Emily Sanders
@emdashsanders.bsky.social
Covering fossil fuel disinfo & climate accountability for ExxonKnews, a reporting project of the Center for Climate Integrity. read/subscribe at exxonknews.org. she/her
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Emily Sanders
@emdashsanders.bsky.social
· Sep 18
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
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For @thelensnola.bsky.social, @delaneynolan.bsky.social and I dove deep into a CO2 pipeline Exxon wants to build right near communities in St James Parish, La, for carbon capture.
A CO2 rupture can be lethal, and federal safety regs have been pulled by Trump thelensnola.org/2025/09/18/i...
A CO2 rupture can be lethal, and federal safety regs have been pulled by Trump thelensnola.org/2025/09/18/i...
Not surprised to see Gibson Dunn jumping on this case -- championing "corporate free speech" is kinda their thing. www.exxonknews.org/p/the-law-fi...
of course they want to get this issue in front of the Supreme Court (credit to @amywestervelt.bsky.social for warning us all on that one)
of course they want to get this issue in front of the Supreme Court (credit to @amywestervelt.bsky.social for warning us all on that one)
November 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Not surprised to see Gibson Dunn jumping on this case -- championing "corporate free speech" is kinda their thing. www.exxonknews.org/p/the-law-fi...
of course they want to get this issue in front of the Supreme Court (credit to @amywestervelt.bsky.social for warning us all on that one)
of course they want to get this issue in front of the Supreme Court (credit to @amywestervelt.bsky.social for warning us all on that one)
yyyikes
reminder: the Trump tax credits applauded here made it more profitable to capture carbon to... drill for more oil. www.exxonknews.org/p/exxons-new...
guess that type of thing is fine if you see oil companies as partners in solving climate change 🫣
reminder: the Trump tax credits applauded here made it more profitable to capture carbon to... drill for more oil. www.exxonknews.org/p/exxons-new...
guess that type of thing is fine if you see oil companies as partners in solving climate change 🫣
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
yyyikes
reminder: the Trump tax credits applauded here made it more profitable to capture carbon to... drill for more oil. www.exxonknews.org/p/exxons-new...
guess that type of thing is fine if you see oil companies as partners in solving climate change 🫣
reminder: the Trump tax credits applauded here made it more profitable to capture carbon to... drill for more oil. www.exxonknews.org/p/exxons-new...
guess that type of thing is fine if you see oil companies as partners in solving climate change 🫣
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Exclusive by me: How thousands fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then oil and gas companies kept drilling
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling
Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and coal firms’ unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate action
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Exclusive by me: How thousands fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then oil and gas companies kept drilling
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
was in Spain when Mamdani was elected and -- can confirm this was largely the sentiment! many many congratulations upon hearing I was from NY
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
was in Spain when Mamdani was elected and -- can confirm this was largely the sentiment! many many congratulations upon hearing I was from NY
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Today a story I've spent months reporting and writing runs on @desmog.com and @theguardian.com.
It's based on hundreds of exclusive documents revealing how Exxon funded the rightwing Atlas Network to spread climate denial across Latin America and the Global South.
www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/a...
It's based on hundreds of exclusive documents revealing how Exxon funded the rightwing Atlas Network to spread climate denial across Latin America and the Global South.
www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/a...
‘A Pretty Ugly History’: How Exxon Exported Climate Denial to the Global South
With Brazil about to host COP30, DeSmog has obtained copies of checks Exxon mailed to the right-wing Atlas Network in the 1990s to turn Latin America against climate treaties.
www.desmog.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Today a story I've spent months reporting and writing runs on @desmog.com and @theguardian.com.
It's based on hundreds of exclusive documents revealing how Exxon funded the rightwing Atlas Network to spread climate denial across Latin America and the Global South.
www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/a...
It's based on hundreds of exclusive documents revealing how Exxon funded the rightwing Atlas Network to spread climate denial across Latin America and the Global South.
www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/a...
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A North Dakota judge just reduced the $666 million in damages a jury demanded Greenpeace pay Energy Transfer to $345 million.
Somehow there's still not a final judgement tho, 7 months after the trial wrapped up.
northdakotamonitor.com/2025/10/29/j...
Somehow there's still not a final judgement tho, 7 months after the trial wrapped up.
northdakotamonitor.com/2025/10/29/j...
Judge slashes jury damages in Greenpeace case to $345 million • North Dakota Monitor
A North Dakota judge has nearly halved the $660 million sum Greenpeace was ordered to pay the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline in March.
northdakotamonitor.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
A North Dakota judge just reduced the $666 million in damages a jury demanded Greenpeace pay Energy Transfer to $345 million.
Somehow there's still not a final judgement tho, 7 months after the trial wrapped up.
northdakotamonitor.com/2025/10/29/j...
Somehow there's still not a final judgement tho, 7 months after the trial wrapped up.
northdakotamonitor.com/2025/10/29/j...
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Exxon is using the First Amendment to shield itself from scrutiny and regulation, experts say.
The oil giant & others have also claimed that lawsuits across the country accusing them of misleading the public about climate change violate their free speech rights.
www.exxonknews.org/p/exxon-uses...
The oil giant & others have also claimed that lawsuits across the country accusing them of misleading the public about climate change violate their free speech rights.
www.exxonknews.org/p/exxon-uses...
Exxon uses free speech argument to fight climate laws
It’s not the first time the oil giant has tried to ward off accountability using the First Amendment.
www.exxonknews.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Exxon is using the First Amendment to shield itself from scrutiny and regulation, experts say.
The oil giant & others have also claimed that lawsuits across the country accusing them of misleading the public about climate change violate their free speech rights.
www.exxonknews.org/p/exxon-uses...
The oil giant & others have also claimed that lawsuits across the country accusing them of misleading the public about climate change violate their free speech rights.
www.exxonknews.org/p/exxon-uses...
always read @alleenbrown.bsky.social!
Trump keeps turning to the right-wing Capital Research Center for nonprofits to attack. These are the environmental organizations in its crosshairs.
Their alleged violation? Supporting civil disobedience. 1/
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October 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
always read @alleenbrown.bsky.social!
Exxon is using the First Amendment to shield itself from scrutiny and regulation, experts say.
The oil giant & others have also claimed that lawsuits across the country accusing them of misleading the public about climate change violate their free speech rights.
www.exxonknews.org/p/exxon-uses...
The oil giant & others have also claimed that lawsuits across the country accusing them of misleading the public about climate change violate their free speech rights.
www.exxonknews.org/p/exxon-uses...
Exxon uses free speech argument to fight climate laws
It’s not the first time the oil giant has tried to ward off accountability using the First Amendment.
www.exxonknews.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Exxon is using the First Amendment to shield itself from scrutiny and regulation, experts say.
The oil giant & others have also claimed that lawsuits across the country accusing them of misleading the public about climate change violate their free speech rights.
www.exxonknews.org/p/exxon-uses...
The oil giant & others have also claimed that lawsuits across the country accusing them of misleading the public about climate change violate their free speech rights.
www.exxonknews.org/p/exxon-uses...
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its wild how many media outlets take oodles of oil and gas money. like, immoral and craven sums
October 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
its wild how many media outlets take oodles of oil and gas money. like, immoral and craven sums
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NEW: A Paris Court has ruled that French oil giant TotalEnergies is misleading consumers with claims about its "net-zero ambitions" and role in the energy transition.
It's the first court judgment against an oil company for those claims.
www.exxonknews.org/p/oil-giant-...
It's the first court judgment against an oil company for those claims.
www.exxonknews.org/p/oil-giant-...
Oil giant Total’s net zero claims broke the law, court rules
The ruling is the first court judgment against an oil company for statements about its role in combatting the climate crisis.
www.exxonknews.org
October 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
NEW: A Paris Court has ruled that French oil giant TotalEnergies is misleading consumers with claims about its "net-zero ambitions" and role in the energy transition.
It's the first court judgment against an oil company for those claims.
www.exxonknews.org/p/oil-giant-...
It's the first court judgment against an oil company for those claims.
www.exxonknews.org/p/oil-giant-...
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BREAKING: New climate case has been initiated against Shell, aiming to hold the oil major liable for damages associated with super typhoon Odette, which ravaged the Philippines in 2021
#climatelitigation #Philippines #climateaccountability
www.oneearthnow.org/p/philippine...
#climatelitigation #Philippines #climateaccountability
www.oneearthnow.org/p/philippine...
Philippine Typhoon Survivors Launch Legal Action Against Shell
The case, which seeks to hold the oil major liable for climate damages, could set a global precedent for fossil fuel corporate accountability.
www.oneearthnow.org
October 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
BREAKING: New climate case has been initiated against Shell, aiming to hold the oil major liable for damages associated with super typhoon Odette, which ravaged the Philippines in 2021
#climatelitigation #Philippines #climateaccountability
www.oneearthnow.org/p/philippine...
#climatelitigation #Philippines #climateaccountability
www.oneearthnow.org/p/philippine...
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TOTAL knew, and now a french court says they broke the law.
www.exxonknews.org/p/oil-giant-...
www.exxonknews.org/p/oil-giant-...
Oil giant Total’s net zero claims broke the law, court rules
The ruling is the first court judgment against an oil company for statements about its role in combatting the climate crisis.
www.exxonknews.org
October 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
TOTAL knew, and now a french court says they broke the law.
www.exxonknews.org/p/oil-giant-...
www.exxonknews.org/p/oil-giant-...
NEW: A Paris Court has ruled that French oil giant TotalEnergies is misleading consumers with claims about its "net-zero ambitions" and role in the energy transition.
It's the first court judgment against an oil company for those claims.
www.exxonknews.org/p/oil-giant-...
It's the first court judgment against an oil company for those claims.
www.exxonknews.org/p/oil-giant-...
Oil giant Total’s net zero claims broke the law, court rules
The ruling is the first court judgment against an oil company for statements about its role in combatting the climate crisis.
www.exxonknews.org
October 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
NEW: A Paris Court has ruled that French oil giant TotalEnergies is misleading consumers with claims about its "net-zero ambitions" and role in the energy transition.
It's the first court judgment against an oil company for those claims.
www.exxonknews.org/p/oil-giant-...
It's the first court judgment against an oil company for those claims.
www.exxonknews.org/p/oil-giant-...
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Latest from the dumpster fire that is the USA ...
Trump EPA seeks to weaken scrutiny for some of US’s most toxic chemicals
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Trump EPA seeks to weaken scrutiny for some of US’s most toxic chemicals
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Trump EPA seeks to weaken scrutiny for some of US’s most toxic chemicals
New rule would shorten the time it takes to review chemicals, and alter the methodology used to assess their dangers
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Latest from the dumpster fire that is the USA ...
Trump EPA seeks to weaken scrutiny for some of US’s most toxic chemicals
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Trump EPA seeks to weaken scrutiny for some of US’s most toxic chemicals
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Apparently rolling back pollution rules is essential government work.
“One regulation nearing completion would loosen power plant limits on emissions of mercury, a neurotoxin that impairs brain development,” per two anonymous EPA officials
“One regulation nearing completion would loosen power plant limits on emissions of mercury, a neurotoxin that impairs brain development,” per two anonymous EPA officials
The Government Is Shut Down. But Not for Fossil Fuels.
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Apparently rolling back pollution rules is essential government work.
“One regulation nearing completion would loosen power plant limits on emissions of mercury, a neurotoxin that impairs brain development,” per two anonymous EPA officials
“One regulation nearing completion would loosen power plant limits on emissions of mercury, a neurotoxin that impairs brain development,” per two anonymous EPA officials
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It's tough to explain exactly how nutty this new report from fossil fuel industry consultant Wood Mackenzie is, but I'm going to try in a short thread.
As you can guess: 1 trillion barrels of oil is...............................A LOT
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As you can guess: 1 trillion barrels of oil is...............................A LOT
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October 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
It's tough to explain exactly how nutty this new report from fossil fuel industry consultant Wood Mackenzie is, but I'm going to try in a short thread.
As you can guess: 1 trillion barrels of oil is...............................A LOT
archive.ph/grTVe
As you can guess: 1 trillion barrels of oil is...............................A LOT
archive.ph/grTVe
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"Fossil fuel companies are the biggest cause of the climate crisis, and their political power is the biggest barrier to solving it,” Oil Change Int'l's research director Kelly Trout told @emdashsanders.bsky.social.
bit.ly/3L8Zzna
bit.ly/3L8Zzna
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
October 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"Fossil fuel companies are the biggest cause of the climate crisis, and their political power is the biggest barrier to solving it,” Oil Change Int'l's research director Kelly Trout told @emdashsanders.bsky.social.
bit.ly/3L8Zzna
bit.ly/3L8Zzna
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Waiting for oil and gas majors to lead the "pivot" to clean energy? Don't hold your breath. New @nature.com study shows that fossil fuel companies have only accounted for marginal share of renewable energy generation, decades after promising to lead. 1/
www.exxonknews.org/p/study-oil-...
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
October 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Waiting for oil and gas majors to lead the "pivot" to clean energy? Don't hold your breath. New @nature.com study shows that fossil fuel companies have only accounted for marginal share of renewable energy generation, decades after promising to lead. 1/
www.exxonknews.org/p/study-oil-...
www.exxonknews.org/p/study-oil-...
"They’re mining a lot more now, the coal trucks and everything are running, but there’s no benefits for the coal miners coming in."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/c...
Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump
www.nytimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"They’re mining a lot more now, the coal trucks and everything are running, but there’s no benefits for the coal miners coming in."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/c...
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a blatant violation of our most basic first amendment rights
October 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
a blatant violation of our most basic first amendment rights
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Exist in public? They can arrest you.
Sitting quietly in your home. They can arrest you, and take all your stuff
Sitting quietly in your home. They can arrest you, and take all your stuff
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.
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.
October 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Exist in public? They can arrest you.
Sitting quietly in your home. They can arrest you, and take all your stuff
Sitting quietly in your home. They can arrest you, and take all your stuff
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-...
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
October 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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-...
one law prof said it "could influence a jury" in climate lawsuits
www.exxonknews.org/p/study-oil-...
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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...
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
October 8, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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...
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...
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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
October 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
More than 40 Trump administration picks tied directly to oil, gas and coal, analysis shows www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...