Hilary Flint
@hilaryflint.bsky.social
Cancer survivor, chronic illness warrior, and community member impacted by the East Palestine train derailment committed to advocating through the lens of disability justice, supporting communities through mutual aid, and fighting corporate greed.
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Big news! 🎉 FracTracker was featured in The New York Times for our work mapping 168K+ abandoned oil & gas wells near U.S. national parks.
Together with @protectparks.bsky.social, we’re bringing attention to the health & climate risks of these neglected sites.
Together with @protectparks.bsky.social, we’re bringing attention to the health & climate risks of these neglected sites.
October 31, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Big news! 🎉 FracTracker was featured in The New York Times for our work mapping 168K+ abandoned oil & gas wells near U.S. national parks.
Together with @protectparks.bsky.social, we’re bringing attention to the health & climate risks of these neglected sites.
Together with @protectparks.bsky.social, we’re bringing attention to the health & climate risks of these neglected sites.
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📊 Our new report exposes the 4-to-1 lobbying advantage industry giants used to block #NewYork's Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act. But 73% of New Yorkers support it. Who will #Albany lawmakers listen to? ➡️ bit.ly/prria-lobbying
October 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
📊 Our new report exposes the 4-to-1 lobbying advantage industry giants used to block #NewYork's Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act. But 73% of New Yorkers support it. Who will #Albany lawmakers listen to? ➡️ bit.ly/prria-lobbying
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The Shell Plastic Plant is falling short on jobs, promises and economics according to a new report by @O_R_V_I Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community - BCMAC www.timesonline.com/...
Beaver County's Shell plastics plant falling short on promises, report says
A report says the $14 billion project has yet to return even $1 billion in profit to the region.
www.timesonline.com
October 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The Shell Plastic Plant is falling short on jobs, promises and economics according to a new report by @O_R_V_I Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community - BCMAC www.timesonline.com/...
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Our research on Microsoft’s data centers is out and it’s 😬
💡Huge energy demand (as much as New England by 2030!)
⛽️ Fossil fuel reliance (most data centers in states with ≥50% FF grids)
🏫Local impacts (data centers used to justify more gas)
Learn more and take action: stand.earth/microsoft-ai
💡Huge energy demand (as much as New England by 2030!)
⛽️ Fossil fuel reliance (most data centers in states with ≥50% FF grids)
🏫Local impacts (data centers used to justify more gas)
Learn more and take action: stand.earth/microsoft-ai
September 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Our research on Microsoft’s data centers is out and it’s 😬
💡Huge energy demand (as much as New England by 2030!)
⛽️ Fossil fuel reliance (most data centers in states with ≥50% FF grids)
🏫Local impacts (data centers used to justify more gas)
Learn more and take action: stand.earth/microsoft-ai
💡Huge energy demand (as much as New England by 2030!)
⛽️ Fossil fuel reliance (most data centers in states with ≥50% FF grids)
🏫Local impacts (data centers used to justify more gas)
Learn more and take action: stand.earth/microsoft-ai
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NEW: For @prospect.org our @dylangyauchl.bsky.social writes about Ted Cruz's SANDBOX Act and how it could waive nearly all federal regulation for tech companies.
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Ted Cruz Attempts to Exempt Big Tech From the Law
The Texas senator has introduced a law allowing any AI company a streamlined path around regulations.
prospect.org
September 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
NEW: For @prospect.org our @dylangyauchl.bsky.social writes about Ted Cruz's SANDBOX Act and how it could waive nearly all federal regulation for tech companies.
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The largest US LNG exporter is waiting on the IRS to approve a questionable interpretation of a tax credit meant for alternative fuels.
If approved, it could net them nearly a quarter-billion dollars and set a dangerous precedent
insideclimatenews.org/news/3107202...
If approved, it could net them nearly a quarter-billion dollars and set a dangerous precedent
insideclimatenews.org/news/3107202...
The Biggest US LNG Exporter Is Claiming a Massive Tax Credit for Using Its Cargo as an ‘Alternative’ Fuel - Inside Climate News
Critics say the claim relies on a dubious interpretation of a law intended to promote natural gas and other fuels. An Inside Climate News analysis put the potential windfall at more than $140 million.
insideclimatenews.org
July 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The largest US LNG exporter is waiting on the IRS to approve a questionable interpretation of a tax credit meant for alternative fuels.
If approved, it could net them nearly a quarter-billion dollars and set a dangerous precedent
insideclimatenews.org/news/3107202...
If approved, it could net them nearly a quarter-billion dollars and set a dangerous precedent
insideclimatenews.org/news/3107202...
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🚨 Venture Global just announced it secured >$15M to proceed with construction of the CP2 liquefied natural gas export project.
"CP2 is a threat to the health + safety of my community + an assault on everything I hold dear," says Louisiana community leader @roishetta.bsky.social. bit.ly/4kYWC57
"CP2 is a threat to the health + safety of my community + an assault on everything I hold dear," says Louisiana community leader @roishetta.bsky.social. bit.ly/4kYWC57
Frontline leader Roishetta Ozane responds to announcement of a financial investment decision for carbon bomb CP2 LNG - Oil Change International
Today, Venture Global announced that it has reached a final investment decision for the massive and dangerous Calcasieu Pass 2 (CP2) liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project…
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July 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
🚨 Venture Global just announced it secured >$15M to proceed with construction of the CP2 liquefied natural gas export project.
"CP2 is a threat to the health + safety of my community + an assault on everything I hold dear," says Louisiana community leader @roishetta.bsky.social. bit.ly/4kYWC57
"CP2 is a threat to the health + safety of my community + an assault on everything I hold dear," says Louisiana community leader @roishetta.bsky.social. bit.ly/4kYWC57
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“Pennsylvanians are paying the price for decisions made behind closed doors: higher utility bills, contaminated water, poor air quality, and worsening health,” said Hilary Flint, Pennsylvania field organizing manager at the non-profit Center for Oil and Gas Organizing."
Trump unveils $70bn AI and energy plan at summit with oil and tech bigwigs
Pittsburgh event angers climate groups as Trump ties AI expansion to oil and gas, sidelining renewable energy
bit.ly
July 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
“Pennsylvanians are paying the price for decisions made behind closed doors: higher utility bills, contaminated water, poor air quality, and worsening health,” said Hilary Flint, Pennsylvania field organizing manager at the non-profit Center for Oil and Gas Organizing."
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Oof! The Building Trades crossed a picket line to publish this op-ed to criticize @betterpathpa.bsky.social & No False Solutions PA's letter to @govjoshshapiro.bsky.social? Wow, nice solidarity, folks! (BTW, they mistake concern for the environment for stomping our feet & having a temper tantrum.🤣)
PA Environment Digest, By David E. Hess, Former PA DEP Secretary
@paenvironmentnews.bsky.social
· Jul 23
Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Environmentalists Don’t Want To Talk About Energy, A.I. Policy - By Jeff Nobers, Pittsburgh Works tinyurl.com/mpjwuhyy
Jeff Nobers: Environmentalists don't want to talk
At a time when most citizens want to see more civility and less petty sniping from their politicians, Sen. Dave McCormick and Gov. Josh Shapiro took the...
tinyurl.com
July 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Oof! The Building Trades crossed a picket line to publish this op-ed to criticize @betterpathpa.bsky.social & No False Solutions PA's letter to @govjoshshapiro.bsky.social? Wow, nice solidarity, folks! (BTW, they mistake concern for the environment for stomping our feet & having a temper tantrum.🤣)
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😳 Buying more TrumpGas is a climate disaster. More fracking, more methane leaks, more money for Trump.
We must stop this. Call on European leaders to break free from #TrumpGas by building affordable, reliable and renewable energy for everyone.
✍️ Add your name
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We must stop this. Call on European leaders to break free from #TrumpGas by building affordable, reliable and renewable energy for everyone.
✍️ Add your name
act.oilchange.org/forms/europe...
Europe: break with TrumpGas!
Across Europe people are standing up for what is right and just. We are calling on our European leaders to break free from Trump and Putin’s gas and to double down on a fair, green and secure future.
act.oilchange.org
April 9, 2025 at 8:43 AM
😳 Buying more TrumpGas is a climate disaster. More fracking, more methane leaks, more money for Trump.
We must stop this. Call on European leaders to break free from #TrumpGas by building affordable, reliable and renewable energy for everyone.
✍️ Add your name
act.oilchange.org/forms/europe...
We must stop this. Call on European leaders to break free from #TrumpGas by building affordable, reliable and renewable energy for everyone.
✍️ Add your name
act.oilchange.org/forms/europe...
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Hi Colleen, I’m a disabled climate organizer who focuses on the intersection of disability and climate. I created the video and guidance mentioned previously. Happy to connect. Something I wrote on the topic www.climaterealityproject.org/blog/people-...
People With Disabilities Must Have a Seat at the Table in the Climate Movement
Disability rights are a climate justice issue and need to be treated as such.
www.climaterealityproject.org
April 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Hi Colleen, I’m a disabled climate organizer who focuses on the intersection of disability and climate. I created the video and guidance mentioned previously. Happy to connect. Something I wrote on the topic www.climaterealityproject.org/blog/people-...
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PennFuture Senior Director of Energy & Climate @robaltenburg.bsky.social in @pennlive.com
Your electric bill will rise this summer because our electric market isn’t working
Renewable generation like solar & wind would make our grid cleaner, cheaper & more reliable
www.pennlive.com/opinion/2025...
Your electric bill will rise this summer because our electric market isn’t working
Renewable generation like solar & wind would make our grid cleaner, cheaper & more reliable
www.pennlive.com/opinion/2025...
Expect higher electric bills this summer -- by as much as 20%: Opinion
We learned a costly lesson in Pennsylvania during Winter Storm Elliott in 2022 when gas plants failed.
www.pennlive.com
March 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
PennFuture Senior Director of Energy & Climate @robaltenburg.bsky.social in @pennlive.com
Your electric bill will rise this summer because our electric market isn’t working
Renewable generation like solar & wind would make our grid cleaner, cheaper & more reliable
www.pennlive.com/opinion/2025...
Your electric bill will rise this summer because our electric market isn’t working
Renewable generation like solar & wind would make our grid cleaner, cheaper & more reliable
www.pennlive.com/opinion/2025...
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“a good way to waste years of time and effort and accomplish nothing.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...
E.P.A. Declares ‘Greatest Day of Deregulation Our Nation Has Seen’
Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, reframed his agency’s mission, saying it is to make it cheaper to buy cars, heat homes and run businesses.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 4:39 AM
“a good way to waste years of time and effort and accomplish nothing.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...
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Big Oil wants us to pay THEM for the privilege of destroying our planet.
The United to End Polluter Handouts campaign is not going to stand by & let it happen.
We're calling for an end to nearly $170 BILLION handouts to fossil fuel companies in the next decade.
The United to End Polluter Handouts campaign is not going to stand by & let it happen.
We're calling for an end to nearly $170 BILLION handouts to fossil fuel companies in the next decade.
February 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Big Oil wants us to pay THEM for the privilege of destroying our planet.
The United to End Polluter Handouts campaign is not going to stand by & let it happen.
We're calling for an end to nearly $170 BILLION handouts to fossil fuel companies in the next decade.
The United to End Polluter Handouts campaign is not going to stand by & let it happen.
We're calling for an end to nearly $170 BILLION handouts to fossil fuel companies in the next decade.
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"All economists today agree that trade wars leave no winners, only sky-high bills for the middle class and eventually lost manufacturing jobs"
Trump's tariffs would harm our economy + make it harder to build new power generation when America needs it most
www.forbes.com/sites/energy...
Trump's tariffs would harm our economy + make it harder to build new power generation when America needs it most
www.forbes.com/sites/energy...
America Needs More Power Now: Tariffs Will Make It Harder To Build
The United States energy system faces critical new challenges, and trade wars will drag us backward just when we most need to move forward.
www.forbes.com
February 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"All economists today agree that trade wars leave no winners, only sky-high bills for the middle class and eventually lost manufacturing jobs"
Trump's tariffs would harm our economy + make it harder to build new power generation when America needs it most
www.forbes.com/sites/energy...
Trump's tariffs would harm our economy + make it harder to build new power generation when America needs it most
www.forbes.com/sites/energy...
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A top government official backing punitive measures against a foreign country he’s simultaneously negotiating a business deal with is a major conflict of interest.
But for Elon Musk, who, with a net worth of $400 billion brings to Washington the wealth of a nation-state, it's only one of many.
But for Elon Musk, who, with a net worth of $400 billion brings to Washington the wealth of a nation-state, it's only one of many.
Everything Elon Musk touches is a conflict of interest
It's no longer clear where his business ends and the government's begins.
www.motherjones.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A top government official backing punitive measures against a foreign country he’s simultaneously negotiating a business deal with is a major conflict of interest.
But for Elon Musk, who, with a net worth of $400 billion brings to Washington the wealth of a nation-state, it's only one of many.
But for Elon Musk, who, with a net worth of $400 billion brings to Washington the wealth of a nation-state, it's only one of many.
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Is there anyone out there that is mapping any delayed or cancelled federal payments ? Would be really interesting to see which towns and cities are going to be hit
February 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Is there anyone out there that is mapping any delayed or cancelled federal payments ? Would be really interesting to see which towns and cities are going to be hit
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“We can simply choke off the money.”
How Donald Trump Plans to Take Spending Control From Congress by @mtredden.bsky.social (from November)
How Donald Trump Plans to Take Spending Control From Congress by @mtredden.bsky.social (from November)
How Trump Plans to Seize the Power of the Purse From Congress
The second-term president likely will seek to cut off spending that lawmakers have already appropriated, setting off a constitutional struggle within the branches. If successful, he could wield the po...
www.propublica.org
January 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
“We can simply choke off the money.”
How Donald Trump Plans to Take Spending Control From Congress by @mtredden.bsky.social (from November)
How Donald Trump Plans to Take Spending Control From Congress by @mtredden.bsky.social (from November)
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LNG isn’t just warming our planet—it’s devastating communities. In a new episode of Healthy Climate America, Dr. Laalitha Surapaneni joins host @lisapatel.bsky.social to unpack LNG’s inequitable impacts, dispel industry myths, and share advocacy strategies.
🎧 bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica
🎧 bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica
January 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
LNG isn’t just warming our planet—it’s devastating communities. In a new episode of Healthy Climate America, Dr. Laalitha Surapaneni joins host @lisapatel.bsky.social to unpack LNG’s inequitable impacts, dispel industry myths, and share advocacy strategies.
🎧 bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica
🎧 bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica
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Just in case you were wondering!
Lock in!
Lock in!
January 21, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Just in case you were wondering!
Lock in!
Lock in!
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UNITED SCAMS OF AMERICA
January 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
UNITED SCAMS OF AMERICA
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Elon Musk does Nazi salute at Trump inauguration.
January 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Elon Musk does Nazi salute at Trump inauguration.
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The mainstream media is already normalizing Donald Trump.
I won't, and neither should you.
This is why legacy media is dying.
I won't, and neither should you.
This is why legacy media is dying.
January 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The mainstream media is already normalizing Donald Trump.
I won't, and neither should you.
This is why legacy media is dying.
I won't, and neither should you.
This is why legacy media is dying.
If you’re defending Elon by saying his gesture today is ANYTHING OTHER THAN FASCISM get bent
January 21, 2025 at 4:32 AM
If you’re defending Elon by saying his gesture today is ANYTHING OTHER THAN FASCISM get bent