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I also asked Atlanta Braves relief pitcher and climate champion Brent Suter what it was like pitching in 100-plus degree heat at Dodger Stadium on Saturday.

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Alright folks, I wrote about Tom Cruise's new climate movie, DIGGER. It's not exactly terribly, but mostly I'm annoyed that it's yet another disaster flick with zero interest in climate solutions. www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/digger-cli...

Tom Cruise skewers the oil industry

I went to see “Digger.” It was weird!

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I'm still working my way through the permitting bill details, but my gosh, it's awful to see so many well-meaning people shit on each other. Get it together, folks!

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Who does the Center for Biological Diversity actually represent?

I've spent lots of time interviewing Center for Biological Diversity staffers over the years. I don't always agree with their stances and have written articles saying so! But the idea that they hate humans and don't want our species to flourish is batshit. www.theargumentmag.com/p/you-dont-n...

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Condoms not clean power

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Update: The story still randomly speculates that this was "possibly in jest," even though not even the White House is suggesting it was a joke.

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I also asked Atlanta Braves relief pitcher and climate champion Brent Suter what it was like pitching in 100-plus degree heat at Dodger Stadium on Saturday.

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Tom Cruise skewers the oil industry

I went to see “Digger.” It was weird!

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Yes, I’m sure if Biden or Obama said something so dangerous & deranged — suggesting it would be fine for a foreign power to kill millions of Americans — a major news outlet would add “possibly in jest” to the lede in an attempt to ward off bad-faith attacks from critics who despise real journalism.

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The Supreme Court heard a landmark climate liability case today — and it wasn’t clear that the conservative justices would side with the oil industry: www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

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Supreme Court Questions Oil Companies’ Bid to Shut Down Climate Lawsuits

Justices debate whether local governments can sue energy giants for harms linked to climate change.

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“He’s doing much of the pitchers’ work for them, swinging at pitches outside of the strike zone, stacking undisciplined and unserious at-bats that are unbecoming of the biggest star on the ballclub.” www.latimes.com/sports/dodge... via @mirjamswanson.bsky.social

Commentary: Ailing Shohei Ohtani providing only a wasted at-bat for Dodgers in NLDS

It would be strange for the Dodgers to bench Shohei Ohtani, but it's clear that pretending he's healthy enough to provide meaningful at-bats isn't helping.

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"The Dodgers are better than you. They’re smarter than you. They’re richer and deeper and more popular than you. You know it, they know it, there’s no point pretending otherwise," @mirjamswanson.bsky.social writes. Lol, yes: www.latimes.com/sports/dodge...

Commentary: Dodgers' ace-filled rotation affords them the audacity to reveal next-round plans

Many teams would find it foolhardy to plan for the NLCS with the NLDS still not won, but the Dodgers' star-filled pitching staff affords them that luxury.

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California now has a second satellite tracking methane pollution hot spots from space. State officials have already been using the first satellite to force oil and gas facilities to fix leaks: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @blancabegert.bsky.social

California gets a new eye in the sky to track planet-warming methane

A second satellite, launched Thursday, will double California's chances of detecting climate-changing methane releases.

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Pretty damning report on all the things LA city and county officials did wrong during the early hours of the Palisades and Eaton fires — confirming a lot of @latimes.com reporting. Speaks to need for huge investment in disaster response as climate change intensifies. www.latimes.com/environment/...

Botched Altadena evacuations, dysfunction in Pacific Palisades: Long-awaited fire investigation identifies missteps

The report provides the most frank and in-depth review of the Eaton and Palisades fires, and points out multiple shortcomings in governmental planning and response.

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Trump administration pettily blocking $1.2 million in congressionally approved funds to preserve Joshua trees in Joshua Tree National Park because because the money would be distributed by a group that Trump appointees don't like. www.latimes.com/california/s... via @alex-wigglesworth.bsky.social

Effort to save California's iconic Joshua trees scrapped after Trump administration blocks funding

A slate of projects aimed at preserving the future of California's iconic Joshua tree in has been scrapped after the Trump administration blocked more than $25 million in funding for national parks th...

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Status @status.news · 03/10/2026

David Ellison has acquired another media conglomerate to add to his new burgeoning media empire. Now comes the hard part: brutal cost cuts to make the economics work. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/david-elli...

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Ellison’s Media Titanic

David Ellison has acquired another media conglomerate to add to his new burgeoning media empire. Now comes the hard part: brutal cost cuts to make the economics work.

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Btw, this reminded me that the Braves now employ relief pitcher Brent Suter, who I interviewed earlier this year! During our conversation, he became the first American pro athlete to speak out publicly against fossil fuel advertising in sports: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/brent-suter

Meet the baseball player who's tired of promoting Big Oil

In an exclusive interview, Brent Suter becomes the first American pro athlete to speak out against fossil fuel advertising in sports.

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Ha you're good. Thanks for reading!

Disneyland vs Disney World....but, yes!

What people who disagree with me about permitting reform fail to understand is that the parts of the bill *they're* focused on are far less important than the parts of the bill *I'm* focused on, for reasons that are really so obvious they don't need to be explained.

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Indeed! Oil companies do have drilling and piping expertise. But yeah...

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SCOOP: General Motors is bidding farewell to Lithium Valley. GM no longer plans to buy lithium from the Salton Sea — another setback after years of false starts. There's still hope, though, if you squint. I have details in CLIMATE-COLORED GOGGLES: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/gm-lithium...

Exclusive: General Motors bids farewell to Lithium Valley

Dreams of a lithium boom at California’s Salton Sea keep receding into the dusty desert horizon.

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But yes, imagine savings will typically be higher for adults who work from home and have computers, lights, other appliances running during the day most weekdays.

Not going to power a central A/C, more likely a window unit. But a single panel will power your fridge and a couple other small things. Think a lot really depends on who's home and when....certainly going to helpful on weekends, if you're retired, at home during the day with kids, etc.