Be sure to check out this panel happening today if you are attending #ClimateWeekNYC! Our own @kellyemitchell.bsky.social will be there along with these other incredible voices - don't miss it!

Wednesday at #ClimateWeekNYC: "Fossil Fuel Accountability in the Trump Era" Moderated by NPR's @michaelcopley1.bsky.social and featuring @iylas.bsky.social, Kelly Mitchell of @fieldnotes.co, former congressional investigator Aria Kovalovich, and Ben Franta of Oxford Sustainable Law Programme.

"Over 40 months — from May 2021 to September 2024 — oil companies applied for more than 12,000 flaring and venting permits, while the Railroad Commission rejected just 53 of them, a 99.6% approval rate, according to the data." www.propublica.org/article/texa...

This is awesome work and such an important story.

Bombshell reporting by @propublica.org & @insideclimatenews.org describes massive flaring and venting from Texas oil wells, discrediting the oil & gas industry’s claim that natural gas and LNG are “clean” energy. www.propublica.org/article/texa...

🚨 from Argus Media: @exxonmobiloil.bsky.social ends its membership with AXPC b/c of the group's "aggressive" opposition to environmental regs. This comes after @washingtonpost.com reported on internal docs obtained by @fieldnotes.co exposing AXPC 's efforts. www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-...

Great reporting from @emdashsanders.bsky.social highlighting the hypocrisy from the oil & gas industry around methane rules. Industry has publicly claimed to support the rules while working behind-the-scenes to weaken measures that would hold them accountable. www.exxonknews.org/p/with-metha...

Great work by @kmkowalski.bsky.social & @canarymedia.com on this story showing just how much the O&G industry is running the show in Ohio on CCS. They wrote the bill, wined + dined sponsors, lined up witnesses, etc—even by lobbying standards, this one stands out. www.canarymedia.com/articles/car...

A new investigation by @kmkowalski.bsky.social and @canarymedia.com, with documents obtained by Fieldnotes, reveals a coordinated effort by oil lobbyists to write and introduce carbon capture and storage legislation. www.canarymedia.com/articles/car...

Carbon capture is touted as a way to cut greenhouse gas emissions driving human-caused climate change. But public records shared by @fieldnotes.co show oil & gas interests are in the driver's seat shaping Ohio's HB 170. @canarymedia.com @ejtodaynews.bsky.social www.canarymedia.com/articles/car...

"Changing the AMT for oil producers was a pillar of AXPC’s internal plan for dismantling Biden-era climate policies, which was disclosed by The Washington Post in October." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Big Oil encouraged Republicans to nuke the filibuster to get this done. Here’s API’s Mike Sommers telling Sen. Thune, “We would highly encourage you to look at [the California rule] as an option for the CRA. And we believe that you can do it,” in January: youtu.be/sqtLs3YJ1CU?...

Our very own @kellyemitchell.bsky.social is on @marketplace.org's podcast #HowWeSurvive with @amyscott.bsky.social to discuss all things ESG - from the rise of investing to the backlash against it. You can find the first episode here: www.marketplace.org/episode/2025... Check it out!

"Fieldnotes found she had systematically concealed public records during her previous time at the Interior, concealing information about her extensive interactions with oil and gas executives." grist.org/accountabili... @loisparshley.bsky.social @gristnews.bsky.social

Nice find by our friends over at documented.net!

cc: @ashleyrparker.bsky.social + @michaelscherer.bsky.social @theatlantic.com

“Doug the Diva” Burgum used a U.S. Park Police helicopter to avoid a 30-40 min drive to Air Force One. Interior said the helo was necessary bc Burgum “was slated to staff POTUS for a trip over the Gulf of America.” That trip over the “Gulf of America”? It was to the Super Bowl.

MacGregor at her confirmation hearing this morning: “Sunshine is always important for this committee, and also for the American people to understand how their government is working.” Last time MacGregor was at Interior she hid public records re: Harold Hamm and other oil heavyweights. 🤔

Trump's pick for the No. 2 spot at Interior, Kate MacGregor, has her confirmation hearing this morning. Records from our team reveal she *concealed information* regarding oil & gas magnate Harold Hamm and other influential fossil fuel execs. fieldnotes.co/reporting/th...

NEW: Trump admin halts billions of $$$ approved by Congress to clean up wells abandoned by the oil & gas industry. Read @nickbowlin.bsky.social's story for @highcountrynews.bsky.social w/ records from @fieldnotes.co: www.hcn.org/articles/tru...

ICYMI 👇👇

Since DCI Group is in the news today, re-upping this @fieldnotes.co investigation that revealed DCI's role in an elaborate off-the-books shadow lobbying campaign on behalf of BlackRock—and featuring Lee Zeldin. fieldnotes.co/investigatio...

Want to investigate the oil & gas industry? We're looking to add a new researcher and research fellow to our team. You can find more information on how to apply here: fieldnotes.co/reporting/fi...

Not the first time Energy Transfer chairman Kelcy Warren's Trump donations are relevant; won't be the last. He gave more than $13MM to Trump + Trump-backing groups in 2024:

This is a good way to report this, tell us who will benefit from tearing down oversight. Less "Trump kills climate rules" more "Trump's corporate oil backers get what they want." Also corporations should tell us how their business impacts climate (and how climate impacts business) wapo.st/4hFClAt

For you visual learners: Here's how new EPA chief Lee Zeldin got paid by both sides in the ESG fight—he simultaneously was working for BlackRock AND for the right-wing forces waging war *against* BlackRock. Check out the full @fieldnotes.co investigation: fieldnotes.co/investigatio...

🚨NEW @fieldnotes.co investigation: EPA chief Lee Zeldin was paid to take part in an off-the-books lobbying campaign last year on behalf of BlackRock, aka MAGA’s most-hated financial firm. Here’s the 🧵w/ the 🧾s

Interesting thread by my @fieldnotes.co colleague @joshvoorhees.bsky.social on the links between oil & gas, AI, and MAGA 👇

PSA: The people destroying the planet have names and faces that they'd rather you not recognize or remember.

Kelcy Warren’s Energy Transfer inked a major deal this week to sell natural gas to an “AI-focused” data center-to-be. The deal hasn't gotten tons of attention (bc, um, rhymes w/ shm-onstitutional shm-ises) but it illustrates the troika that is AI, oil & gas, and MAGA. 🧵[1/]

Interior nominee Doug Burgum hosted a large number of oil, gas and coal execs for dinner in the after hours of an oil conference in May. Great work by @fldnotes.bsky.social obtaining the “VIP Dinner” guest list and other documents. www.desmog.com/2025/01/27/t...

NEW: @nytimes.com reports fracking billionaire Harold Hamm has forged close ties w/ Trump's pick for Interior Secretary, Doug Burgum. (Documents obtained by Fieldnotes.) www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/c...

Oil billionaires are throwing a swanky party to celebrate Trump's inauguration, according to an invitation sent to Doug Burgum by billionaire fracking magnate Harold Hamm. Hamm promises "a remarkable experience to commemorate this momentous occasion." www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/c...

Thank you! 🙏

Our favourite pieces of climate journalism from 2024, selected by our reporters. Featuring @fldnotes.bsky.social @carbonbrief.org, @propublica.org unearthed.greenpeace.org/2024/12/26/b...

Meet Fieldnotes: @joshvoorhees.bsky.social is a research and communications specialist, investigating the political and corporate actors driving the climate crisis and harming public health. Previously, Josh was a reporter for Slate, Politico + E&ENews and has appeared in multiple outlets.

Leaked documents from the plastics industry group National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) reveal how major petrochemical and plastics companies have been campaigning to counter growing "anti-plastic sentiment," particularly among environmentally conscious young people. @nytimes.com

Newly revealed documents show that plastics companies are paying influencers, including Dennis Quaid, to convince unsuspecting social media users and TV viewers that because their products are totally recyclable, we've got nothing to worry about: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/c...

Meet one of Fieldnotes' researchers @juliakane.bsky.social. A former journalist and fact-checker for outlets like Inside Climate News and Grist, Julia's work focuses on how the oil and gas industry influences public policy. She previously served in the U.S. Coast Guard.

Meet the team: @coletterosenberg.bsky.social is a researcher with Fieldnotes and investigates rightwing climate denial groups as well as oil & gas industry influences on public officials. She previously worked as a researcher with Documented and at NPR with their Archives and Data Strategy team.

Meet the Fieldnotes team: @kellyemitchell.bsky.social, Executive Director, bringing nearly two decades of experience holding fossil fuel corporations accountable. Her research includes energy finance, upstream o&g, and dark money. More of her and the team's work at www.fieldnotes.co

It's official! Fieldnotes has launched! We are excited to bring you investigations from the oil & gas industry-revealing how corporations, dark money and lobbyists work to delay climate action. Find us on all social channels and sign up for our substack. www.fieldnotes.co

@fldnotes.bsky.social collaborated with @emorwee.bsky.social at HEATED to publish this fresh look at the oil & gas industry's strategy for dismantling climate policy under Trump 2.0:

NEW: The AXPC trade group laid out its strategy in the "2025 Policy Roadmap" for members like @exxonmobiloil.bsky.social & many others in the next four years. These plans would destroy levers for tackling the climate crisis + protecting public health. fieldnotes.substack.com/p/big-oils-p...

We don't need to speculate - here's a frightening road-map from the mouth of #BigOil to help us prepare for the fights ahead. fieldnotes.substack.com/p/big-oils-p...

We have a new collaboration with @emorwee.bsky.social that takes a look at the oil and gas industry's strategy to dismantle climate policy and boost fossil fuel production during a second Trump administration. More here: fieldnotes.substack.com/p/big-oils-p...

NEW: Leaked materials obtained by @fldnotes.bsky.social reveal a coordinated campaign by petchem & plastic industry to mislead consumers about the recyclability of disposable water bottles & other single-use containers. Story by Hiroko Tabuchi and @nytimes.com here: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/c... 🧵

A few weeks back the @washingtonpost reported on internal AXPC materials we obtained that revealed the oil and gas industry's game plan if Republicans won big in the election. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Coming soon!