Sammy Roth

author of the Boiling Point column in the Los Angeles Times

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Environmentalists are urging the Dodgers to drop a main sponsor, oil company Phillips 66, which owns the 76 chain of gas stations.

Dodgers fans call for team to cut ties with big oil

Environmentalists are urging the Dodgers to drop a main sponsor, oil company Phillips 66, which owns the 76 chain of gas stations.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

In the Mojave Desert, the sprawl of solar panels would help the U.S. get off fossil fuels, but it threatens habitats of native plants and animals.

Some environmentalists are having a problem with solar panels

In the Mojave Desert, the sprawl of solar panels would help the U.S. get off fossil fuels, but it threatens habitats of native plants and animals.

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The Imperial Valley is known for agriculture. But some farmers there are switching from crops to solar panels, which would change important features of the region.

Imperial Valley farmers planting solar panels instead of crops

The Imperial Valley is known for agriculture. But some farmers there are switching from crops to solar panels, which would change important features of the region.

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