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BIG NEWS: Today I'm launching @FloodlightNews, a nonprofit environmental news organization that partners with local journalists and @GuardianUS to investigate the corporate and ideological interests holding back climate action. Our first story:https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/01/a-texas-city-had-a-bold-new-climate-plan-until-a-gas-company-got-involved …
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Here's a behind-the-scenes look at how our first
@FloodlightNews collaboration came together and why it is a local AND national story, with@TexasObserver@SAReport@amalahmed214@bgibbshttps://www.floodlightnews.org/post/why-floodlight-thinks-climate-journalism-needs-something-new …Show this thread -
The gas industry is fighting city climate plans around the country, fearful of losing business as cities try to transition buildings off of burning gas for heat and cooking. This year, Texas and 11 other states are looking at proposals to prohibit cities from banning gas hookups.pic.twitter.com/fFluk4ENz6
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In Texas, we first looked at Austin, which has been trying to put together a
#climate equity plan. We obtained public records of emails between@TexasGasService and city officials, showing how the company proposed line-by-line edits to soften drafts of the plan.pic.twitter.com/TOiteklaqd
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In an interview with
@amalahmed214, a Texas lawmaker proposing to stop cities from banning gas hookups acknowledged that his bill was specifically because cities like Austin and Houston were writing#climate plansShow this thread -
As we were reporting, we started looking to similar situations in other Texas cities. We quickly saw that
@bgibbs had been reporting in depth on how an electricity and gas company in San Antonio had similarly reshaped the city's climate planShow this thread -
In separate internal emails obtained by
@FloodlightNews , we discovered that@aga_naturalgas has touted its involvement in pushback to city planspic.twitter.com/MQ5F5YQ4bB
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Floodlight's mission is to connect these dots. We want to collaborate, not compete, with the incredible local environmental journalists around the country. Particularly at this time when media resources are limited. Support us http://www.floodlightnews.org . Follow us
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Thank you to
@FloodlightNews' first recurring monthly contributor, who said: "your project strikes me as blindingly obvious and so needed"Show this thread -
Also, my Guardian email still works, but I am off of daily coverage. For those pitches, you can still turn to the talented
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