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The oil barons dishonoring Jackie Robinson's legacy For the fossil fuel industry — and the Texas Rangers — nothing is sacred.

Baseball "poses as a sacred institution dedicated to the public good, but it is actually a big, selfish business with a ruthlessness that many big businesses would never think of displaying." — Jackie Robinson

My latest for CLIMATE-COLORED GOGGLES: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/jackie-rob...

Dodgers closer Edwin Díaz to have surgery, expected out until after All-Star break Dodgers closer Edwin Díaz is set to undergo right elbow surgery and likely won't return until some point during the second half of the season.

Oy. www.latimes.com/sports/dodge...

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The oil barons dishonoring Jackie Robinson's legacy For the fossil fuel industry — and the Texas Rangers — nothing is sacred.

Baseball "poses as a sacred institution dedicated to the public good, but it is actually a big, selfish business with a ruthlessness that many big businesses would never think of displaying." — Jackie Robinson

My latest for CLIMATE-COLORED GOGGLES: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/jackie-rob...

What to plant (and what to remove) in California's new 'Zone Zero' fire-safety proposal After years of debate between fire officials seeking total vegetation removal within the first 5 feet of homes and ecologists backing selective landscaping, California proposed a compromise.

California fire officials won't require all vegetation to be removed from within five feet of homes in wildfire danger zones. Here's the compromise proposal: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @nohaggerty.bsky.social

Source: Edwin Díaz is slated to undergo a procedure to address the loose bodies in his elbow.

National Parks Traveler likely to close amid funding woes National Parks Traveler plans to shutter without new funding to continue its work.

Well this is sad. National Parks Traveler, a great news outlet that covers America's national parks, says it's running out of money and is planning to close later this summer: www.sfgate.com/national-par...

New solar project will help power California's most powerful water plant The 105-megawatt Pastoria Solar Project represents the largest renewable energy project contracted by the California Department of Water Resources.

California is buying power from a big new solar project to pump water through the mountains to Southern California: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @hayleysmith.bsky.social

Fun fact: The Rangers' majority owner co-founded Energy Transfer, which built and operates the Dakota Access Pipeline. Rangers players wear Energy Transfer logo patches on their jerseys as part of a sponsorship deal.

Energy Transfer is currently on the verge of bankrupting Greenpeace in the U.S.

The oil barons dishonoring Jackie Robinson's legacy For the fossil fuel industry — and the Texas Rangers — nothing is sacred.

Last week was Jackie Robinson Day. I wrote about the Texas Rangers, whose oil billionaire owner spat on Jackie's legacy by installing a statue modeled after a segregationist.

Almost like the folks fueling the climate crisis aren't big on racial justice. www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/jackie-rob...

Fun fact: The Rangers' majority owner co-founded Energy Transfer, which built and operates the Dakota Access Pipeline. Rangers players wear Energy Transfer logo patches on their jerseys as part of a sponsorship deal.

Energy Transfer is currently on the verge of bankrupting Greenpeace in the U.S.

The oil barons dishonoring Jackie Robinson's legacy For the fossil fuel industry — and the Texas Rangers — nothing is sacred.

Last week was Jackie Robinson Day. I wrote about the Texas Rangers, whose oil billionaire owner spat on Jackie's legacy by installing a statue modeled after a segregationist.

Almost like the folks fueling the climate crisis aren't big on racial justice. www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/jackie-rob...

The oil barons dishonoring Jackie Robinson's legacy For the fossil fuel industry — and the Texas Rangers — nothing is sacred.

The oil barons dishonoring Jackie Robinson's legacy.
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They lost their homes to fire. Now they're rebuilding with all-electric. As Los Angeles homeowners proceed with rebuilding from the 2025 fires, a new trend is emerging across the Palisades and Eaton burn areas. Emergency orders allow "like-for-like" replacements; some resi...

California suspended a building code that encouraged electric heat pumps in new homes. Some survivors of the 2025 Los Angeles fires are building back all-electric anyway: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @blancabegert.bsky.social

Trump administration takes emergency step to sustain key Colorado River reservoir Emergency federal actions are underway to save Lake Powell as the Colorado River crisis intensifies.

Federal officials revealed their short-term plan for propping up Lake Powell and (hopefully) avoiding severe water shortages among the Colorado River states: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @ianjames.bsky.social

I saw the Mets play baseball in person this week. It wasn't good. Free Friday newsletter (Saturday edition)

I saw the Mets play in person this week. It wasn’t good. Free for all readers: open.substack.com/pub/mollykni...

Longtime Angels outfielder Garret Anderson dies at 53 Outfielder Garret Anderson, who played 15 of his 17 major league seasons with the Angels and is a member of the team's Hall of Fame, has died at the age of 53.

RIP Garret Anderson. Way way too young. www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Endangered salmon returned to California’s far north — then the money dried up Two years ago, Newsom touted a partnership with the Winnemem Wintu tribe to restore dwindling salmon. Now — the state is ending its support, with no new funding in sight.

California is ending its financial support for a historic tribal partnership to restore salmon in the McCloud River: calmatters.org/environment/... via @ra-becks.bsky.social

Dodgers don't need Shohei Ohtani's bat, just his arm, in rout of Mets Shohei Ohtani does not start at DH for the Dodgers, but pitches six strong innings of one-run ball as Dodgers defeat the Mets.

Shohei, lol www.latimes.com/sports/dodge...

Border Wall Meets Bipartisan Backlash in Big Bend | Atmos A proposed structure through the national park inspired a rare moment of political unity to protect open spaces.

Trump's push to build a big metal border wall through Big Bend National Park has spurred loud bipartisan pushback in Texas: atmos.earth/political-la... via @mirandagreen.bsky.social

Largest US renewable project begins generating electricity SunZia has quietly begun sending enormous amounts of wind power to California, as President Donald Trump works to thwart the wind industry.

America's largest renewable energy project — a 3.5 gigawatt New Mexico wind farm — has quietly begun sending electricity to California: www.eenews.net/articles/lar...

Park Service broke the law approving mining inside Mojave National Preserve, lawsuit says The National Park Service broke the law when it greenlit an Australian company’s mining operations in the Mojave National Preserve, alleges a lawsuit by the National Parks Conservation Assn.

The Trump administration broke the law by allowing gold mining inside Mojave National Preserve, a lawsuit alleges: www.latimes.com/california/s... via @alex-wigglesworth.bsky.social

Dust storms have overtaken Coachella. Researchers say it's a sign of what's to come Researchers say that dust storms cost the U.S. billions of dollars annually already, and could be getting worse and more economically devastating.

Higher temperatures, bigger dust storms. www.latimes.com/environment/... via @latimes.com

'Scrubs' star Judy Reyes is milking Hollywood for all it's worth For over 30 years, Judy Reyes has graced Hollywood with her fierceness. As the industry fluctuates, the Bronx-born heroine of ABC's "Scrubs" and "High Potential" talks about what grounds her.

'Scrubs' star Judy Reyes is milking Hollywood for all it's worth

Watched the premiere, so good. Lightning strikes twice.

I hadn’t read it until recently and just kept thinking, if Jackie said or did this stuff today, he’d be one of the most divisive figures in American sports. Not sure how anyone can faithfully celebrate Jackie’s legacy without acknowledging that sports are highly political.

My advice for baseball fans on Jackie Robinson Day: If you haven’t read it, check out Jackie’s autobiography, “I Never Had It Made.” Jackie was extensively and publicly involved in politics, before and during and after his MLB career, and he wanted people to know it.

L.A.’s Blue Era: How popular are the Dodgers? Even the Lakers look up at them. Way up In a Loyola Marymount survey asking Los Angeles County residents to identify their favorite among the 12 pro sports teams within the local market, nearly half picked the Dodgers.

L.A.'s Blue Era: How popular are the Dodgers? Even the Lakers look up at them. Way up

Bombs and Porn Are Bad Reasons to Build More Data Centers Is this big AI push supposed to help the U.S. kill more Iranian kids? To help school shooters kill kids at home? Or just to fill the internet with rubbish? We need better answers to this question.

Very much appreciate @katearonoff.bsky.social questioning whether we actually need all these data centers. Too often taken for granted in energy policy circles that the only question is how to mitigate the impacts/extract benefits. newrepublic.com/article/2089...