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Peter Stoett

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#Biodiversity #climate #humanrights #Ecoviolence and connections between Currently Dean of Social Science & Humanities @Ontario Tech University Co-chair of #IPBES assessment on #IAS

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Climate, Ecology, War & More by Dr. Glen Barry, BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.bsky.social · 2d

Between Species and Worlds: The Hybrid Dolphins of Mayotte
->Earth.Org | #Species #Biodiversity | More from Lil' Dr Glen at BigEarthData.ai

Between Species and Worlds: The Hybrid Dolphins of Mayotte

Rare hybridization between bottlenose and humpback dolphins in the Mayotte lagoon reveals both nature’s adaptability and the urgent need for conservation. — Words and photographs by Serge Melesan. In Mayotte, a French territory in the Indian Ocean, researchers and local...

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Peter Stoett @ptoett.bsky.social · 2d

Not surprising given the brilliant roller coaster ride that is Supper’s Ready

Peter Stoett @ptoett.bsky.social · 6d

Just finished an excellent conference @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social Netherlands on “conceptualizing ecocide” where I discussed ecopoliticide (the attempted erasure of environmental defenders) @stopecocide.bsky.social

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 18d

Meanwhile every right winger is using it as an excuse to declare war on LGBTQ+ people and leftists when insiders to the investigation told NBC news they've found absolutely no links to leftist organizing

Erika Kirk: "My husband Charlie he wanted to save young men, just like the one who took his life...On the cross, our savior said, 'Father, forgive them, for they not know what they do.' That young man. I forgive him."

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Peter Stoett @ptoett.bsky.social · 22d

In case anyone is wondering if Radiohead is lasting m.youtube.com/watch?v=nIQx...

Bodysnatchers

YouTube video by Radiohead - Topic

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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 25d

Much worse than predicted
Antarctica’s frozen heart is warming fast, and models missed it
New research reveals that East Antarctica’s vast and icy interior is heating up faster than its coasts, fueled by warm air carried from the Southern Indian Ocean

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Antarctica’s frozen heart is warming fast, and models missed it

New research has revealed that East Antarctica’s vast and icy interior is heating up faster than its coasts, fueled by warm air carried from the Southern Indian Ocean. Using 30 years of weather statio...

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · Sep 6

More grim news for the future of wildfire activity in California and elsewhere in the US

Nothing and nowhere is immune from #climate breakdown

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Climate crisis will increase frequency of lightning-sparked wildfires, study finds

These wildfires tend to burn in more remote areas and grow larger faster, posing a higher risk to public safety and health

www.theguardian.com

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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · Aug 31

Our posting is now up for a Lecturer (Asst prof) in Social Psych at the University of Auckland

Please apply! Portal closes 20 Oct NZT. That's the 19th stateside bc here in New Zealand we live in the future

I'm not on the committee so am unconflicted and happy to chat with interested folks

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · Aug 28

I was shocked when I first saw these results from standard climate models used in IPCC reports: for high emissions, the Atlantic overturning circulation #AMOC shuts down in all 9 models that ran past 2100, and is well on the way to shutdown by 2100.
Our paper on that is out today.🧵

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Matt Bracken @brackenlab.bsky.social · Aug 21

Multiple ecology faculty positions at @notredame.bsky.social. Apply at apply.interfolio.com/171650. (1/2). 🌎🌐🧪

Multiple Early Career Faculty Positions in Ecology

The Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame invites applications for multiple, tenure-track assistant professor positions that will enhance existing institutional excellence in ecology. We are searching broadly for creative and collaborative individuals (1) working at any spatial scale, from local to global, in any system, (2) studying any level of biological organization, from genes to ecosystems, and (3) using any mode of inference, from empirical to theoretical. Applicants should demonstrate research excellence that crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries; ongoing growth in the department will emphasize new hires that use quantitative and/or integrative approaches to study ecological processes. Postdoctoral experience is desirable in applicants. Successful candidates will engage with and benefit from UNDERC, Notre Dame’s 8000-acre environmental field station and home to NEON’s Great Lakes domain, superb on-campus chemical and genomic analytical facilities, an experimental research facility located close to campus, cross-disciplinary interactions through multiple centers and institutes including the Environmental Change Initiative, and a unique Interdisciplinary Graduate Training Program in Environment and Society. New faculty will benefit from Notre Dame’s recent campus-wide Strategic Framework that included the Just Transformations to Sustainability Initiative. Modern research facilities exist in a new environmental research building, which opened in 2025.

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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · Aug 8

"The defining question in the plastics treaty negotiations is and has always been ontological: is there, in this process, a progressive, responsible majority of countries capable of concluding a set of rules tackling the true causes of plastic pollution? " medium.com/points-of-or...

Endgame

The defining question in the plastics treaty negotiations is — and has always been — ontological: is there, in this process, a progressive…

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Asher Hellbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · Jul 29

Hey, writers! We're commissioning guest essays at HEAT DEATH. We want to showcase your weird deep dives into history, ecology and culture, and intersections between them. We pay a $75 honorarium per piece, edit carefully, and you keep all rights.

Pitch me at aelbein@gmail!

Heat Death

A newsletter about yesterday, tomorrow, and all the crises in between.

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Matthew Lebo @matthewlebo.bsky.social · Jul 28

Political Science at Western University, Canada is searching for three tenure track assistant professors. There are two ads, one in International Politics (IR or comparative) and one in Comparative or Canadian. Ads are here: www.uwo.ca/facultyrelat...

Faculty (UWOFA)

Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.

www.uwo.ca

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Peter Stoett @ptoett.bsky.social · Jul 21

Short break from the world in beautiful Samoa after a workshop here on invasive alien species

Peter Stoett @ptoett.bsky.social · Jul 19

Muscles move bones — don’t give up on the last painful reps

Brian Mann @brianmannadk.bsky.social · Jul 18

Action is therapy. Sorrow is an expression of love. Good work heals. Connection is strength. Beauty is resistance. Joy is subversive. Facts are bones, meaningful work is muscle.

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Brian Mann @brianmannadk.bsky.social · Jul 18

Action is therapy. Sorrow is an expression of love. Good work heals. Connection is strength. Beauty is resistance. Joy is subversive. Facts are bones, meaningful work is muscle.

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Peter Stoett @ptoett.bsky.social · Jul 13

This is of vital importance but in some cases the word “share” is doing a lot of work here

Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · Jul 13

Experts anticipate water scarcity will continue to fuel tensions and potentially be a catalyst for future conflicts, particularly in countries, such as India and Pakistan, which share water from a source that is dwindling due to climate change.

Covering Water Scarcity — Covering Climate Now

Welcome to Locally Sourced, a biweekly Covering Climate Now newsletter for journalists working to localize the climate story. Share this newsletter with colleagues and journalism students interested…

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · Jul 13

Covering Water Scarcity — Covering Climate Now

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University of Toronto Press @uoftpress.bsky.social · Jul 10

Explore Canadian Ecopolitics, a new title in #PoliticalScience exploring diverse world views shaping ecopolitical discourse, historical developments, and contemporary challenges in environmental governance. Read more: bit.ly/4ngzsJJ
@ptoett.bsky.social ‬ @wgreaves.bsky.social @rowarner.bsky.social

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Peter Stoett @ptoett.bsky.social · Jul 9

Act Now to Save Killer Whales, Urges New Report via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/07...

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · Jun 16

PUTIN WAS KICKED OUT OF G8 in 2014 WHEN HE ANNEXED CRIMEA. TRUDEAU WAS ELECTED IN 2015.

THANK YOU FOR THE ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

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Irene Quaile @iceblogger.bsky.social · Jun 10

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"It’s clear that governments can no longer afford to overlook acidification in mainstream policy agendas"

‘Ticking timebomb’: sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems – study

Ocean acidification has already crossed a crucial threshold for planetary health, scientists say in unexpected finding

www.theguardian.com

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Climate Justice Victoria @climatejusticeyyj.bsky.social · Jun 4

"Canada recently experienced two of its worst #wildfire seasons on record. More than five million hectares burned last year — the most ever recorded, aside from 2023, when wildfires scorched 16 million hectares." And 2025 . . . #ClimateScience #cdnpoli #bcpoli

Graph showing 2025 hectares burned in Canada, at the start of fire season, almost as high the the record-shattering 2023 wildfire season. 2023 and 2025 are far higher than other years.

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Peter Stoett @ptoett.bsky.social · Jun 4

Long overdue so let’s do it

Andrea Woo @andreawoo.bsky.social · Jun 4

Raging wildfires that have forced mass evacuations and triggered states of emergency in two Canadian provinces have led to renewed calls for a federal agency responsible for fire management and emergency co-ordination
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

National strategy to fight wildfires needed, fire chiefs say

Fire Chiefs association calls for co-ordinated effort to combat wildfires through national fire administration

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Andrea Woo @andreawoo.bsky.social · Jun 4

National strategy to fight wildfires needed, fire chiefs say

Fire Chiefs association calls for co-ordinated effort to combat wildfires through national fire administration

www.theglobeandmail.com

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Jun 3

When warnings of Insectageddon were issued a few years ago, there was widespread denial. Less so now. It's devastating. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects

A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Rosalind Warner @rowarner.bsky.social · May 26

So excited to see this book in print!! A comprehensive exploration of concepts, histories and challenges at the intersection of environment and politics in Canada. Thanks to University of Toronto Press - special appreciation for your support! 😊 utppublishing.com/doi/book/10....

Canadian Ecopolitics - University of Toronto Press

Rosalind Warner is a continuing college professor of political science at Okanagan College.

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Matt DiGiuseppe @mdigiuseppe.bsky.social · May 20

🚨 ACADEMIC JOB ALERT! 🚨
Leiden University's Institute of Political Science is hiring 2+ Assistant Professors in Political Science/International Relations!

Details: www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/20...

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Assistant Professor of Political ScienceThe Institute of Political Science at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Leiden University is currently looking for at least two (2) assistant professors in Poli...

www.universiteitleiden.nl

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Ontario Tech University @ontariotechu.bsky.social · May 13

Dead fish sightings in Lake Ontario have raised concerns, but Ontario Tech aquatic ecology expert @kirkwoodlab.bsky.social says there's no need to sound the alarm just yet.

What's with all the dead fish showing up in Lake Ontario?

Residents around Oakville's Bronte Harbour have been alarmed by the sight of thousands of dead fish washing ashore since yesterday — where did they come from? And who's going to clean it up?

www.oakvillenews.org

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