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Climate columnist @latimes.com, focused on clean energy. Dodgers fan, hiker, Disneyland aficionado. Trying to be good to people. Sign up for my twice-weekly newsletter, Boiling Point: latimes.com/boilingpoint

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Published: January 16, 2026 16:52

Does caring about the climate make you feminine? Sounds like a silly question, but unfortunately it is important! Wrote about a new study shedding light on why so many men are afraid to show concern about global warming:…

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Published: January 15, 2026 18:30

Latest report card for the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta concludes the estuary is "mostly in poor condition and declining." https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2026-01-15/delta-ecosystem-boiling-point via @ianjames.bsky.social

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Published: January 15, 2026 18:29

About two-thirds of Democrats now say the U.S. is losing ground on science compared to other countries: https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2026-01-15/earth-keeps-getting-hotter-americans-trust-in-science-is-on-down-trend via @hayleysmith.bsky.social

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Published: January 15, 2026 04:20

Good detailed breakdown from @landdesk.bsky.social of the options being considered by the Trump administration for managing future shortages on the Colorado River. Lots of possible pain in store for California if the states can't reach a deal:…

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Published: January 15, 2026 04:17

Glad Disneyland is finally ditching the arbitrary and limiting "we're stuck between Episode 8 and Episode 9" timeline for Galaxy's Edge. Excited to see Darth Vader and hear John Williams' beautiful music next time I visit.…

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Published: January 14, 2026 22:36

It's not just you, @jasondovemark.bsky.social: "The climate reporting of the 2020s feels somehow less insistent and pressing than that of 10 years ago. The warning-bell coverage has morphed into the hum of beat reporting as the impacts of climate chaos…

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Published: January 14, 2026 17:20

Not to late to pay for a CLIMATE-COLORED GOGGLES subscription and join us at noon today! More details here: https://www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/special-event-learn-how-harry-reid [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: January 14, 2026 04:49

Arizona is finally cracking down on groundwater pumping in an area where the largest water use is a Saudi-owned dairy company: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-01-13/arizona-governor-water-crackdown via @ianjames.bsky.social

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Published: January 13, 2026 22:50

So I've been running an experiment...if you don't like fossil fueled expressions ("cooking with gas!" "burning the midnight oil!" etc.) I asked folks who read my newsletter to suggest new versions. Check out the best suggestions and vote on your favorites:…

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Published: January 13, 2026 20:46

Note: This event is for paid subscribers to my newsletter, CLIMATE-COLORED GOGGLES. Click the link and you can get a paid subscription, then register for the Zoom. I will make it worth your while! [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: January 13, 2026 20:44

Join me and @ralstonreports.bsky.social tomorrow at 12pm PT on Zoom to discuss his new Harry Reid biography, "The Game Changer." Focus is Reid's environmental legacy, but lots of lessons for Democrats about how to wield political power. It'll be fun!…

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Published: January 12, 2026 23:10

Following @latimes.com accountability reporting, FEMA to pay for lead testing at 100 homes destroyed in Eaton fire: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-01-12/fema-to-pay-for-lead-testing-at-100-homes-destroyed-in-eaton-fire via…

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Published: January 12, 2026 21:32

The Trump administration is trying to block a California dam removal that would make the Eel River the state's longest free-flowing waterway: https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/klamath-dam-removal-19431558.php via @kurtisalexander.bsky.social

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Published: January 12, 2026 21:12

The Palisades fire "wasn't some 'storm of the century.' And it wasn't climate change, and don't let anybody try to tell you otherwise." Not Donald Trump. Not a Republican, even. The LA city councilmember for the Palisades. My column on what it means:…

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Published: January 12, 2026 05:55

Can't make this shit up. @latimes.com op-ed contributor Josh Hammer says comparing MAGA to Nazism "is to deprive words of meaning and to live in the theater of the absurd"...before he immediately compares liberals protesting ICE to the Mafia and the…

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Published: January 11, 2026 20:32

Oil and gas companies are sitting on nearly 9,000 approved but unused drilling permits on U.S. federal lands, while the Trump administration invades Venezuela on their behalf. https://www.landdesk.org/p/data-dump-one-year-into-the-energy via…

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Published: January 11, 2026 20:22

"If there were ever a moment to embrace climate conspiratorial language, it’s now. If we don’t, we’ll miss a rare chance to show the public who the government really works for, and who pays the price." Strong argument by @emorwee.bsky.social:…

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Published: January 11, 2026 20:05

Latest unfortunate news for vehicle electrification: Stellantis brands Jeep and Chrysler have ended production of all their plug-in hybrid models. https://www.thedrive.com/news/all-jeep-and-chrysler-plug-in-hybrid-models-are-officially-dead-exclusive

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Published: January 11, 2026 19:57

A year after the Palisades fire, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass is fighting dense new housing near transit that would make the city more climate-friendly, claiming it would cost too much. Meanwhile, she's happy to toss more money at the Olympics:…

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Published: January 11, 2026 19:52

The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on the Colorado River Basin states to strike a deal to avert "dead pool" at Lake Mead and Lake Powell: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-01-09/trump-administration-colorado-river-report via…

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Published: January 11, 2026 19:04

Sadly, it's not just Traci Park...lots of prominent Dems and center-left figures throwing climate under the bus because they're taking the temperature of the room instead of doing what leaders are supposed to. Which is lead. Check out my column:…

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Published: January 11, 2026 19:02

Wrote about Traci Park, the L.A. city councilmember for Pacific Palisades. She's telling her constituents that the fire "wasn’t climate change, and don’t let anybody try to tell you otherwise." Fact check: False!…

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Published: January 9, 2026 01:56

Cool, just @mattyglesias.bsky.social misleadingly suggesting I'd be fine with more blackouts for the sake of 100% clean energy. Nope! I did a thought exercise and concluded that more blackouts would be terrible. See for yourself:…