estimated cost was quite high and I wonder, is it really worth it?
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Ask Pablo: Is It Really Better To Recycle Paper?
Dear Pablo: I have a tough one for you: shall we recycle our paper? There are both the CO2 and the chemical aspects to consider, and there's arguments against recycling paper in each case.
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Ask Pablo: What Is The Greenest Booze?
Ask Pablo answers: What's the greenest kind of booze we can drink this holiday season?
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Ask Pablo: Diesel vs. Hybrid, Which Is Better?
Pablo compares hybrids with diesel cars to find out which is more sustainable.
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Ask Pablo: Which Favorite Holiday Pie Is The Greenest to Bake?
Which holiday pie is greenest? Pumpkin, apple, or pecan? Find out in this week's Ask Pablo!
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Ask Pablo: Are Food Trucks Greener Than Restaurants?
Image credit: Ricardo Diaz, used under Creative Commons license. Dear Pablo: The latest craze seems to be food trucks and I want to know, which is greener: food trucks or restaurants? Food trucks have become the latest foodie fad, with mobile gourmet
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Ask Pablo: Paper or Plastic? Spending Cash vs Credit Cards
The correlation between consumerism and environmental impact goes without saying but aside from the
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Ask Pablo: Will iPads in the Cockpit Really Lower Airlines' Paper Use?
Photo by comedy_nose via Flickr CC Dear Pablo: Two airlines have recently switched from paper flight records to iPads. Is this really an environmental improvement? TreeHugger recently covered news of two airlines (, followed by United Continental) that
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Ask Pablo: Do Solar Panels Contribute To The Heat Island Effect?
Image credit: Bernd Sieker, used under Creative Commons license. Dear Pablo: Does installing commercial rooftop solar PV (with the dark-colored PV cells) negate the effect of painting that same roof white to alleviate the "heat island" effect in
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Ask Pablo: Are Repurposed T-Shirts Carbon Neutral?
Image credit: Karen, used under Creative Commons license. Dear Pablo: Say an average fancy t-shirt holds carbon footprint of 6kg but is never sold and sits in the warehouse of a textile/clothing production company. I take that same t-shirt and use it to
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Ask Pablo: Is Nexflix Streaming Greener? The Answer May Surprise You
Image credit: Roscoe Ellis, used under Creative Commons license. Dear Pablo: Since Netflix is raising rates it got me thinking about choosing between streaming and receiving DVD's in the mail. Which is better from an environmental perspective.
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Ask Pablo: What's The Impact Of Imported Tropical Fruit?
In our globalized world, products travel halfway around the world all the time. Water is shipped from
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Ask Pablo: Could A Hacked Hummer H3 Really Get 60 MPG?
There are plenty of claims out there from people promising amazing fuel economy. Some of these claims
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Ask Pablo: Will a "Water-Saving" Hot Water Recirculation Pump Really Save Me Money?
Image credit: Shaylor, used under Creative Commons license. Dear Pablo: I am considering getting a hot water recirculation pump. They claim to save a lot of water and I am wondering if this makes up for their energy use. Should I get a hot water
