MethaneHunter
@txsharon.bsky.social
Oil & gas pollution is everywhere but it's invisible like germs. I make it visible. It is causing the climate crisis. I show their dirty secrets and expose their fraud and lies. They sue me to shut me up but I win. 5th gen Texan, hate football.
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MethaneHunter
@txsharon.bsky.social
· Nov 11
This is Oilfield Witness
YouTube video by Oilfield Witness
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One reason there is a climate crisis is because oil and gas pollution is invisible. If you could see it with your bare eyes, spewing out from everywhere, you would stop it.
At @oilfieldwitness.bsky.social we make the invisible visible.
youtu.be/iGRVGTb26gI?...
At @oilfieldwitness.bsky.social we make the invisible visible.
youtu.be/iGRVGTb26gI?...
Kirsten just joined Bluesky. Follow her. She will make you smarter especially on the topics of climate change and oil and gas.
We’ll be opening auditions in January for on-camera roles and producers. The cast for each episode will be based on self-reported availability – you won’t be expected to do more than you signed up for.
December 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Kirsten just joined Bluesky. Follow her. She will make you smarter especially on the topics of climate change and oil and gas.
This will be lots of fun so if you care about climate change you should consider participating and/or subscribing.
🎬 Coming soon: auditions for the only late-night climate science infowar quiz show
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Calling all climate science factivists and their allies! Last Week in Climate Infowars— an irreverent but truthy show about climate misinformation, great comebacks, and the absurdity of it all – is launching soon!
December 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This will be lots of fun so if you care about climate change you should consider participating and/or subscribing.
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When I wrote a book about oil train regulations I got to see how regulations were made.
So none of the info in this document about the EU methane regulations surprises me but if the oil and gas companies are in on closed door meetings with regulators, it's unlikely we get real regs.
So none of the info in this document about the EU methane regulations surprises me but if the oil and gas companies are in on closed door meetings with regulators, it's unlikely we get real regs.
The EU recently announced new details on their approach to figuring out how to import US LNG that complies with their regulatory limits for methane emissions. Our team spent the week putting together this overview. We have little confidence the proposed solutions will deliver the promised results.
EU Methane Regulations: Trace and Claim - Oilfield Witness
The current negotiations around EU/US methane regulations are being sold to the public based on a major unproven assumption which is being repeated by many of the largest “green” NGOs in Europe and th...
oilfieldwitness.org
December 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
When I wrote a book about oil train regulations I got to see how regulations were made.
So none of the info in this document about the EU methane regulations surprises me but if the oil and gas companies are in on closed door meetings with regulators, it's unlikely we get real regs.
So none of the info in this document about the EU methane regulations surprises me but if the oil and gas companies are in on closed door meetings with regulators, it's unlikely we get real regs.
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The EU recently announced new details on their approach to figuring out how to import US LNG that complies with their regulatory limits for methane emissions. Our team spent the week putting together this overview. We have little confidence the proposed solutions will deliver the promised results.
EU Methane Regulations: Trace and Claim - Oilfield Witness
The current negotiations around EU/US methane regulations are being sold to the public based on a major unproven assumption which is being repeated by many of the largest “green” NGOs in Europe and th...
oilfieldwitness.org
December 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The EU recently announced new details on their approach to figuring out how to import US LNG that complies with their regulatory limits for methane emissions. Our team spent the week putting together this overview. We have little confidence the proposed solutions will deliver the promised results.
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New Mexico has "banned" routine flaring. Sounds great, right?
How come we can see the flaring from space then?
They produce oil in California, Colorado, Wyoming, etc. Don't see any flaring there do you?
But is is banned in New Mexico. So there is that.
How come we can see the flaring from space then?
They produce oil in California, Colorado, Wyoming, etc. Don't see any flaring there do you?
But is is banned in New Mexico. So there is that.
December 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
New Mexico has "banned" routine flaring. Sounds great, right?
How come we can see the flaring from space then?
They produce oil in California, Colorado, Wyoming, etc. Don't see any flaring there do you?
But is is banned in New Mexico. So there is that.
How come we can see the flaring from space then?
They produce oil in California, Colorado, Wyoming, etc. Don't see any flaring there do you?
But is is banned in New Mexico. So there is that.
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For much of the last two years associated gas in the Permian has been priced below $0.
It makes economic sense for the operators to flare or just vent.
@txsharon.bsky.social and I discussed this in an SciAm op-ed last year.
It makes economic sense for the operators to flare or just vent.
@txsharon.bsky.social and I discussed this in an SciAm op-ed last year.
We Can Solve Climate’s Methane Crisis—And Without New Satellites or Regulations
New regulations, and satellites such as MethaneSat, very likely will not cut methane emissions. Natural gas industry economics will instead continue delaying their needed reduction
www.scientificamerican.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
For much of the last two years associated gas in the Permian has been priced below $0.
It makes economic sense for the operators to flare or just vent.
@txsharon.bsky.social and I discussed this in an SciAm op-ed last year.
It makes economic sense for the operators to flare or just vent.
@txsharon.bsky.social and I discussed this in an SciAm op-ed last year.
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A video of a farmer who finally was able to see what was poisoning her and her family and her livestock after Tim showed up with our OGI camera and made that invisible pollution visible.
Teresa’s Story: Albertan Farmer Speaks Out About Multi-Billion Dollar Well Cleanup Crisis
YouTube video by Ecojustice Canada
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A video of a farmer who finally was able to see what was poisoning her and her family and her livestock after Tim showed up with our OGI camera and made that invisible pollution visible.
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Strengthened federal methane rules are finally out.🚨
But the government risks undermining this progress by supporting expanded fossil fuel projects.❌
Read more: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
But the government risks undermining this progress by supporting expanded fossil fuel projects.❌
Read more: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
December 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Strengthened federal methane rules are finally out.🚨
But the government risks undermining this progress by supporting expanded fossil fuel projects.❌
Read more: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
But the government risks undermining this progress by supporting expanded fossil fuel projects.❌
Read more: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
I'm breaking up with @nytimes.com. The @mattyglesias.bsky.social op-ed is gaslighting and junk.
Show me that you know nothing about oil and gas by linking to the purveyors of junk science who recruit people from Big Tobacco.
Clean "natural gas" is the biggest scam in history.
Show me that you know nothing about oil and gas by linking to the purveyors of junk science who recruit people from Big Tobacco.
Clean "natural gas" is the biggest scam in history.
December 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I'm breaking up with @nytimes.com. The @mattyglesias.bsky.social op-ed is gaslighting and junk.
Show me that you know nothing about oil and gas by linking to the purveyors of junk science who recruit people from Big Tobacco.
Clean "natural gas" is the biggest scam in history.
Show me that you know nothing about oil and gas by linking to the purveyors of junk science who recruit people from Big Tobacco.
Clean "natural gas" is the biggest scam in history.
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EXCLUSIVE: the Working Families Party is putting out a recruitment call for people opposed to data centers in their communities to run for local office
the recruitment effort comes just 2 days after Bernie Sanders called for a moratorium on data center construction
the recruitment effort comes just 2 days after Bernie Sanders called for a moratorium on data center construction
Opposed to Data Centers? The Working Families Party Wants You to Run for Office
The influential progressive third party announced Thursday that it was putting out a recruitment call for candidates specifically opposed to data centers.
www.wired.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
EXCLUSIVE: the Working Families Party is putting out a recruitment call for people opposed to data centers in their communities to run for local office
the recruitment effort comes just 2 days after Bernie Sanders called for a moratorium on data center construction
the recruitment effort comes just 2 days after Bernie Sanders called for a moratorium on data center construction
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Canadian regulators operate much like their neighbors to the south.
Alberta Energy Regulator ignored its own rules, data suggests | The Narwhal
New evidence suggests the Alberta Energy Regulator ignored a ministerial order — and critics say that’s just the tip of the iceberg
thenarwhal.ca
December 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Canadian regulators operate much like their neighbors to the south.
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Respect high-quality investigative #journalism.
Pay to read it.
The journalists risk so much to get words on the page.
Pay to read it.
The journalists risk so much to get words on the page.
This is a wild—and chilling—story about Hegseth and the Pentagon. An incredible example of how smart, fair, courageous, valuable journalism is done. Holding power to account—and never cowing to threats, corruption. Proud to call @dfriedman.bsky.social a colleague. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I asked the Pentagon about Pete Hegseth's mentor. Then the threats started.
Journalism in the second Trump administration gets personal.
www.motherjones.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Respect high-quality investigative #journalism.
Pay to read it.
The journalists risk so much to get words on the page.
Pay to read it.
The journalists risk so much to get words on the page.
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Corporations abuse the criminal justice system and take away the rights of individuals!
SLAPPs let them weaponize the court system against individuals engaging in public participation. ISDS lets them bypass domestic courts and use international arbitration, often excluding public participation.
SLAPPs let them weaponize the court system against individuals engaging in public participation. ISDS lets them bypass domestic courts and use international arbitration, often excluding public participation.
Amazon Watch Responds to Reports That Ecuador Told To Pay $220 Million to Chevron. “We stand with affected communities & urge Pres. Noboa to reject this illegitimate award & enforce Ecuadorian law by ensuring Chevron pays its debt to those it poisoned.” amazonwatch.org/news/2025/12...
Amazon Watch Responds to Reports That Ecuador Told To Pay $220 Million to Chevron | Amazon Watch
“A debt is owed to the Amazonian families still waiting for truth, justice, and full reparation."
amazonwatch.org
December 12, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Corporations abuse the criminal justice system and take away the rights of individuals!
SLAPPs let them weaponize the court system against individuals engaging in public participation. ISDS lets them bypass domestic courts and use international arbitration, often excluding public participation.
SLAPPs let them weaponize the court system against individuals engaging in public participation. ISDS lets them bypass domestic courts and use international arbitration, often excluding public participation.
And last week I documented even more pollution blasting from Energy Transfer facilities.
Here's another blowdown at the Energy Transfer Compressor Station 176.
In all my years for documenting pollution I can honestly say that in my opinion Energy Transfer is the worst.
youtu.be/gJl4TU5WecY?...
Here's another blowdown at the Energy Transfer Compressor Station 176.
In all my years for documenting pollution I can honestly say that in my opinion Energy Transfer is the worst.
youtu.be/gJl4TU5WecY?...
December 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
And last week I documented even more pollution blasting from Energy Transfer facilities.
Here's another blowdown at the Energy Transfer Compressor Station 176.
In all my years for documenting pollution I can honestly say that in my opinion Energy Transfer is the worst.
youtu.be/gJl4TU5WecY?...
Here's another blowdown at the Energy Transfer Compressor Station 176.
In all my years for documenting pollution I can honestly say that in my opinion Energy Transfer is the worst.
youtu.be/gJl4TU5WecY?...
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Have you ever had a bad neighbor? The kind that makes you sick, literally?
Big Oil company Energy Transfer is all of our neighbors. Their long history of spills, explosions, emissions, and safety violations proves that they’re harming communities.
Read More:
www.greenpeace.org/usa/bad-neig...
Big Oil company Energy Transfer is all of our neighbors. Their long history of spills, explosions, emissions, and safety violations proves that they’re harming communities.
Read More:
www.greenpeace.org/usa/bad-neig...
December 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Have you ever had a bad neighbor? The kind that makes you sick, literally?
Big Oil company Energy Transfer is all of our neighbors. Their long history of spills, explosions, emissions, and safety violations proves that they’re harming communities.
Read More:
www.greenpeace.org/usa/bad-neig...
Big Oil company Energy Transfer is all of our neighbors. Their long history of spills, explosions, emissions, and safety violations proves that they’re harming communities.
Read More:
www.greenpeace.org/usa/bad-neig...
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Our @leanahosea.bsky.social on Roundtable talking about the potential cocktail of chemical pollutants from waste crime with Enda Brady, @investigate-europe.eu's Lorenzo Buzzoni, and former police Chief Superintendent, Dal Babu:
youtu.be/PPL_uPkLqzw?...
youtu.be/PPL_uPkLqzw?...
December 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Our @leanahosea.bsky.social on Roundtable talking about the potential cocktail of chemical pollutants from waste crime with Enda Brady, @investigate-europe.eu's Lorenzo Buzzoni, and former police Chief Superintendent, Dal Babu:
youtu.be/PPL_uPkLqzw?...
youtu.be/PPL_uPkLqzw?...
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Turkey Eyes US #Gas Field Investments After Wave of #LNG Deals www.energyconnects.com/news/gas-lng...
@justinmikulka.bsky.social @caneurope.org @oilchange.bsky.social @oilfieldwitness.bsky.social @nickcunningham.bsky.social @betterbayou.bsky.social @txsharon.bsky.social
@justinmikulka.bsky.social @caneurope.org @oilchange.bsky.social @oilfieldwitness.bsky.social @nickcunningham.bsky.social @betterbayou.bsky.social @txsharon.bsky.social
Turkey Eyes US Gas Field Investments After Wave of LNG Deals
Turkey is exploring investments in US oil and gas fields as it accelerates a sweeping overhaul of its energy portfolio that’s so far been built around American
www.energyconnects.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Turkey Eyes US #Gas Field Investments After Wave of #LNG Deals www.energyconnects.com/news/gas-lng...
@justinmikulka.bsky.social @caneurope.org @oilchange.bsky.social @oilfieldwitness.bsky.social @nickcunningham.bsky.social @betterbayou.bsky.social @txsharon.bsky.social
@justinmikulka.bsky.social @caneurope.org @oilchange.bsky.social @oilfieldwitness.bsky.social @nickcunningham.bsky.social @betterbayou.bsky.social @txsharon.bsky.social
@oilfieldwitness.bsky.social
This is what people everywhere live with everyday. "Natural gas" is not clean! It's the biggest scam in human history.
End the scam!
This is what people everywhere live with everyday. "Natural gas" is not clean! It's the biggest scam in human history.
End the scam!
Meet Teresa from Vermillion, #Alberta.
Teresa’s story is but one of thousands from Alberta landowners living with the fallout of leaking oil and gas wells and a #regulator that won’t protect them.
Learn more >> ecojustice.ca/news/landown...
TAKE ACTION >> www.cleanupyourmess.ca/write-your-mla
Teresa’s story is but one of thousands from Alberta landowners living with the fallout of leaking oil and gas wells and a #regulator that won’t protect them.
Learn more >> ecojustice.ca/news/landown...
TAKE ACTION >> www.cleanupyourmess.ca/write-your-mla
December 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
@oilfieldwitness.bsky.social
This is what people everywhere live with everyday. "Natural gas" is not clean! It's the biggest scam in human history.
End the scam!
This is what people everywhere live with everyday. "Natural gas" is not clean! It's the biggest scam in human history.
End the scam!
CAIR-Texas Calls Greg Abbott ‘Increasingly Desperate and Deranged’ After His Demand That Texas District Attorneys Probe Imaginary Sharia Courts www.cair.com/press_releas...
November 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
CAIR-Texas Calls Greg Abbott ‘Increasingly Desperate and Deranged’ After His Demand That Texas District Attorneys Probe Imaginary Sharia Courts www.cair.com/press_releas...
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“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”
― Upton Sinclair
This certainly applies to some people working in the non-profit environmental space, too. Lots of big names in the space trying to make gas seem like a clean fuel.
― Upton Sinclair
This certainly applies to some people working in the non-profit environmental space, too. Lots of big names in the space trying to make gas seem like a clean fuel.
🤥 The myth that gas is a transition fuel is alive and well despite all the evidence to the contrary and a shocking number of people here think phasing out coal means the are on the right side of the fossil fuel phase out even if they are building new LNG and gas infrastructure.
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”
― Upton Sinclair
This certainly applies to some people working in the non-profit environmental space, too. Lots of big names in the space trying to make gas seem like a clean fuel.
― Upton Sinclair
This certainly applies to some people working in the non-profit environmental space, too. Lots of big names in the space trying to make gas seem like a clean fuel.
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This is a nice idea but a dangerous one.
"Ending the wasteful practice of venting and flaring would be an easy win: it used to be routine, for safety, to stop methane building up and exploding, but long-established technology renders this almost always unnecessary."
It will never happen.
"Ending the wasteful practice of venting and flaring would be an easy win: it used to be routine, for safety, to stop methane building up and exploding, but long-established technology renders this almost always unnecessary."
It will never happen.
Can methane cuts pull us back from the brink of climate breakdown?
With temperatures breaching the Paris limit, experts say tackling the powerful gas could buy crucial time as the clean-energy shift stalls
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This is a nice idea but a dangerous one.
"Ending the wasteful practice of venting and flaring would be an easy win: it used to be routine, for safety, to stop methane building up and exploding, but long-established technology renders this almost always unnecessary."
It will never happen.
"Ending the wasteful practice of venting and flaring would be an easy win: it used to be routine, for safety, to stop methane building up and exploding, but long-established technology renders this almost always unnecessary."
It will never happen.
Mark Ruffelo should have stayed in touch with me like he promised after NY banned fracking. Then he would know better than to fall for the "cheap easy fix for methane,
It's PHYSICS! They must release methane gas due to pressure. Only 6% of the methane comes from leaks
This is bullshit!
It's PHYSICS! They must release methane gas due to pressure. Only 6% of the methane comes from leaks
This is bullshit!
November 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Mark Ruffelo should have stayed in touch with me like he promised after NY banned fracking. Then he would know better than to fall for the "cheap easy fix for methane,
It's PHYSICS! They must release methane gas due to pressure. Only 6% of the methane comes from leaks
This is bullshit!
It's PHYSICS! They must release methane gas due to pressure. Only 6% of the methane comes from leaks
This is bullshit!
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Lat month @txsharon.bsky.social and @ssteingraber1.bsky.social went to Mexico to testify about the dangers of fracking.
This is an encouraging development.
This is an encouraging development.
Mexico announces ambitious decarbonisation target
“Mexico’s new climate plan stands among the most ambitious new climate targets from a major emitter," according to an analyst.
theprogressplaybook.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Lat month @txsharon.bsky.social and @ssteingraber1.bsky.social went to Mexico to testify about the dangers of fracking.
This is an encouraging development.
This is an encouraging development.
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@txsharon.bsky.social provided a video statement for their press conference.
Sharon Wilson's remarks on Japanese financing of global LNG industry
YouTube video by Oilfield Witness
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
@txsharon.bsky.social provided a video statement for their press conference.
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If you attend the TEDx Boston Planet Action 2025 event, you can hear @txsharon.bsky.social make this point in person.
November 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
If you attend the TEDx Boston Planet Action 2025 event, you can hear @txsharon.bsky.social make this point in person.