Los Angeles Climate Reality Project

America Depends Less on Oil Than Ever

“The oil and gas industry’s financial strategy has been ‘pray for war,’ because those are the conditions under which they make money,” said one an oil industry financial analyst. “They have to have a big price spike every few years literally to make ends meet.”
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Virginia to become second state that allows balcony solar Residents of the state will soon be able to use the tech to lower their electricity bills. Gov. Spanberger has made affordability a top legislative…

Virginia’s House just passed a bill to legalize balcony solar — panels that residents can install on their own and plug into a standard outlet.

Governors are promising lower power bills. Here’s the only credible path to deliver. If we treat every new megawatt like it must be served with new poles, wires, substations and peakers, we will lock in another decade of rate shock, write Jigar Shah and Arnab Pal from Deploy Action.

We can get way more out of the grid we have already paid for just by deploying batteries and demand flexibility at scale.
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Chapter Meeting with USGBC California's Ben Stapleton — LA Climate Reality Rebuilding & Retrofitting for Resilient, Clean Energy Buildings Our March 29 guest will be Ben Stapleton, Chief Executive Officer for USGBC California . His development and delivery of a portfo...

Join our March 29 call, featuring USGBC California's Ben Stapleton. From rebuilding after fires, to greening our schools, to retrofitting apartments, Ben will discuss how better buildings lead to a more sustainable, resilient, and equitable place for all. www.laclimatereality.org/calendar/202...

California youths plead with appeals court to hear how climate change affects their lives In an appeal, lawyers for 18 California youths argued that regulators discount children's future health when weighing environmental policies.

Eighteen Californians, ages 10 to 19, are asking an appeals court to OK their claims that the EPA discriminates against children by ignoring the long-term health benefits of climate regulations. @blancabegert.bsky.social
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Watch: Plug In America's Joel Levin joined us to discuss the EV transition. He argued that EV sales are rising globally and having divergent vehicle technologies for the U.S. and the rest of the world is unsustainable, and EVs will be the winning technology. www.laclimatereality.org/2026-03-03-c...

Six volunteer slots are available March 7-8, 8AM - 5PM. Volunteers must be 12 years of age or older.

Click here to learn more: www.laclimatereality.org/calendar/202...

Volunteers will have an opportunity to learn about reconditioning compacted soil, creating eco-friendly weed barriers, determining soil type, mulching, planting techniques and establishment care for California native plants, water capture design options, and much more.

Volunteer: 2026 Lawn to Habitat Conversion - Exposition Park — LA Climate Reality Help us transform a traditional lawn into habitat and learn how and why! Join the Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance , LA Climate Reality, Surfrider, and other partners for th...

Volunteer in LA this weekend at 2026's "Lawn to Habitat" lawn conversion project.

This hands-on volunteering & learning opportunity transforms a water-hungry, monoculture grass lawn on a multifamily property into a biodiverse habitat over just 2 days.

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Contributor: In wildfire country, EVs aren’t a grid problem — they’re a power solution California needs a smarter, more flexible power grid — and EVs are actually one of the most powerful tools we have to strengthen it.

#EVs are a critical grid reliability and electricity affordability solution. New @latimes.com opinion piece calls for #EV investments to deliver benefits. #CALeg, @assemblydems.bsky.social, @casendems.bsky.social, use the budget to invest in EV car and truck incentives! #InvestInCleanAir

Flyer for meeting with Joel Levin. Photo of Joel in a blue circle on a green background. Text: Los Angeles Climate Reality: Countering Anti-EV Propaganda. Wondering if an EV is right for you? Plug In America's Joel Levin will answer your EV questions!

Join our chapter call with special guest Joel Levin of Plug In America next Tuesday, March 3 at 7pm Pacific. Join us to hear why despite the federal EV tax credit going away, electric vehicles are still getting better, more affordable, and easier to charge. www.laclimatereality.org/2026-03-03-c...

Flyer for meeting with Joel Levin. Photo of Joel in a blue circle on a green background. Text: Los Angeles Climate Reality: Countering Anti-EV Propaganda. Wondering if an EV is right for you? Plug In America's Joel Levin will answer your EV questions!

Join our chapter call with special guest Joel Levin of Plug In America next Tuesday, March 3 at 7pm Pacific. Join us to hear why despite the federal EV tax credit going away, electric vehicles are still getting better, more affordable, and easier to charge. www.laclimatereality.org/2026-03-03-c...

There’s a BIG UPDATE to the progress of plug-in solar across the U.S. 🙌 Inspired by Utah’s law, 23 are now proposing policies to make affordable, accessible solar available for all. Take a look if your state is on the list ⬇️

A new climate movement takes shape These fossil fuel protests started in Los Angeles and have spread across the country.

On Tuesday, climate activists rallied at 10 stadiums across the U.S., from Los Angeles to St. Louis to Philadelphia.

It was the first national day of protest against fossil fuel sponsorships in American sports. I doubt it will be the last.

My story: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/climate-pr...

Same thing happened in Midwest solar project comments, fake ai posts. Astroturf 2.0.
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#cspan #cspanwj

The most consequential decision SCAQMD has ever made was swayed by 20k AI generated comments. The full scope is not know at this time, but at least some of the AI comments were submitted without the knowledge of the people attributed. There were at least 100 of us in person in the room… (1/2)

Southern California air board rejected pollution rules after AI-generated flood of comments SoCal’s pollution authority scrapped a plan to phase out gas-powered appliances after receiving more than 20,000 emails sent by an AI-powered platform called CiviClick.

The LA Times just published an exposé showing that opponents of South Coast AQMD's proposed zero-emission appliance rules generated thousands of fake comments using AI. Based on these fake emails, the Board voted down the rules last year. They need to reconsider it! www.latimes.com/environment/...

power transformers mentioned in halftime show ⚡️

The Rise of the All-Electric Luxury Kitchen

The NY Times on the Rise of the All-Electric Luxury Kitchen: A growing number of designers, architects and developers are adding all-electric kitchens to some of the highest-end homes. Induction cooktops are powering a slate of sleeker, more modern designs. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/r...

California's New EV Rebate Is Only For First-Time Electric Car Buyers California's $200 million EV incentive program will help fill the gap left by the federal EV tax credit's early expiration.

California's new EV incentive proposal is arguably how the federal government should have handled things in the first place

Paris street filled with people on bikes

Paris “school street” with kids and greening. No cars.

It’s common sense to proactively address/mitigate climate change.

It’s common sense to reduce pollution, emissions and particulates in cities.

It’s common sense to proactively cool cities, quiet cities, clean cities.

It’s common sense to move more people in less space and with lower public costs.

EVs are already making your air cleaner A study in California finds that even small increases in EV adoption lead to measurable drops in neighborhood-level air pollution.

EVs are already making your air cleaner

As of today, 25 out of 50 US states have introduced plug-in solar legislation.

Correction: Livestreaming on YouTube! Register for an event reminder.

Under the climate-denying Trump regime, the Environmental Protection Agency plans to stop considering health impacts when setting pollution limits and calculate only the cost to businesses.

This is what literally choosing profit over people (and planet) looks like.

https://nyti.ms/49v8Sq8

I was right. The L.A. fires changed nothing A year after Altadena and Pacific Palisades burned, "climate change" has exited the chat.

One of the best stories written in the wake of last year's fires was by @sammyroth.bsky.social, titled: “Los Angeles is a climate disaster. The fires will change nothing.”

Glad to see him follow up with this very correct assessment that absolutely nothing has changed

Can You SORT It? Learn about your community’s waste diversion programs in a fun way with our brand new waste sorting game. Sort materials correctly and win fun items to build your own digital park!

Check out the new Sort LA game to see what waste goes where in your city. It's fun! You get to build a park as you go ...
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Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…

* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M

So YES this has been a huge success.

Over 20 New EVs Are Coming In 2026. These Are The Seven I'm Most Excited About We’ve been waiting for the next generation of EVs to arrive—cheaper, faster, better. Next year, they’ll finally be here.

We’ve been waiting for the next generation of EVs to arrive—cheaper, faster, better. Next year, they’ll finally be here. Here are our top picks for 2026 and beyond.

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