Exposing the truth about the dangers of "natural" gas & the fossil fuel industry's disinformation through creative storytelling campaigns like "Hot & Toxic."
This season… love’s not the only thing in the air! So tune in to an explosive new campaign where one unsuspecting homeowner with a “natural” gas hookup is forced to live with 21 of the hottest, most toxic housemates imaginable.
You may have heard the news:
#gasstoves
release toxic air pollution. These concerns aren’t new—scientists and health professionals have been documenting this threat FOR DECADES. Here’s a thread on the long history of studies documenting the health impacts of gas stoves: 🧵
Victory! The Department of Energy walked back plans to set a standard for "certified" methane gas, which would have given official legitimacy to the gas industry's latest greenwashing scheme.
Enough of the gas industry’s gaslighting! There’s nothing “natural” about methane gas. For the health of our families, for our pocketbooks and for a stable climate, it’s time to leave their dirty product behind.
#exposegas
If you pay a gas bill every month, you’re likely paying to make your neighbors dependent on “
#naturalgas
". It’s time to protect consumers from this backdoor
#fossilfuel
subsidy.
Learn more at
#exposegas
Have you noticed an increase in your
#utility
bill? If so, you're not the only one.
There’s a growing
#energy
affordability crisis that is putting millions of Americans at risk of eviction and having their lights turned off by their utilities. More:
This is huge.
@NPR
reporting proves that the American Gas Association:
💨 knew about the health threat of gas stoves decades ago
🤑followed the Tobacco industry’s playbook to mislead the public, even hiring their PR firms and “scientists.”
Everyone knows not to BBQ indoors because it’s dangerous. So why are we still using gas stoves, which release the same kind of air pollution?
It’s time to
#DitchGasStoves
.
More from
@GasLeaksAction
at
BREAKING: The New York Times has put an editor's note on previous articles about gas stoves amid recent studies showing the health risks. "We no longer consider hanging on to your gas stove for as long as it works to be the best advice."
BREAKING: HUGE climate news. A group of Senators led by
@SenMarkey
just urged the
@FTC
@linakhanFTC
to crack down on “certified” natural gas, the gas industry’s newest greenwashing fad.
@dharnanoor
@GuardianUS
Here’s why that’s important:
A single gas leak in Pennsylvania vented more than 1.4B cubic ft of methane straight into the atmosphere. That’s as much climate pollution as 261 coal plants! There’s nothing “clean” about “
#naturalgas
"—it’s a climate disaster.
#GasLeaks
#GetOffGas
We don't burn coal in the kitchen or use hair dryers full of asbestos anymore. Why are we still cooking with methane gas, which pollutes the air in our homes, gives children asthma and heats the planet?
Help put gas in the history books - follow us at
@GasLeaksAction
#gasleaks
Don’t believe the industry hype: hydrogen and so-called “renewable natural gas” aren’t real solutions to the climate, health & safety risks of gas. Check out our new blog for the truth about this industry BS! 🧵(1/x)
Gas leaks, but so does the truth. Gas Leaks is your one stop shop for the truth about methane gas and the industry that’s poisoning our communities and climate.
A little more about us 🧵
Cities are spending billions of dollars to replace aging gas pipelines that leak planet-warming methane, but studies show that the gas system is leaking more methane than ever before. Check out our new blog on this ongoing fossil fuel boondoggle!
🚨 If the U.S. continues to ramp up its LNG exports, we're headed for disaster. LNG gushes planet-warming methane at EVERY stage—from extraction to transport to burning. 🌍
Huge news out of Oregon! Last night Eugene voted to require new construction be built to run on clean electricity, not methane gas. Becomes the 97th American city to commit to clean buildings. Who is next?
Reporting from
@GuyOron
@RealChangeNews
confirms what
@GasLeaksAction
suspected: Seattle garbage trucks claiming to run on "renewable natural gas" are actually burning conventional methane gas.
This is a bombshell. The Department of Energy has been letting the gas industry use money collected from the propane sales to pay celebrity influencers to promote methane gas and spread misinformation about clean electricity. Fix this,
@SecGranholm
BREAKING: Elected officials in Seattle call on city garbage provider to remove misleading "renewable natural gas" ads on the sides of its trucks. Waste Management admits its Seattle vehicles run almost entirely on conventional fracked methane gas.
Bombshell of a New York Times story: in an attempt to undermine the scientific consensus around the health threats of gas stoves,
@nwnatural
&
@aga_naturalgas
hired a "doctor" who worked for Big Tobacco & forever chemical manufacturers.
#orpol
🎵
@BoyJrMusic
's song is lit! But not literally lit 🔥 because we're all about ditching "natural" gas AKA methane for clean air. Protect your family's lungs 🫁 from pollution, asthma, and explosions! 🌬️
Is gas costing you a fortune each month😱 ? There IS another way. There are now more tax incentives than ever to go electric⚡
#Maketheswitch
and save money 💸. Visit to learn more.
💡Dyk? Your gas provider charges YOU for new infrastructure by raising rates. With a new building hooked to gas every minute in the US, this means:
📊Higher bills
🔗Forced
#Gas
usage
🌫️More pollution & asthma
It's time to act on gas, stop money waste, and say no to
#FossilFuels
.
Do you pay a gas bill every month?
Then you're probably helping fund the gas lobby that keeps us dependent on dangerous methane gas 🙅
It needs to end.
#ExposeGas
Learn more at
Millions of Americans are paying higher energy bills due to extreme spikes in the price of "natural" gas during Winter Storm Uri. Now the pipeline companies that got rich off the crisis are being accused of illegal price gouging.
More:
1/ Is your utility supporting front groups that promote
#fossilfuels
?
We rounded up a list of the top 5 pro-gas groups on social media and the fossil fuel-soaked
#utilities
who support them. (We won't be tagging them in this thread because they don't deserve more visibility.)👇
Here's what they don't want you to know: Gas Leaks.
Methane gas leaks pollutants into the air, water and soil from wells, refineries, pipelines and even from the appliances in our homes.
#gasleaks
#exposegas
Gas exports & methane-driven extreme weather are driving up home heating costs for American families. It’s time to get leave the economic risk and volatility of “natural” gas behind and embrace the price stability of clean electricity.
@rebleber
@voxdotcom
1/ New York’s Climate Action Council is jeopardizing the state’s energy future by considering
#hydrogen
and “renewable
#naturalgas
” as solutions.
This would be a terrible idea, and here’s why 🧵
Believe it or not, ONE two-week
#naturalgas
leak effectively erased the emissions reduction gains from about HALF the
#electricvehicles
sold in the US last year. Let's move beyond gas.
#ExposeGas
Hidden in a debt deal, the
#MountainValleyPipeline
is a disaster waiting to happen. It threatens to destroy Jefferson National Park & displace communities, all for 'natural' gas profits. Say no to dirty air, gas leaks, & explosions in our hometowns. 🏭🤑🚫
Gas pipelines leak dirty, dangerous
#methane
constantly, even after multi-billion dollar attempts to replace them. It’s time to transition away from the aging, expensive gas system and embrace
#cleanelectricity
instead!
Learn more at
#exposegas
🛰️ Satellite data shows that methane pollution from global oil & gas sectors is 30% higher than reported to the UN! The top culprits include the US & Russia. We must hold major emitters accountable for underreporting &
#ActOnClimate
! 🌍🔥
Regular reminder that “we need to keep gas appliances because electric ones don’t work in extreme cold” is a fossil fuel industry falsehood. Modern electric heat pumps work great even in sub-zero temps.
"Natural" gas = methane, a climate super-pollutant more than 80 times as potent as carbon dioxide. Building more gas pipelines and export facilities and homes that run on gas is like pouring gasoline on an open flame.
Learn why the White House's decision to pause new n̶a̶t̶u̶r̶a̶l̶ methane gas exports matters from
@Mzozane
of
@VesselProjectLA
, a mother of 6 surrounded by toxic gas projects.
HUGE turnout of folks in Nevada fed up with the way gas price spikes are driving up monthly energy bills. The sun and the wind don't suddenly triple in price like gas did last year. Time to embrace more predictable clean electricity.
🚨 Southwest Gas customers are outraged over their latest bill.
We’ve packed the room here at the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada to share how gas bills are affecting families. Stay tuned below 👇
What our kids are getting in school:
🟢 An education
🟢 Social development
🔴 Propaganda from the gas industry
Wait, what? It needs to stop. Get the full story at
#exposegas
BREAKING: Today Gas Leaks joined
@SierraClubWASt
@350seattle
&
@breachcollectiv
in calling for an investigation into "renewable natural gas" ads on the side of Waste Management garbage trucks in Seattle.
Residents of Gibbstown, NJ, are fighting to block the gas industry from transporting explosive “natural” gas by rail.
@NRDC
Staff Attorney Sahana Rao explains why it’s up to the Biden Administration to stop plans from going through.
New blog: On Friday,
@OversightDems
released internal oil & gas industry documents that show "gas is a bridge fuel to clean energy" has always been industry PR. The goal all along was to make us permanently dependent on methane.
@RepMaloney
@RoKhanna
Nothing about "
#naturalgas
" is natural, including its smell.
When gas is produced through drilling and
#fracking
, it is completely odorless. The smell we all know today was introduced only after a deadly
#gasexplosion
rocked the nation.🧵
Full story:
Gas Leaks spent 2022 exposing the threats of
#methane
gas and the gas industry's misinformation efforts.
Here are some things we exposed, did and talked about (a 🧵)
😂 No, the government isn't coming for anyone's gas stove. But check out
@hazelis_online
breaking down why getting rid of yours is probably a good idea, no matter what the industry-funded HGTV stars say.
#gasbusters
#exposegas
Crazy but true: if you pay a gas bill every month, you're probably helping pay for lobbyists at the American Gas Association, which is pushing methane gas expansion. This new report from
@EnergyandPolicy
outlines ways policymakers can put a stop to this.
NEW: Utility corruption is everywhere! Wondering what to do about it? We just published a new report that shares reforms that policymakers can enact to make it much harder for them to run corrupt schemes. 🧵
Methane leaks from the "natural" gas system constantly, even from the companies claiming that they're the cleanest operations in business. "Certified gas" is the industry's latest greenwashing scheme.
#CertifiedDisaster
#CertifiedGas
creates a false narrative that expanded use of methane gas plays a role in energy transition.
@ProjectCanary1
, one of the largest certifiers, is creating a smokescreen that allows oil & gas companies to continue with dirty fossil fuel extraction
#CertifiedDisaster
We used to think smoking in restaurants, lead paint, DDT, and asbestos were good ideas. But, when we learn something is dangerous, we get rid of it. Time’s up for “natural” gas.
@350_PDX
The "natural" gas industry says all-electric heat pumps don't work in extreme cold weather.
Then why are they selling like hotcakes and working great in Alaska's sub zero temperatures?
@chrisbaraniuk
@WIRED
Gas utilities across the country are undermining climate action by fighting local efforts to move towards clean electricity in new homes.
@maxinejoselow
ICYMI: Oregon is committed to move to clean energy, but its largest gas utility
@nwnatural
is fighting tooth and nail to keep the state dependent on increasingly expensive methane gas.
#orpol
"
#Naturalgas
" exports = higher energy bills for Americans.
While exports are great business for industry CEOs, they lead to higher monthly bills for American families.
#Methanegas
is expensive and dangerous. The answer is
#renewables
. More:
You'd never ask the tobacco industry to help write public health protections - why would you ask a company pumping homes full of a product linked to cancer and childhood asthma? Kudos to Multnomah County for looking out for peoples' lungs.
Citing indoor air pollution and climate concerns, Multnomah County officials are recommending residents replace gas appliances with electric alternatives. NW Natural, the county's main supplier of natural gas, says they weren't consulted.
'Natural' gas isn't so natural after all. Spoiler alert: it's methane gas and a recent study shows just how bad it is for your health. It's time to ditch gas and move to clean electricity!⚡️🌬️
#ClimateAction
#CleanEnergy
🚨 A new investigation by
@NPR
&
@ClimateWatchdog
shows n̶a̶t̶u̶r̶a̶l̶ methane gas companies tried to downplay the health risks of gas stoves by using Big Tobacco's PR tricks. Learn more with
@rebecca_John1
, who exposed their efforts:
🚨 Don't get it twisted—whether it's called "natural gas," liquefied "natural" gas," or "responsibly sourced" gas, it's all methane, and it's all risky. 💨😷
#Disinformation
#LNGisMethane
#SafetyFirst
Protect your health by staying informed:
Too young to vote, but old enough to shake things up! 👫🌍 Ashland's teens are changing the conversation about 'natural' gas — it's really methane!
#StudentActivism
#Youth4Climate
The gas industry is experimenting with blending hydrogen into their pipelines, ignoring evidence that it is even more prone to leaks and explosions than
#methanegas
. The future is clean electricity, not a more dangerous gas.
Learn more at:
#exposegas
#Benzene
causes cancer, and it could be leaking from your
#gasstove
! There's nothing "clean" or "natural" about gas - it's time to leave it in the past.
@showmeyourmask
1/ No surprise: The
#naturalgas
industry is selling more lies. This time about “renewable natural gas”— also known as
#Biogas
.
A thread on 7 reasons why Biogas isn’t the answer 🧵
🔥 Last week
@SenMarkey
&
@SenWhitehouse
joined clean energy & environmental justice partners in Washington DC to say "No one should be forced to pay for the American Gas Association's fossil fuel lobbying." Check it out!
@WIN_DC
@CCAN
@PSRenvironment
There are ~3M miles of gas pipelines in this country and research shows that they leak left and right, accelerating the climate crisis, polluting the air and risking random explosions.
@BeyondGasDC
@justinwmmoyer
@sierraclub
The American Gas Association is one of the biggest threats to our ability to realize a clean energy future. Their lobbyists have no place in power. Kudos to Maryland community advocates for stepping up and putting a stop to this.
@maxinejoselow
Like the tobacco industry once sold 'low-tar' cigarettes, the dirty energy industry sells 'certified' methane gas to keep us hooked on their toxic product. Tell
@ENERGY
to say🙅♀️to this gas industry greenwashing. 🔗
At
@ClimateWeekNYC
, we quizzed people on the street about "natural" gas. Thanks to industry disinformation, no one knew that it's actually planet-warming methane.
Check it out in this pice from
@emorwee
@nowthis
on why it's time to start calling it what it is: methane gas.
It’s all about the branding: The fossil fuel industry has spent years marketing 'natural gas' as a risk-free product — but in reality, methane is 80x more potent than CO2 as a greenhouse gas 🥵🌎 (with
@emorwee
+
@ariellesamuel
)
See more:
The gas industry has reached a new low, reportedly using the identities of a blind woman and a 9-year-old—without their consent or knowledge—to fake support for fracking:
Discover the story of Ohioans whose signatures were used without their consent to endorse fracking in
@ohstateparks
and how this could affect decisions made by the Oil & Gas Land Management Commission (OGLMC) to permit fracking. Learn more—follow
@SaveOhioParks
. 🏞️
Around 430 people a year die of carbon monoxide poisoning in their homes and "natural" gas appliances are a leading cause. Yet another benefit of the transition to electric appliances.
You know what's scary? Knowing your home is filled with an explosive fossil fuel that gives your kids asthma.
Thanks to
@dharnanoor
&
@guardian
for profiling our Horrors of Methane campaign, playing right now in movie theaters across the country.
"Gas stoves may seem like a consumer choice issue—akin to the SUV-Prius divide of the Obama years or that unfounded rumor that
@AOC
was trying to take away your hamburgers. But in reality it’s more comparable to the issue of lead paint."
@lfeatherz
A leak that lasted a little more than an hour on a natural-gas pipeline in Texas had the same estimated warming impact as the ANNUAL emissions from 16,000 cars. 😤
@climate
The American Medical Association is preparing to warn doctors and the public that indoor gas cooking stoves are a significant risk factor for childhood asthma and other respiratory problems.
🛰️😤 Methane levels in the air above NYC are at least 3x as high as predicted. Even scarier, no one knows why! So this sleuth discovered a ton of unaccounted-for methane coming from chimneys, rooftops, & buildings heated by "natural" gas.
“
@nwnatural
seems to be pulling right from Big Tobacco's playbook right down to hiring the exact same doctors they use to cast doubt on what is settled science around gas stove health impacts, which dates back decades.”
@KhanhPhamForOR
1991: “The increase in the odds of respiratory Illness in children exposed to a long-term increase in (nitrogen dioxide) … comparable to the increase resulting from exposure to a
#gasstove
is about 20 percent.”
Good to see the growing recognition that the American Gas Association and their lobbying and PR machine is one of the biggest barriers to realizing our clean energy future. 👏🏻
BREAKING: Wes Moore just told the Maryland state Senate that he is withdrawing this nomination, after I reported on the backlash from environmental groups.
This week's example of a misleading "natural" gas advertisement comes from
@WilsonvilleOR
, whose busses encourage people to breathe methane gas fumes, which contain asthma-causing nitrogen oxides & ultrafine particles linked to Alzheimer's.
💔 "My mother died from cancer. My brother died from cancer. My 15-year-old sister died from cancer." Zulene Mayfield's family paid the ultimate price of living near industrial pollution, so she founded
@Chester_EJ
to bring justice to her community.
Success! After inquiries from Gas Leaks,
@350seattle
@SierraClub
&
@breachcollectiv
, the city of Seattle will force Waste Management to remove misleading "renewable natural ads" ads from the side of its garbage trucks.
Elected officials in Seattle have joined our calls to force Waste Management to remove misleading "renewable natural gas" ads from the sides of its trucks.
@RealChangeNews
@GuyOron
THIS IS A HUGE WIN! Gas utilities around the country are experimenting with blending a more explosive fuel into the gas that goes into peoples' homes, often without their awareness or consent. Kudos to community advocates in Eugene, Oregon.
🎉Major victory for community advocates: Following community uproar,
@nwnatural
withdrew an application for an experimental hydrogen blending project that would have increased air pollution in an environmental justice community in W. Eugene.
"NW Natural is attacking science and our local democratic processes with big money to prevent long overdue regulations to protect the health of Oregon children and the climate. We must stand up to corporate greed." -
@KhanhPhamForOR
#ORpol
Today on the House floor, Oregon Rep
@KhanhPhamForOR
called out NW Natural for:
♦️ Burying science about harms of gas
♦️ Hiring mercenary toxicologist (who also defended tobacco industry) to downplay impacts of gas public health
♦️ Trying to avoid climate regulation
Watch now📽️
This should be a national scandal. The "natural" gas industry has known for decades that gas stoves posed a health threat. They even designed a more efficient stove that reduced pollutants, but kept on selling the more dangerous models.
@NPR
@jeffbradynews
"Renewable natural gas" & hydrogen are false solutions that the methane gas industry is using to greenwash their image. Shoutout to
@SunrisePDX
activists for calling out
@nwnatural
's attempt to spread fossil fuel propaganda in Portland schools.