The L.A. Times is starting a climate change podcast
The world has changed since I started writing Boiling Point five years ago. There are more solar farms, fewer coal plants and more movies about…
Los Angeles is a climate disaster. The fires will change nothing
Los Angeles is burning. Fossil fuel companies laid the kindling. Soon the world will stop caring.I’m sorry for sounding callous, but it’s true.You’ve probably seen…
Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Landman’ needs less fossil fuel propaganda
A recent episode of “Landman” — the latest western soap opera dreamed up by “Yellowstone” co-creator Taylor Sheridan — was packed with thrilling interpersonal drama…
Next year, Honda’s Rose Parade float should be electric
Shivering in the early-morning air as the Rose Parade rolled down Pasadena’s Colorado Boulevard on New Year’s Day, I was thrilled to see that the…
India clears toxic waste from Bhopal gas leak site, 40 years after disaster | Health News
Authorities say incinerating poison is environmentally safe as activists raise alarm over potential water contamination.Indian authorities say they have moved hundreds of tonnes of hazardous…
U.S. Navy, Air Force take out Houthi radar site, weapons-production facility in Yemen
A U.S. Navy FA-18 Super Hornet prepares for take off from the deck of the USS George Washington a prior U.S.-Japan joint military exercise in…
South Korea’s Muan turns into mass funeral site after deadly plane crash | Aviation
Muan, South Korea — Muan International Airport looks like any other airport during the holidays. Its car park is filled with hundreds of cars while…
Jimmy Carter tried to fix the planet. The oil industry fought back
In the renewable energy arena, Jimmy Carter is perhaps best known for having solar panels installed on the roof of the White House — panels…
Let’s get real about climate change, affordable energy
Aliso Canyon is here to stay.After eight years of study, the California Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously last week not to close the San Fernando…
Germany’s AfD rallies in Magdeburg, site of deadly Christmas market attack | Migration News
The far-right party holds ‘memorial’ rally for victims of car-ramming attack that has inflamed debate on migrant and security policy.Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)…
Holiday shop chain with more than 300 UK stores to close town centre site after 30 years in ‘big blow’ to high street
A HOLIDAY shop chain with more than 300 UK stores closed down a town centre location after more than 30 years.TUI has confirmed that its…
After an oil spill, he took a vow of silence. Today he preaches kindness
Before watching “Planetwalker,” a short documentary released this month by L.A. Times Studios and Bloomberg Green Docs, I had never heard of John Francis. When…
Newsom loves fighting Big Oil. Gas utilities? Meh
Gov. Gavin Newsom has never hesitated to go to bat for electric vehicles.Even as slowing sales growth and former President Trump’s reelection have called into…
Venice homeless housing development continues its limbo
The fate of a large proposed affordable-housing development along Venice’s famed canals remains murky this week after one regulatory decision cleared the way for final…
Newsom’s failure to close Aliso Canyon is hurting us all
Remember that time a natural gas field in the hills above the San Fernando Valley sprung a record-breaking leak, spewing 109,000 tons of heat-trapping methane…
Trump can’t stop clean energy. But he can slow it down
The question isn’t whether the energy transition will happen. It’s how quickly we can shift from lung-damaging, planet-warming fossil fuels to clean energy, and how…
L.A.’s massive new solar farm is cheap and impressive. More, please
Flying north from the City Hall helipad, it was hard to shake the feeling that Los Angeles never really ends.Downtown skyscrapers and Dodger Stadium parking…
Biden is running out of time to lock in climate action
In the final weeks before President Biden leaves office, federal officials and climate advocates are scrambling to secure as much progress as they can before…
Beloved charity shop chain with 750 stores across the UK to close town centre site after 18 years – The Sun
A BELOVED charity shop chain with 750 UK stores has closed down a popular town centre site after 18 years.The once thriving high street favourite,…
Driving a Mustang EV on I- 5, but charging up at Tesla station. Is that a thing?
I’m Russ Mitchell, climate and transportation reporter, filling in for Sammy Roth this week. He’s out reporting, and taking Thanksgiving Day off. Look for the…