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Paul Robbins @earthfutures.bsky.social · 1d

Gotta accommodate a lot of Iowans, I guess, to generously host.

Paul Robbins @earthfutures.bsky.social · 1d

Deric Tilson's blow-by-blow account of the Iberian blackout is some of the finest energy reporting I've read. You may not care for Breakthrough, but if you want to understand how the grid really works, you absolutely need to read this piece. www.breakthroughjournal.org/p/blackout

Blackout

A Look into the Iberian Blackout

www.breakthroughjournal.org

Paul Robbins @earthfutures.bsky.social · 2d

Well.... the money does go to students. 🤷

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Paul Robbins @earthfutures.bsky.social · 2d

Just sent some support to my alma mater, UW-Madison, on "Fill the Hill" day. If you EVER wanted to support higher education... now would be a pretty good time. Send a message that you think universities and students are pretty cool (or at least better than not having universities!). uwflamingos.com

Home - Fill The Hill

The Unflappable FUNdraiser It’s here! Every year, in honor of one of the most memorable UW pranks ever pulled, we fill Bascom Hill with as many pink lawn flamingos as we can. Want to bring the flaming...

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Paul Robbins @earthfutures.bsky.social · 2d

This was a terrific interview. So interesting. I'm logging on to buy the book now.

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Paul Robbins @earthfutures.bsky.social · 3d

Greetings New England! Come chat about a badly outdated book with me, at Tufts, on October 16th if you're in or near Boston. humanities.tufts.edu/events/unive...

University Ecologies event: Lawn People, a Retrospective with Paul Robbins, 10/16 | Center for the Humanities at Tufts | Tufts University

Join us to hear Paul Robbins (Dean, Nelson Institute at Yale) discuss his book, Lawn People.

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 5d

🌿 On #WorldHabitatsDay Europe’s habitats are in trouble.

📉 81% of habitats protected under EU law are in poor or bad condition — and most are still declining.

We need full implementation of environmental law, shows #EuropesEnvironment2025: www.eea.europa.eu/en/europe-en...

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MidCenturyCinema @midcenturycinema.bsky.social · 9d

10/2/74: Taking of Pelham 1-2-3
D Sargent/DP Roizman
w/Matthau/Shaw/Balsam ++
Nails mid-70s NYC
From us/70s Movie Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/5tSx...
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Savvy @janetmaslin.bsky.social rev also cool '74 movie time capsule: archive.org/details/sim_...
BLFJ: brightlightsfilm.com/the-taking-o...

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Paul Robbins @earthfutures.bsky.social · 8d

I love this ine. Everyone is great. But the stars of the show are the city, the trains, the tunnels, and the transit authority's bulb-lit routing boards.

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Paul Robbins @earthfutures.bsky.social · 8d

In the passing of Jane Goodall, I took the chance to revisit Donna Haraway's revolutionary book "Primate Visions". Goodall makes an important, complicated appearance here, along with a host of other women leaders in primatology, who turned the field on its head. www.versobooks.com/products/136...

Primate Visions

What counts as nature in the late twentieth century? How do we create scientific disciplines and histories of science? How are the issues of race and gender written into the ways we imagine the natura...

www.versobooks.com

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Paul Robbins @earthfutures.bsky.social · 10d

You're a superhero for encumbering all this rebuilding effort for your work and your team, Beth. We have your back!

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Beth Tellman @socialpixel.bsky.social · 11d

Wrapping up my 8th and 9th grant since April when almost all my labs funding was terminated. $1.1M. So far got $330k funded by rewriting a grant for work I was supposedly funded to do. This is the least fun I have had in this job. I know I am sadly not alone and more important things are defunded

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Chris Goodman @cbgoodman.co · 13d

Just finished watching The Sting—great movie. Released in 1973, set in 1939.

I regret to inform you that the same time difference is a movie set in 1991.

Good. Night!

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Paul Robbins @earthfutures.bsky.social · 18d

*Kirk. Gabi Kirk.

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Paul Robbins @earthfutures.bsky.social · 18d

Also, a paper in Journal of Political Ecology from Gabi Clark (2024) on ag science in Palestine in the 50s. That looks promising, and includes Lowdermilk.

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Paul Robbins @earthfutures.bsky.social · 18d

No sir, another gap from my miseducation. Given his work on Palestine and TVA extensions to the Middle East, I'd think there's a book out there somewhere. Best bet: ask Diana Davis, who may have covered Lowdermilk in her "The Arid Lands". I do see interesting work by Robert Rook.

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Paul Robbins @earthfutures.bsky.social · 18d

A relentless defender of local agricultural knowledge in Mexico as well, and a harsh critique of the Green Revolution, even as it was just becoming a thing.

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Joe Mason @moreorloess.bsky.social · 18d

Interesting to read Carl Sauer arguing in 1966 that American anthropologists (Kroeber and Steward specifically) underestimated the Indigenous populations of present-day Haiti and the Dominican Republic in 1492 by a factor of of ten, also discussing the extent of land under cultivation at that time.

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Paul Robbins @earthfutures.bsky.social · 18d

New edition of The Commons is out, and its major. The challenge of microplastics and flooding, along with the secrets of leaf-peeping and revelations about Wisconsin's freshwater springs. All in font sizes I can read. Kudos to Nelson Institute's incredible writing staff! nelson.wisc.edu/the-commons/

The Commons Magazine | Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies

The Commons is the flagship publication for alumni and friends of UW–Madison’s Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies.

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Paul Robbins @earthfutures.bsky.social · 18d

Flood risk lines are mapped to keep us safe. What happens when they can be bought? Dr. Beth Tellman tells it like it is. nelson.wisc.edu/the-commons/...

The New Gerrymander: Flood Maps | The Commons Magazine

Across the United States, floodplain maps are changed every day, sometimes in ways that could hide true flood risk and put people in danger.

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Paul Robbins @earthfutures.bsky.social · 18d

Sustainable food systems means new sources of plentiful protein. Just ask Valerie Stull, a consummate interdisciplinarian. nelson.wisc.edu/the-gateway-...

The Gateway Bug

When it’s Valerie Stull’s turn to send snack to her preschooler’s school or gathering, she doesn’t send cookies or string cheese.

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Paul Robbins @earthfutures.bsky.social · 18d

Linking transportation needs, human health, and climate solutions, Maria Daniela Castillo has helped make East Fenway humane, accessible and even... groovy. A transportation planner with the City of Boston, and an extraordinary interdisciplinary scholar. nelson.wisc.edu/at-the-corne...

At the Corner of Academia and Government

In Boston’s East Fenway neighborhood, a stretch of pavement in front of Whole Foods comes alive.

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Paul Robbins @earthfutures.bsky.social · 18d

Amintas Brandão brilliantly connects remote sensing to work by Brazilian federal prosecutors halting industry-driven deforestation. Land change science and political ecology, together, have always been the Dream Team. nelson.wisc.edu/every-pixel-...

Every Pixel Tells a Story

Amintas Brandão Jr. started mapping roads in the Amazon as an intern.

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Sara Smith @geogsara.bsky.social · Aug 22

Intro to Environmental Justice let’s goooooo ♥️🔥

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UW–Madison @uwmadison.bsky.social · 29d

We’re proud to announce that UW–Madison has earned its first STARS Gold rating from the AASHE. This milestone reflects the hard work of @uwchancellor.bsky.social and many across our campus community who are committed to building a more sustainable future for all.

When it comes to sustainability, UW–Madison earns STARS Gold

STARS is the most widely recognized framework in the world for publicly reporting comprehensive information related to a college or university’s sustainability performance.

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