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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

a blatant violation of our most basic first amendment rights

Kyla @boysek.bsky.social · 1d

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/10/w...

WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 1d

Exist in public? They can arrest you.

Sitting quietly in your home. They can arrest you, and take all your stuff

thematthill.bsky.social @thematthill.bsky.social · 3d

Wow. Greg Bovino admits on camera that his agents can detain people if you look scared, change your demeanor, or grip a steering wheel too tight.

As his unmasked agents walk around with large guns to scare you, they may arrest you just for that — even if you're a U.S. citizen.

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Emily Sanders @emdashsanders.bsky.social · 1d

this is why it's so important to document these claims at all stages -- thank you for your work, @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social!

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Emily Sanders @emdashsanders.bsky.social · 1d

A new study in @nature.com shows the world’s biggest oil and gas companies contribute less than 1.5% to renewable energy capacity — despite claiming for years to be leading the energy transition.

one law prof said it "could influence a jury" in climate lawsuits

www.exxonknews.org/p/study-oil-...

Study: Oil companies are not ‘part of the solution’

New research in the journal Nature reveals oil and gas companies own a “marginal” share of global renewable capacity, years after claiming they would lead the energy transition.

www.exxonknews.org

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Alan Zibel @alanzibel.bsky.social · 4d

White House offers white glove, concierge service to fossil fuel companies.

Meanwhile, wind and solar aren’t even allowed to check into the Motel 6.

Great scoop from @jakespring.bsky.social

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

White House offers ‘concierge’ service to fossil fuel firms, official says

Brittany Kelm, a senior policy adviser for the National Energy Dominance Council, detailed in a podcast how the council works to advance fossil fuel projects.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Oliver Milman @olliemilman.bsky.social · 3d

More than 40 Trump administration picks tied directly to oil, gas and coal, analysis shows www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

More than 40 Trump administration picks tied directly to oil, gas and coal, analysis shows

Report looks at White House nominees and appointees and agencies dictating energy, environment and climate policy

www.theguardian.com

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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 9d

"As we see in the actions of the Trump administration, the U.S. government tilts the playing field in favor of oil and gas," Guenther said. "Their mantra is that fossil energy is
'affordable' energy, but the price of fossil fuels is subsidized by the public and their costs externalized on to the public. In fact, once it's installed, clean energy is the cheapest energy in human history — without subsidies."

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Emily Sanders @emdashsanders.bsky.social · 4d

The fossil fuel industry is suddenly concerned about Trump trying to withdraw permits for wind projects because they fear a future admin could do the same to oil projects. Might have been worth thinking about before...

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Emily Sanders @emdashsanders.bsky.social · 8d

The top energy official for the U.S. government — which will now provide more than $34 billion a year to the fossil fuel industry — is claiming there are no oil and gas subsidies.

DOE officials are banned from using the words "Tax breaks/tax credits/subsidies”.

www.exxonknews.org/p/the-fossil...

The fossil fuel subsidy denier-in-chief

Fossil fuel companies are getting propped up with billions in tax dollars, but the U.S. energy secretary claims otherwise.

www.exxonknews.org

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Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 17d

In St. James Parish, Exxon plans to lay carbon pipeline alarmingly close to homes, businesses | The Lens thelensnola.org/2025/09/18/i...

In St. James Parish, Exxon plans to lay carbon pipeline alarmingly close to homes, businesses | The Lens

Experts and residents decry hazards to people and lack of regulations, transparency

thelensnola.org

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Truthout @truthout.org · 9d

A California bill awaiting Newsom’s signature would set a pathway to eliminate the state’s trailblazing moratorium on pipelines used to transport carbon dioxide. The fossil fuel industry lobbied to shape the legislation, which could allow pipelines to be built without strict distance requirements.

California Bill Could Set Dangerous Precedent Around Carbon Dioxide Pipelines

If industry continues to dictate the terms of legislation, more communities could see such pipelines in their backyards.

truthout.org

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Emily Sanders @emdashsanders.bsky.social · 8d

The top energy official for the U.S. government — which will now provide more than $34 billion a year to the fossil fuel industry — is claiming there are no oil and gas subsidies.

DOE officials are banned from using the words "Tax breaks/tax credits/subsidies”.

www.exxonknews.org/p/the-fossil...

The fossil fuel subsidy denier-in-chief

Fossil fuel companies are getting propped up with billions in tax dollars, but the U.S. energy secretary claims otherwise.

www.exxonknews.org

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Oil Change International @oilchange.bsky.social · 9d

Excellent new piece from @emdashsanders.bsky.social on why the Trump admin is so keen to deny the existence of fossil fuel subsidies, featuring @whitehouse.senate.gov, @doctorvive.bsky.social, and @collinrees.bsky.social.

www.exxonknews.org/p/the-fossil...

The fossil fuel subsidy denier-in-chief

Fossil fuel companies are getting propped up with billions in tax dollars, but the U.S. energy secretary claims otherwise.

www.exxonknews.org

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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 10d

Cuomo is bought by oil & gas, real estate, wall street... all the big polluters.👎

As Gov, Cuomo tried to override NYC Local Law 97, the world's most-important city-level climate/jobs law. 😡

Guess who helped stop him then? Initials are Z-M 😀

www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/09/30/c...

Chevron Director Pumps $1 Million Into Pro-Cuomo Super PAC - EXPOSEDbyCMD

Oil industry heir John Hess, the longtime former CEO of Hess Corporation and current director at Chevron, is tied for the second largest donor to Fix the City, a super PAC backing former New York Gove...

www.exposedbycmd.org

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Emily Sanders @emdashsanders.bsky.social · 11d

“We are very untrusting of the oil and gas industry to carry this out safely, because they’ve already had their infrastructure leaking for so many years."

The Lever @levernews.com · 11d

California risks setting a dangerous precedent as states struggle to protect people from the oil industry’s buildout of carbon dioxide pipelines. www.levernews.com/a-climate-le...

A Climate Leader Could Put Big Oil’s Risky Pipelines Next To Homes, Wildlife

California risks setting a dangerous precedent as states struggle to protect people from the oil industry’s buildout of carbon dioxide pipelines.

www.levernews.com

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Pipeline Safety Trust @pstrust.bsky.social · 11d

“With federal safety rules on carbon dioxide pipelines eliminated and no replacements in sight, it will be up to states to keep communities safe, said Caram of Pipeline Safety Trust.”

www.exxonknews.org/p/california...

California opens the door for Big Oil’s CO2 pipeline plans

States will be responsible for keeping people safe as the oil industry pushes a massive buildout of carbon dioxide pipelines near communities.

www.exxonknews.org

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Victoria Bogdan Tejeda @vbogg.bsky.social · 11d

Excellent piece by @emdashsanders.bsky.social for
@levernews.com

California set to unleash CO2 pipelines for CCS, thanks in part to fossil fuel lobbyists:

California opens the door for Big Oil’s CO2 pipeline plans

States will be responsible for keeping people safe as the oil industry pushes a massive buildout of carbon dioxide pipelines near communities.

www.exxonknews.org

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Emily Sanders @emdashsanders.bsky.social · 11d

“We are very untrusting of the oil and gas industry to carry this out safely, because they’ve already had their infrastructure leaking for so many years."

The Lever @levernews.com · 11d

California risks setting a dangerous precedent as states struggle to protect people from the oil industry’s buildout of carbon dioxide pipelines. www.levernews.com/a-climate-le...

A Climate Leader Could Put Big Oil’s Risky Pipelines Next To Homes, Wildlife

California risks setting a dangerous precedent as states struggle to protect people from the oil industry’s buildout of carbon dioxide pipelines.

www.levernews.com

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Emily Sanders @emdashsanders.bsky.social · 11d

California is setting a path to lift its moratorium on CO2 pipelines with new safety regs. But the state won't set a distance requirement protecting communities, which oil lobbyists opposed.

Advocates say it's a recipe for disaster. from me & @levernews.com

www.exxonknews.org/p/california...

California opens the door for Big Oil’s CO2 pipeline plans

States will be responsible for keeping people safe as the oil industry pushes a massive buildout of carbon dioxide pipelines near communities.

www.exxonknews.org

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The Lever @levernews.com · 11d

California risks setting a dangerous precedent as states struggle to protect people from the oil industry’s buildout of carbon dioxide pipelines. www.levernews.com/a-climate-le...

A Climate Leader Could Put Big Oil’s Risky Pipelines Next To Homes, Wildlife

California risks setting a dangerous precedent as states struggle to protect people from the oil industry’s buildout of carbon dioxide pipelines.

www.levernews.com

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Emily Sanders @emdashsanders.bsky.social · 11d

California is setting a path to lift its moratorium on CO2 pipelines with new safety regs. But the state won't set a distance requirement protecting communities, which oil lobbyists opposed.

Advocates say it's a recipe for disaster. from me & @levernews.com

www.exxonknews.org/p/california...

California opens the door for Big Oil’s CO2 pipeline plans

States will be responsible for keeping people safe as the oil industry pushes a massive buildout of carbon dioxide pipelines near communities.

www.exxonknews.org

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Emily Sanders @emdashsanders.bsky.social · 12d

also throwback to gas industry reps preparing for extreme weather a month before the Texas floods 🫣 it's as if they've been doing this for decades www.exxonknews.org/p/abbott-say...

Abbott says megafloods are “just part of nature.” The fossil fuel industry disagrees.

One month before the Texas floods, gas industry representatives gathered to discuss how to protect themselves from worsening extreme weather.

www.exxonknews.org

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Emily Sanders @emdashsanders.bsky.social · 12d

"We also hope this recognition will prompt a reexamination of the role of advocacy in journalism at this pivotal moment in American history, when First Amendment freedoms and the very existence of democracy and the rule of law are under severe threat." 👏

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Emily Sanders @emdashsanders.bsky.social · 12d

"We see his reporting, and his advocacy on behalf of people who are being savaged by an overheating Earth, as fitting squarely into the arc of history representing the best of what journalism can do."

@coveringclimatenow.org on @billmckibben.bsky.social

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Newsrooms Can Learn From Bill McKibben's Climate Journalism

Some traditional journalists complain that McKibben is an advocate — the same criticism Woodward and Bernstein faced during Watergate.

www.rollingstone.com

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Martha Pskowski @psskow.bsky.social · 23d

Excellent reporting from Bloomberg on the produced water problem in the Permian Basin and the Railroad Commission's recalcitrant response.

www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Texas Oil Boom Leaves a Toxic Legacy of Its Own Making

Toxic wastewater is spreading across America’s biggest oil field, posing a pressing threat to a basin that has grown into a cornerstone of global markets

www.bloomberg.com

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