Stephen Kretzmann
@kretzmann.bsky.social
Father. Founder. PNW transplant. Bearing witness to fossil fuel industry greed for 35 years. The struggle continues.
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Huge news from the UK today: after UN climate talks in which there was a massive fight over language on fossil fuels, the UK government today announced that it will in fact be keeping many millions of barrels of oil & gas in the ground. Deeds rather than just words for a change! 🧵
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Huge news from the UK today: after UN climate talks in which there was a massive fight over language on fossil fuels, the UK government today announced that it will in fact be keeping many millions of barrels of oil & gas in the ground. Deeds rather than just words for a change! 🧵
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How powerful do fossil fuel companies feel right now? Energy Transfer, the company that built Dakota Access Pipeline and recently won a big verdict against Greenpeace, wants a North Dakota court to step in and halt a lawsuit against it in the Netherlands.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Greenpeace Faces an Unusual New Legal Attack From a Pipeline Giant
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
How powerful do fossil fuel companies feel right now? Energy Transfer, the company that built Dakota Access Pipeline and recently won a big verdict against Greenpeace, wants a North Dakota court to step in and halt a lawsuit against it in the Netherlands.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Yes. Exactly. Infuriating.
"Landman" is straight-up fossil fuel propaganda, being piped into millions of homes a week.
Is there anything similar for renewables? Is anyone even pondering such an idea? [tap tap] Is this thing on?
Is there anything similar for renewables? Is anyone even pondering such an idea? [tap tap] Is this thing on?
New season of "Landman" reflects oil industry's renewed swagger
"'Landman' reflects a pivot point of how the industry is viewed," American Petroleum Institute president says.
www.axios.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Yes. Exactly. Infuriating.
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even the FBI under Patel can't keep a lid on this
November 6, 2025 at 3:04 AM
even the FBI under Patel can't keep a lid on this
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June Jordan said, "Activism... propels you forward, from one hard hour to the next. Believing that you can do something to make things better, you do something, rather than nothing... You do whatever you can. You reach beyond yourself in your imagination, and in your wish for understanding.“
November 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
June Jordan said, "Activism... propels you forward, from one hard hour to the next. Believing that you can do something to make things better, you do something, rather than nothing... You do whatever you can. You reach beyond yourself in your imagination, and in your wish for understanding.“
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This Halloween, don't let conservatives scare you into thinking that any public spending for the common good is "socialism." https://youtu.be/xq02yuY4wDQ?si=1pZ3aUVE7u452gtr
Socialism Fear-mongering is Bananas | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
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November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
This Halloween, don't let conservatives scare you into thinking that any public spending for the common good is "socialism." https://youtu.be/xq02yuY4wDQ?si=1pZ3aUVE7u452gtr
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I’m still going!
We need to say HELL NO to Trump trampling on our Constitution.
We need to say HELL NO to Trump trampling on our Constitution.
I’m holding the floor to say HELL NO to Trump’s attacks on our Constitution and our communities.
www.youtube.com/live/H1VL5Po...
www.youtube.com/live/H1VL5Po...
LIVE: Senator Merkley holds floor to 'protest Trump’s threats to Democracy'
YouTube video by MSNBC
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October 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I’m still going!
We need to say HELL NO to Trump trampling on our Constitution.
We need to say HELL NO to Trump trampling on our Constitution.
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The US Treasury has put the ongoing IMF Surveillance review at the top of the agenda as they want to stop the Fund’s work on climate. But what’s the IMF’s track record since the 2021 Climate Strategy?
Read more in our new @re-course.org report: bit.ly/IMFsurveillance
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Read more in our new @re-course.org report: bit.ly/IMFsurveillance
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IMF surveillance and climate action — Report by Recourse
Report: IMF surveillance falls short in addressing climate threats
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October 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The US Treasury has put the ongoing IMF Surveillance review at the top of the agenda as they want to stop the Fund’s work on climate. But what’s the IMF’s track record since the 2021 Climate Strategy?
Read more in our new @re-course.org report: bit.ly/IMFsurveillance
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Read more in our new @re-course.org report: bit.ly/IMFsurveillance
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Just FYI: Portland as a war zone is horseshit, and deploying federal troops is horseshit.
September 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Just FYI: Portland as a war zone is horseshit, and deploying federal troops is horseshit.
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NEW: ICE agents violently arrested a man in a busy Hyattsville, MD intersection this week, at one point brandishing guns and pointing them at bystanders.
I spoke to multiple witnesses—including a local priest whose church is a sanctuary for undocumented people: www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-agents...
I spoke to multiple witnesses—including a local priest whose church is a sanctuary for undocumented people: www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-agents...
September 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
NEW: ICE agents violently arrested a man in a busy Hyattsville, MD intersection this week, at one point brandishing guns and pointing them at bystanders.
I spoke to multiple witnesses—including a local priest whose church is a sanctuary for undocumented people: www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-agents...
I spoke to multiple witnesses—including a local priest whose church is a sanctuary for undocumented people: www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-agents...
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From @marisakabas.bsky.social:
ICE agents point guns at bystanders during violent arrest in Maryland
“What’re you gonna do? Shoot me?” one witness yelled. “Go ahead. Shoot me.”
www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-agents...
ICE agents point guns at bystanders during violent arrest in Maryland
“What’re you gonna do? Shoot me?” one witness yelled. “Go ahead. Shoot me.”
www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-agents...
ICE agents point guns at bystanders during violent arrest in Maryland
“What’re you gonna do? Shoot me?” one witness yelled. “Go ahead. Shoot me.”
www.thehandbasket.co
September 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
From @marisakabas.bsky.social:
ICE agents point guns at bystanders during violent arrest in Maryland
“What’re you gonna do? Shoot me?” one witness yelled. “Go ahead. Shoot me.”
www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-agents...
ICE agents point guns at bystanders during violent arrest in Maryland
“What’re you gonna do? Shoot me?” one witness yelled. “Go ahead. Shoot me.”
www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-agents...
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"...he plans to introduce a bill that would levy a surtax on people making more than a million dollars a year. That tax, which would be incrementally phased in, would pay for permanent tax relief for the working class."
This is what we want to hear! 👏
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
This is what we want to hear! 👏
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
A frustrated Sen. Van Hollen urges Democrats to take bigger risks
“This job is not worth it if you constantly have to be putting your finger to the wind,” said Van Hollen (D), the Maryland senator, in a recent interview.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
"...he plans to introduce a bill that would levy a surtax on people making more than a million dollars a year. That tax, which would be incrementally phased in, would pay for permanent tax relief for the working class."
This is what we want to hear! 👏
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
This is what we want to hear! 👏
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Just watched Trump's UN speech in its entirety. My God.
September 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Just watched Trump's UN speech in its entirety. My God.
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Shanah Tovah, New York City. Here's to a sweet and hopeful New Year.
September 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Shanah Tovah, New York City. Here's to a sweet and hopeful New Year.
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Today's announcement by Colombia to host an international conference on phasing out fossil fuels could not be more timely. Following the #ICJAO, it's clear that international cooperation to transition away from fossil fuels is necessary.
fossilfueltreaty.org/phase-out-co...
fossilfueltreaty.org/phase-out-co...
Colombia Announces 1st International Phase-Out Conference — The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
Colombia has announced its plan to host the First International Conference for the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels in April 2026. The landmark conference will provide a global platform for countries to coop...
fossilfueltreaty.org
September 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Today's announcement by Colombia to host an international conference on phasing out fossil fuels could not be more timely. Following the #ICJAO, it's clear that international cooperation to transition away from fossil fuels is necessary.
fossilfueltreaty.org/phase-out-co...
fossilfueltreaty.org/phase-out-co...
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🚨New research🚨Rich countries can unlock $6.6 trillion for climate action by ending fossil fuels handouts, making polluters pay, defunding wars, taxing the super rich. There’s no shortage of $$ for action. It’s just in the wrong hands.
#FixtheFinance
➡️ Read more: oilchange.org/we-can-pay-for-it/
#FixtheFinance
➡️ Read more: oilchange.org/we-can-pay-for-it/
We Can Pay For It - Oil Change International
We Can Pay for It factsheet shows rich counties can unlock $6.6 trillion for climate action
oilchange.org
September 22, 2025 at 10:49 AM
🚨New research🚨Rich countries can unlock $6.6 trillion for climate action by ending fossil fuels handouts, making polluters pay, defunding wars, taxing the super rich. There’s no shortage of $$ for action. It’s just in the wrong hands.
#FixtheFinance
➡️ Read more: oilchange.org/we-can-pay-for-it/
#FixtheFinance
➡️ Read more: oilchange.org/we-can-pay-for-it/
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🚨 Breaking news from the #UNGA sidelines:
🇨🇴 Colombia will host the 1st International Conference on the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels in April 2026
Read our press release to learn more: fossilfueltreaty.org/phase-out-conference
#FossilFuelTreaty #PhaseOutSummit #FossilFreeFuture #ClimateJustice #UNGA
🇨🇴 Colombia will host the 1st International Conference on the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels in April 2026
Read our press release to learn more: fossilfueltreaty.org/phase-out-conference
#FossilFuelTreaty #PhaseOutSummit #FossilFreeFuture #ClimateJustice #UNGA
Government of Colombia Announces First International Conference for the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels — The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
During the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, Colombia proudly announces its plan to host the First International Conference for the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels in April 2026. The ...
fossilfueltreaty.org
September 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
🚨 Breaking news from the #UNGA sidelines:
🇨🇴 Colombia will host the 1st International Conference on the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels in April 2026
Read our press release to learn more: fossilfueltreaty.org/phase-out-conference
#FossilFuelTreaty #PhaseOutSummit #FossilFreeFuture #ClimateJustice #UNGA
🇨🇴 Colombia will host the 1st International Conference on the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels in April 2026
Read our press release to learn more: fossilfueltreaty.org/phase-out-conference
#FossilFuelTreaty #PhaseOutSummit #FossilFreeFuture #ClimateJustice #UNGA
This means so much coming from @ronsteenblik.bsky.social! Congratulations indeed!
1️⃣ Congratulations to @oilchange.bsky.social, and particularly @collinrees.bsky.social, for its new study on U.S. federal subsidies for fossil fuel production, which they estimate at $34.8 billion ($4 bln of which were added by Congress this year).
This is who people should be citing, not the IMF.
This is who people should be citing, not the IMF.
Paying for Climate Chaos: U.S. Federal Subsidies for Fossil Fuel Production - Oil Change International
Paying for Climate Chaos" reveals the staggering scope of federal government subsidies for fossil fuel production. While working families struggle with the rising cost of housing, groceries…
oilchange.org
September 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This means so much coming from @ronsteenblik.bsky.social! Congratulations indeed!
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1️⃣ Congratulations to @oilchange.bsky.social, and particularly @collinrees.bsky.social, for its new study on U.S. federal subsidies for fossil fuel production, which they estimate at $34.8 billion ($4 bln of which were added by Congress this year).
This is who people should be citing, not the IMF.
This is who people should be citing, not the IMF.
Paying for Climate Chaos: U.S. Federal Subsidies for Fossil Fuel Production - Oil Change International
Paying for Climate Chaos" reveals the staggering scope of federal government subsidies for fossil fuel production. While working families struggle with the rising cost of housing, groceries…
oilchange.org
September 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
1️⃣ Congratulations to @oilchange.bsky.social, and particularly @collinrees.bsky.social, for its new study on U.S. federal subsidies for fossil fuel production, which they estimate at $34.8 billion ($4 bln of which were added by Congress this year).
This is who people should be citing, not the IMF.
This is who people should be citing, not the IMF.
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I saw this image yesterday & haven't stopped thinking about it. A healthy lung, the lung of a 14-year-old boy with chronic exposure to air pollution, and a smoker's lung. Report comes out tomorrow, bringing together peer-reviewed research on fossil fuels & health us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I saw this image yesterday & haven't stopped thinking about it. A healthy lung, the lung of a 14-year-old boy with chronic exposure to air pollution, and a smoker's lung. Report comes out tomorrow, bringing together peer-reviewed research on fossil fuels & health us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
A Growing, Overwhelming Majority of Voters Support Making Polluters Pay for Climate Damages
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A Growing, Overwhelming Majority of Voters Support Making Polluters Pay for Climate Damages
Welcome to this special crossover issue of Data for Climate Progress with our friends at Fossil Free Media!
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September 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
A Growing, Overwhelming Majority of Voters Support Making Polluters Pay for Climate Damages
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⛽ A new @ScienceAdvances study co-authored at SEI by @ploya.bsky.social details the ethnic & geographic impact of #AirPollution stemming from the US #OilAndGas industry.
Here's what the team found 🧵
Here's what the team found 🧵
August 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
⛽ A new @ScienceAdvances study co-authored at SEI by @ploya.bsky.social details the ethnic & geographic impact of #AirPollution stemming from the US #OilAndGas industry.
Here's what the team found 🧵
Here's what the team found 🧵
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🚨 OUT NOW! Our new @science.org study led by @kohrathefog.bsky.social is the first to comprehensively quantify the health impacts of and inequities in outdoor air pollution exposure across all stages of the US oil and gas lifecycle: extraction ➡️ transport/storage ➡️ refining/processing ➡️ end-use. 🧵
August 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
🚨 OUT NOW! Our new @science.org study led by @kohrathefog.bsky.social is the first to comprehensively quantify the health impacts of and inequities in outdoor air pollution exposure across all stages of the US oil and gas lifecycle: extraction ➡️ transport/storage ➡️ refining/processing ➡️ end-use. 🧵
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Cruel, wasteful, moronic, mendacious. So a perfect allegory for MAGA. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
$10 Million in Contraceptives Have Been Destroyed on Orders From Trump Officials
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Cruel, wasteful, moronic, mendacious. So a perfect allegory for MAGA. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...