Here’s what Exxon’s CEO gets wrong about the climate crisis
Oil and gas conglomerate Exxon Mobil could be a key player in global efforts to combat the climate crisis — if only governments would remove…
It’s time for a grand bargain to end California’s solar squabbling
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s appointees could vote next week on a widely criticized plan that climate activists, solar installers and labor unions say would pointlessly slow…
Climate change is a star in some of Hollywood’s most popular movies
I never saw the 2017 film “Justice League.” But if I had, I would have been treated to a scene in which Batman (Ben Affleck)…
Here are the 32 coal plants still powering the American West
Over the last two decades, 21 coal-fired power plants have shut down across the Western U.S. Twenty-one down, 32 to go. Those numbers are based…
Disneyland will never be completed. Neither will healing the Earth
It didn’t take much for Eric Swenson to start a chain reaction that in less than two years would prompt the world’s most influential entertainment…
Changing our lives is scary. The climate crisis is way scarier
“I want you to stop changing your lives, OK? We’ve been conditioned to think that change is good and exciting, but what if it’s not?…
Repowering the West, Part 5!
In January 2020, I sat down with my editors at the L.A. Times office and pitched them on a series of stories that would eventually…
Hurry up with the electric cars, Disneyland. There’s no time to waste
When I broke the news last week that Disneyland is planning to ditch gas engines and make a long-overdue switch to electric or hybrid cars…
Disneyland is ditching gas cars at Autopia. It’s a great first step for Tomorrowland
The air tastes putrid. The traffic is terrible. The engines are loud, the oil-stained roadways ugly and antiquated. This is Autopia, part of Walt Disney’s…
Meet the writers pitching Hollywood studios on climate change stories
Nicole Conlan writes jokes for Jon Stewart on “The Daily Show.” But her master’s in urban planning from USC and her experiences growing up in…
Extreme heat is deadly. Californians need to pay up to protect themselves
“If there is one idea in this book that might save your life, it is this: The human body, like all living things, is a…
Why are residents rejecting Chiquita Canyon Landfill relief?
After enduring rancid landfill odors for roughly a year, some Santa Clarita Valley residents have reached their breaking point. A high-temperature chemical reaction has caused…
Can the merger of two oil giants benefit the climate?
Welcome to Boiling Point! My name is Tony Briscoe. I’m the air quality and environmental health reporter at the L.A. Times. I’m filling in for…
Water is life. It’s also energy — whether you like dams or hate them
The rain and snow that have drenched California and much of the American West over the last few months — at least relative to some…
Biden’s State of the Union address should give us hope on climate
If I were a pessimist, I might start today’s newsletter by telling you that Earth just wrapped up its ninth straight month of record-breaking temperatures.…
Are utilities heroes or villains of the climate change saga?
“You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” So says Aaron Eckhart’s Harvey Dent in the epic…
It’s California election day. If you care about climate, vote
As a journalist, it’s not my job to tell you whom to vote for. But if you care about global warming, voting in today’s California’s…
There’s now a Bechdel test for climate change on film and TV
Let’s say you’re a heading to the movie theater to catch a quirky romantic comedy. Or you’re on Disney+ binging the latest Marvel superhero show…
Electric vehicle sales slowing down? Don’t panic
Quick programming note: The next edition of Boiling Point will arrive Friday morning rather than Thursday, with some breaking news. It will be worth the…
Climate voter guide to the 2024 California senate election
If you live in California and confronting the climate crisis is one of your top priorities, I wouldn’t blame you for not knowing whom to…