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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.

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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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2026 Breakthrough Awards: We've Tested Hundreds Of EVs. These Are The Best Our editors tested dozens of EVs to find out which ones are true breakthroughs, and which are also-rans. These are the stand-outs.

We tested every new EV to find out which ones are true breakthroughs, and which are also-rans.

Welcome to the InsideEVs Breakthrough Awards 2: Electric Boogaloo.

Switching to electric stoves can dramatically cut indoor air pollution A new study links gas and propane stove emissions to asthma and other health risks. Transitioning to electric could reduce exposure by over 50%.

"A new study links gas and propane stove emissions to asthma, lung cancer, and other health risks. Transitioning to electric could reduce exposure by over 50%." news.stanford.edu/stories/2025... via @woods.stanford.edu 🔌💡

Why are famous chefs fighting PFAS bans? The answer, in retrospect, is obvious—and it’s part of a larger campaign to stop bans on Teflon cookware nationwide.

A bunch of famous chefs convinced Gavin Newsom to veto a bill banning nonstick pans with PFAS "forever chemicals." Turns out all the chefs had financial relationships with companies producing and selling the pans: heated.world/p/why-are-fa... via @emorwee.bsky.social @mirandagreen.bsky.social

The Best EV Lease And Finance Deals In December 2025 The electric-vehicle tax credit is gone. But manufacturers are stepping up to offer incredible deals. Here's what you need to know.

The electric-vehicle tax credit is gone. But manufacturers are stepping up to offer incredible deals, including the end-of-year ones. Here's what you need to know.

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“The cost of gas piped into people’s homes rose by 11.7% in September, compared with a year previously”

“A key accelerator of gas prices in the years ahead will probably be Trump’s enthusiastic push to export gas”

Los Angeles says so long to coal The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has stopped receiving coal-powered electricity from its last remaining coal source, the Intermountain Power Project in Utah.

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has stopped receiving any coal-fired power. Mayor Karen Bass calls it a defining moment for the city in transitioning to clean energy. @hayleysmith.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...

What's the deal with balcony solar? Cora Stryker joins me to explain how "plug-in" solar took Europe by storm and is finally, via Utah (?), making its way to America.

Today on Volts: I've had more requests to cover this than almost any other topic in the pod's history, so now, at long last, balcony solar! We dig into how "plug-in solar" took off in Europe & how it's making its way to the US, starting in Utah. Backyard DIY types rejoice!

Oil Producers, but Maybe Not the Planet, Get a Win as Climate Talks End

COP30 was mostly a bust. The final agreement said nothing about fossil fuels: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/c...

The skies cleared just in time for a beautiful remembrance of Melanie Winter’s life at Rio de Los Angeles State Park, a 247-acre public space she fought to create so Angelenos could have access to their river. A mosaic bench by artist Suzanne Siegel will be restored in Melanie’s honor

LAX approved $1.5 billion to relieve traffic. Opponents say it won’t work Los Angeles World Airports Board of Airport Commissioners this week approved the final $1-billion phase of spending for its new roadway improvement plan around LAX. It's set to be complete just two mo...

LAX traffic planners still haven't figured out "induced demand," critics say: www.latimes.com/california/s...

“No amount of industrial policy can overcome the inefficiency of turning renewable electricity into hydrogen and then back into electricity in a car. The longer Korea maintains its commitment to hydrogen mobility, the more stranded its investments will become.”

In case you missed our conversation on the Gates climate memo yesterday, the recording is now available!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUAX...

It is widely agreed that robust LNG exports from the US will have the effect of globalizing the price of NG, which will in turn have the effect of *raising the price of domestic NG*.

So why aren't all the "focus on affordability" people fighting LNG exports?

A new way to look at the problem Three tough truths about climate What I want everyone at COP30 to know. Bill profile picture By Bill Gates published 1 day ago

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"A new way to look at the problem" - er, no, he's been running this line for DECADES

On the headline: you can absolutely guarantee anyone presenting themselves as telling tough, hard truths is about to deliver some self-aggrandising nonsense

Uber driver accused of intentionally starting fire that destroyed Pacific Palisades Authorities announced the arrest of 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht, who is suspected of setting a fire on New Year’s Eve that eventually became the Palisades fire.

Feels like this article should mention the fact that fossil fuels and climate change massively intensified this fire, making it deadlier than it otherwise would have been, because a lot of ppl will read this story and assume it means climate played no role

💯. @governor.ca.gov - be the Governor that stood up to for-profit utilities and sign #AB1167 to make California the 7th state to protect customers from footing the bill for their lobbying and promotional campaigns!

Prop 50: What you need to know before the Nov. 4 election If approved by voters, the ballot measure would change California’s congressional maps through 2030 in order to favor Democrats in future elections.

The Statewide Special Election is less than a month away, LA!

Here's our explainer on Prop 50: What you need to know before the Nov. 4 election.

If approved by voters, the ballot measure would change California’s congressional maps through 2030 in order to favor Democrats in future elections.