Kathy Halbower
@khalbower.bsky.social
Collecting info, mostly on environmental issues
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We have a lot of conversations with people about why everyone needs to care about methane. Once we explain they usually say, "I had no idea."
This video helps explain why we care about this so much.
This video helps explain why we care about this so much.
The Methane Emergency Brake
YouTube video by Oilfield Witness
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January 26, 2026 at 6:16 PM
We have a lot of conversations with people about why everyone needs to care about methane. Once we explain they usually say, "I had no idea."
This video helps explain why we care about this so much.
This video helps explain why we care about this so much.
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But this was okay…
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
But this was okay…
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Our own @falco82.bsky.social is quoted in this great article from Mark Olalde and @nickbowlin.bsky.social
“They’re old, they’re just falling apart,” he said....“I wish I could say that it’s unique, but it isn’t.”
“They’re old, they’re just falling apart,” he said....“I wish I could say that it’s unique, but it isn’t.”
“A Fraudulent Scheme”: New Mexico Sues Texas Oil Companies for Walking Away From Their Leaking Wells
New Mexico’s lawsuit accuses three Texas oil executives of pocketing revenue from oil and gas wells and offloading cleanup costs to the public. An investigation in 2024 by ProPublica and Capital & Mai...
www.propublica.org
January 22, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Our own @falco82.bsky.social is quoted in this great article from Mark Olalde and @nickbowlin.bsky.social
“They’re old, they’re just falling apart,” he said....“I wish I could say that it’s unique, but it isn’t.”
“They’re old, they’re just falling apart,” he said....“I wish I could say that it’s unique, but it isn’t.”
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Reducing oil and gas methane emissions is the best way to slow short term warming.
January 22, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Reducing oil and gas methane emissions is the best way to slow short term warming.
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69-22, Americans feel utility costs going up. They are. Believe your own eyes.
Trump keeps inexpensive clean energy off the grid to pay off his big fossil fuel donors. It’s on purpose; a deliberate scam to make you pay more so his corrupt fossil fuel donors make more.
Trump keeps inexpensive clean energy off the grid to pay off his big fossil fuel donors. It’s on purpose; a deliberate scam to make you pay more so his corrupt fossil fuel donors make more.
January 20, 2026 at 9:48 PM
69-22, Americans feel utility costs going up. They are. Believe your own eyes.
Trump keeps inexpensive clean energy off the grid to pay off his big fossil fuel donors. It’s on purpose; a deliberate scam to make you pay more so his corrupt fossil fuel donors make more.
Trump keeps inexpensive clean energy off the grid to pay off his big fossil fuel donors. It’s on purpose; a deliberate scam to make you pay more so his corrupt fossil fuel donors make more.
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From a decade ago, March 2016. And now here we are. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/don...
Opinion | Is this the end of the West as we know it?
We may be two or three bad elections away from the end of the liberal world order.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:25 AM
From a decade ago, March 2016. And now here we are. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/don...
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Last year we took a group of Japanese journalists on a tour of the LNG facilities on the Gulf and through the Permian oilfields.
Japan is heavily invested in the global LNG industry but awareness of the climate impacts of methane emissions are low in Japan. This article hopes to change that.
Japan is heavily invested in the global LNG industry but awareness of the climate impacts of methane emissions are low in Japan. This article hopes to change that.
January 20, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Last year we took a group of Japanese journalists on a tour of the LNG facilities on the Gulf and through the Permian oilfields.
Japan is heavily invested in the global LNG industry but awareness of the climate impacts of methane emissions are low in Japan. This article hopes to change that.
Japan is heavily invested in the global LNG industry but awareness of the climate impacts of methane emissions are low in Japan. This article hopes to change that.
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Our best chance to stop catastrophic warming is to quickly reduce methane emissions. We won't do this by expanding liquefied natural gas (methane) consumption. We made this video to help people understand the issue.
@profbobhowarth.bsky.social @foejapan.bsky.social @oilchange.bsky.social
@profbobhowarth.bsky.social @foejapan.bsky.social @oilchange.bsky.social
The Methane Emergency Brake
YouTube video by Oilfield Witness
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Our best chance to stop catastrophic warming is to quickly reduce methane emissions. We won't do this by expanding liquefied natural gas (methane) consumption. We made this video to help people understand the issue.
@profbobhowarth.bsky.social @foejapan.bsky.social @oilchange.bsky.social
@profbobhowarth.bsky.social @foejapan.bsky.social @oilchange.bsky.social
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Even with Trump stooges cooking the books for his big fossil fuel donors, renewables still won — cheaper and cleaner. www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
Chart: How the US electricity mix changed last year
Solar and coal were up, and gas, surprisingly, was down. Here are the numbers behind a wild year for the U.S. power sector.
www.canarymedia.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Even with Trump stooges cooking the books for his big fossil fuel donors, renewables still won — cheaper and cleaner. www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
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Coal-generated power has fallen for the first time in 52 years in India and China, indicating that coal usage in both countries might peak before 2030. Despite energy use increasing, renewable energy sources made up the difference. By @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social for @carbonbrief.org
Analysis: Coal power drops in China and India for first time in 52 years after clean-energy records - Carbon Brief
Coal power generation fell in both China and India in 2025, after each nation added record amounts of clean energy
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January 18, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Coal-generated power has fallen for the first time in 52 years in India and China, indicating that coal usage in both countries might peak before 2030. Despite energy use increasing, renewable energy sources made up the difference. By @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social for @carbonbrief.org
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Having captured the Supreme Court, corrupted the U.S. Congress, and occupied the executive branch from the inside, why would they not expand their corrupt ambitions overseas?
www.somo.nl/the-secretiv...
www.somo.nl/the-secretiv...
The secretive cabal of US polluters that is rewriting the EU’s human rights and climate law - SOMO
Leaked documents reveal how a secretive alliance of eleven large multinational enterprises has worked to tear down the EU’s flagship human rights and climate law, the Corporate Sustainability Due Dili...
www.somo.nl
January 18, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Having captured the Supreme Court, corrupted the U.S. Congress, and occupied the executive branch from the inside, why would they not expand their corrupt ambitions overseas?
www.somo.nl/the-secretiv...
www.somo.nl/the-secretiv...
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Trump’s DOJ still hasn’t complied with the Epstein Files Transparency Act www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/u...
Trump Announces 10 Percent Tariff on European Countries in Standoff Over Greenland
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Trump’s DOJ still hasn’t complied with the Epstein Files Transparency Act www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/u...
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Last year we went to Memphis to document the emissions from the xAI datacenter turbines. They were bad. Even Trump's EPA seems to agree.
"A US regulator ruled on Thursday that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company had acted illegally by using dozens of methane gas turbines..."
"A US regulator ruled on Thursday that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company had acted illegally by using dozens of methane gas turbines..."
Elon Musk’s xAI datacenter generating extra electricity illegally, regulator rules
Win for Memphis activists who say ‘Colossus’ facilities add extra pollution to already overburdened communities
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Last year we went to Memphis to document the emissions from the xAI datacenter turbines. They were bad. Even Trump's EPA seems to agree.
"A US regulator ruled on Thursday that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company had acted illegally by using dozens of methane gas turbines..."
"A US regulator ruled on Thursday that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company had acted illegally by using dozens of methane gas turbines..."
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You’ve heard me on zettajoules before; now it’s up to 23 — about 45 times more excess heat into oceans than mankind’s entire energy production.
The Oceans Just Keep Getting Hotter
For the eighth year in a row, the world’s oceans absorbed a record-breaking amount of heat in 2025. It was equivalent to the energy it would take to boil 2 billion Olympic swimming pools.
www.wired.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:21 PM
You’ve heard me on zettajoules before; now it’s up to 23 — about 45 times more excess heat into oceans than mankind’s entire energy production.
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“I’d been thinking there’s no way to fight big money; they always win. But then I had a better thought. What if we get serious about building our power to stop them?”
a profile of James Hiatt from @betterbayou.bsky.social
a profile of James Hiatt from @betterbayou.bsky.social
The Shift: Campaigning to Protect a Coastal Community
James Hiatt, founder of For a Better Bayou, fights for alternatives to fossil fuels in Louisiana, driven by personal transformation and community empowerment.
bluedotliving.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:40 PM
“I’d been thinking there’s no way to fight big money; they always win. But then I had a better thought. What if we get serious about building our power to stop them?”
a profile of James Hiatt from @betterbayou.bsky.social
a profile of James Hiatt from @betterbayou.bsky.social
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The @wildearthguardians.bsky.social New Mexico Spills of the year feature a lot of Charlie's work.
WildEarth Guardians on Instagram: "Here they are, New Mexico – your top spillers of 2025! Out of 38,153 oil and gas spills reported in New Mexico in 2025, just five companies caused nearly 56% of them...
638 likes, 19 comments - wildearthguardians on January 13, 2026: "Here they are, New Mexico – your top spillers of 2025! Out of 38,153 oil and gas spills reported in New Mexico in 2025, just five comp...
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January 14, 2026 at 4:26 PM
The @wildearthguardians.bsky.social New Mexico Spills of the year feature a lot of Charlie's work.
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The Grid and the Scam.
January 14, 2026 at 2:44 AM
The Grid and the Scam.
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Just some of our work.
January 14, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Just some of our work.
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I’ve called attention to right-wing efforts to capture the courts to do Trump’s political favors. But what happens when those courts don’t do as he wishes?
I’m headed to the Senate floor for my 36th Scheme speech.
I’m headed to the Senate floor for my 36th Scheme speech.
January 14, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I’ve called attention to right-wing efforts to capture the courts to do Trump’s political favors. But what happens when those courts don’t do as he wishes?
I’m headed to the Senate floor for my 36th Scheme speech.
I’m headed to the Senate floor for my 36th Scheme speech.
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When we get more quantification of methane emissions from oil and gas the numbers are never good. That is because methane is invisible and its an easy crime to get away with.
"results were anywhere from 23% lower to 316% higher than methane estimates typically used in LCAs"
"results were anywhere from 23% lower to 316% higher than methane estimates typically used in LCAs"
Open-source model more accurately measures greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas
McGill engineering researchers have introduced an open-source model that makes it easier for experts and non-experts alike to evaluate greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. natural gas supply chains and ...
phys.org
January 13, 2026 at 2:18 PM
When we get more quantification of methane emissions from oil and gas the numbers are never good. That is because methane is invisible and its an easy crime to get away with.
"results were anywhere from 23% lower to 316% higher than methane estimates typically used in LCAs"
"results were anywhere from 23% lower to 316% higher than methane estimates typically used in LCAs"
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Gates finally admits that without a global carbon price, we will fail on climate, then says it’s unachievable, ignoring that CBAM exists.
Bill Gates funds many green energy tech solutions, but he says true climate action really needs this to succeed
In his annual look-ahead letter, the billionaire and philanthropist warns that markets alone can't save the planet.
www.fastcompany.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Gates finally admits that without a global carbon price, we will fail on climate, then says it’s unachievable, ignoring that CBAM exists.
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More great work from Gaige at Texas Observer on the real impacts of LNG facilities on the local communities where they are located.
Featured story from @gaigedavila.bsky.social: “I don’t even see a future for nobody, based on our government. If we don’t die from toxic poisoning, we’re gonna die from being broke and sick. When will we ever see the American dream?”
Peering Into the Rio Grande Valley’s Fossil Fuel Future
As deep South Texas prepares for its first gas export facility, communities along the Gulf Coast offer cautionary tales.
www.texasobserver.org
January 12, 2026 at 8:24 PM
More great work from Gaige at Texas Observer on the real impacts of LNG facilities on the local communities where they are located.
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"On highways across the United States, truck drivers are hauling hazardous oil and gas waste materials without being given proper hazardous materials (HAZMAT) certification, putting communities and drivers in danger."
From @earthjustice.org
From @earthjustice.org
Truck Drivers Exposed to Hazardous Oil and Gas Waste Fight for Their Rights — and Lives
Drivers exposed to several types of life-threatening oil and gas waste are now asking the Department of Transportation to enforce regulations to protect them.
earthjustice.org
January 9, 2026 at 3:33 PM
"On highways across the United States, truck drivers are hauling hazardous oil and gas waste materials without being given proper hazardous materials (HAZMAT) certification, putting communities and drivers in danger."
From @earthjustice.org
From @earthjustice.org
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"Just this week, The Guardian quoted Sharon Wilson, a former oil and gas worker who has documented methane releases for more than a decade, saying that xAi’s Colossus data center in Memphis is spewing more emissions than a large power plant."
AI’s carbon footprint could be enormous: Are there pathways to net-zero?
AI server deployment across the US could generate between 24 to 44 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually by 2030. That’s like adding 5 to 10 million cars to American roads.
cybernews.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:16 PM
"Just this week, The Guardian quoted Sharon Wilson, a former oil and gas worker who has documented methane releases for more than a decade, saying that xAi’s Colossus data center in Memphis is spewing more emissions than a large power plant."