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Published: December 21, 2025 06:34

Perfect example of the auto industry's marketing genius btw: The Ford Mustang gets the theme park treatment in L.A. Can experiences get Gen Z to buy cars? https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2025-12-19/ford-mustang-immersive-experience-american-icon via…

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Published: December 21, 2025 00:17

How to identify the geological wonders in L.A’s mountains https://www.latimes.com/travel/newsletter/2025-12-18/la-the-wild-rocks-gems-san-gabriel-mountains-unearthed-raw-beauty-natural-history-museum via @jaclyncosgrove.bsky.social

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Published: December 20, 2025 23:25

“Consuming media today is so easy, it’s like resting on a royal pillow, being fanned by ostrich feathers while someone brings you grapes. It’s nice to be comfortable, but make sure you’re leaving the palace gates to look around once in a while.” Via…

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Published: December 20, 2025 17:50

Who could have guessed this House of Representatives would pass permitting reform that was better for fossil fuels than for renewables? https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18122025/speed-act-passes-in-house-threatens-clean-power-projects/

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Published: December 20, 2025 17:46

California’s Westlands Water District approved a plan to convert huge amounts of San Joaquin Valley farmland to solar power: https://sjvsun.com/ag/westlands-approves-plan-to-repurpose-fallowed-land-for-solar-energy-storage/

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Published: December 20, 2025 01:02

California officials voted to reduce utility profit margins, but not nearly as much as consumer advocates hoped they would. https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-12-18/state-regulators-vote-to-keep-utility-profits-high-angering-customers

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Published: December 18, 2025 23:36

On a $1 houseboat, one of the Palisades fire’s ‘great underdogs’ fights to stay afloat https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-12-17/the-great-underdogs-of-the-palisades-fire-fight-to-stay-afloat via @nohaggerty.bsky.social

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Published: December 18, 2025 23:35

A researcher whose home burned down in the Palisades fire is using computer simulations to try to design a fire-proof Palisades: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-12-17/can-palisades-residents-design-a-city-that-never-burns via…

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Published: December 18, 2025 22:30

"Since October’s explosion, there have been more than a dozen reported incidents of unplanned flaring at Chevron’s refinery in El Segundo, according to air district data. Each one raises the question: What happened?"…

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Published: December 18, 2025 22:10

L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center saw 46% more visits for heart attacks than usual during the 90 days after the Palisades and Eaton fires ignited. Also unusual blood test results increased 118%. Chilling stuff from @corinnepurtill.bsky.social:…

https://bsky.app/profile/sammyroth.bsky.social/post/3mac6o37zq22h

Published: December 18, 2025 22:05

Preemptively cutting off power to prevent destructive wildfires: no longer just a California thing. Almost like there is some underlying trend... https://coloradosun.com/2025/12/18/colorado-power-outages-wind-critical-fire-danager/

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Published: December 18, 2025 20:20

Many problems with this @mattyglesias.bsky.social op-ed, but the biggest is that he continues to ignore vast real-world differences between reducing emissions slowly and quickly because they're politically inconvenient. "Net zero" was not dreamed up by an…

https://bsky.app/profile/sammyroth.bsky.social/post/3mabm3gncak2h

Published: December 18, 2025 16:32

The Imperial Valley grows your winter vegetables, drains the Colorado River and generates tons of solar. Also public corruption runs rampant and a farm baron's wife just got killed under mysterious circumstances. Did someone say climate murder mystery?…

https://bsky.app/profile/sammyroth.bsky.social/post/3maa3dajglk2h

Published: December 18, 2025 02:00

Starting to think there is an energy emergency, and it is called Donald Trump. Latest federal order requiring an unnecessary coal plant to keep operating, this time in Washington, even as the Trump administration blocks solar and wind development:…

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Published: December 17, 2025 05:55

One of so many head-smackingly frustrating examples of Dems and Dem-aligned interest groups acting like they are staring down a good-faith opponent. Or at least like they have no idea what to do when that's not the case. [contains quote post or other…

https://bsky.app/profile/sammyroth.bsky.social/post/3ma5xsjt2ks2h

Published: December 17, 2025 05:51

Not sure what the solar industry imagines it's going to accomplish asking Doug Burgum to stop personally reviewing every renewable energy decision on public lands. Even if he agreed...do solar companies really think Trump's Interior will start approving…

https://bsky.app/profile/sammyroth.bsky.social/post/3ma5xbynkik2h

Published: December 17, 2025 05:42

Tribal leaders say they're still being left out of Colorado River negotiations: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2025/12/14/arizona-tribes-grow-impatient-for-a-colorado-river-agreement/87456397007/ via @debkrol.bsky.social

https://bsky.app/profile/sammyroth.bsky.social/post/3ma5tzae6h22h

Published: December 17, 2025 04:44

Meanwhile, the European Union is also watering down its EV requirement. Only 90% of new cars will need to be zero-emission by 2035, rather than 100%: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crk78y7k8ezo [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: December 17, 2025 04:38

"In his race to the bottom, he’s broken through the floor. Now we’re in the Trump Upside Down, where empathy and decency are negative attributes." https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-12-15/rob-reiner-horrific-slaying-trump-awful-response…

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Published: December 17, 2025 04:34

As always, I wonder who these Dems are trying to reach by pretending Trump's appointees are acting in good faith...do they think there are a bunch of confused moderates reading newspapers who will be convinced by their shtick about "prioritiz[ing]…

https://bsky.app/profile/sammyroth.bsky.social/post/3ma5sx34yjs2h

Published: December 17, 2025 04:24

Bay Area lawmakers are pushing back against a Trump administration plan to pump more water to the San Joaquin Valley: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-12-15/trump-water-pumping-congress via @ianjames.bsky.social

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Published: December 15, 2025 15:57

Wrote about why I think it's a bad idea — politically and otherwise — that none of California's gubernatorial candidates want to talk about climate change. https://www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/climate-governor-california

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Published: December 14, 2025 01:20

UCLA researchers say the federal government should start charging California farmers a lot more for water, to help stave off disaster on the Colorado River: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-12-13/colorado-river-water-prices via…

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Published: December 13, 2025 19:12

“This is a Dodger town, and the team is the toast of the town. The Dodgers are the biggest winner in American pro sports right now.” https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2025-12-13/dodgers-fans-appreciate-lavish-spending-on-players