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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 14d

When you consider the *ecocide* alongside the genocide being perpetrated in Gaza, you begin to grasp the totality of the Israeli state’s attempt to eliminate both the Palestinians and their homeland.
My column today.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here | George Monbiot

Consider the annihilation of agricultural land alongside the genocide – and grasp the chilling totality of this attempt to eliminate all life, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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Truls Gulowsen @trulsgulowsen.bsky.social · Aug 28

Heia! www.universitas.no/den-gronne-s...

Stiftar studentrørsle for oljefrie universitet: – Equinor er inne i absolutt alt

Equinor er den mest populære arbeidsgivaren blant norske studentar. No reiser ei ny studentrørsle seg for å bryte banda mellom akademia og oljeindustrien.

www.universitas.no

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Prof Julia Steinberger 🌹🌱🌍 #ClimateAction #Fightfascism @jksteinberger.bsky.social · Jul 8

Climate necropolitics: thoughts from the middle of the heatwave.
jksteinberger.medium.com/climate-necr...

Climate necropolitics

I have been thinking of politics and death recently. In fact it’s all I can think about. I think you should too.

jksteinberger.medium.com

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Ida Nilstad Pettersen @inpettersen.bsky.social · May 12

www.universitetsavisa.no/campusutvikl...

Trenger vi frie rom på campus?

- En ting er sikkert, det vil bli trangt i NTNUs nye campus. Desto viktigere er det egne rom «for å lære, forske, skape, samles, spise, eksistere», skriver ProtestPub, ved fire av dem, og kaller inn ...

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Jill Walker Rettberg @jilltxt.bsky.social · May 6

It is exactly 92 years today since the first nazi book burning. They went for queer and trans studies first, at the Institute of Sexology. hmd.org.uk/resource/6-m...

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Ida Nilstad Pettersen @inpettersen.bsky.social · May 1

Universitetet eier vi alle! Bli med på fest og protest når Protestpub, Skibolikomiteen og KOROs kunstprogram for NTNUs campussamling på Gløshaugen inviterer til «Aksjon for det frie rommet» på Skiboli 20. mai fra kl 18.

www.facebook.com/events/13650...

Invitasjonsplakat med svarthvittbilde som viser bygningen Skiboli på Gløshaugen campus

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · Apr 25

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

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Ida Nilstad Pettersen @inpettersen.bsky.social · Apr 25

Sofie Hagejärd successfully defended her PhD thesis «Sustainability in the home environment» at Chalmers today.

The thesis and related articles can be found here, research.chalmers.se/publication/...

Picture showing the cover of the PhD thesis «Sustainability in the home environment» by Sofie Hagejärd

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Ida Nilstad Pettersen @inpettersen.bsky.social · Apr 17

"Urban Natures: Living the More-than-Human City" was recently included in a free Environmental Studies chapter sampler, a collection of intro chapters, www.berghahnbooks.com/samplers/env...

It is also part of a 25% off Earth Day sale, code EARTH25, ending April 29th, www.berghahnbooks.com/earthday

environmental Studies | Berghahn Books

Independent Publishing since 1994

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İdil Gaziulusoy @idilgaziulusoy.bsky.social · Feb 16

This is a compilation of short contributions from a diverse set of perspectives about what more-than-human city means and how it would like. Including my and Gloria Lauterbach’s piece about darkness. #morethanhuman

Ida Nilstad Pettersen @inpettersen.bsky.social · Feb 13

What does the more-than-human city look like?
Our Nature of Cities @tnoc.bsky.social Global Roundtable is out: www.thenatureofcities.com/2025/02/12/w...
- with Ferne Edwards, Lucia Alexandra Popartan, @cqualmann.bsky.social, @idilgaziulusoy.bsky.social, @butterflyup.bsky.social, and many others

What does the more-than-human city look like? – The Nature of Cities

www.thenatureofcities.com

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Clare Qualmann @cqualmann.bsky.social · Feb 13

Woop woop! Up on @tnoc.bsky.social now, 'what does the more-than-human city look like?' a fab collection of short provocations, including my account of a walk through Berlin's urban/nature edge spaces.🏙️🚶🍃@inpettersen.bsky.social @butterflyup.bsky.social @idilgaziulusoy.bsky.social shorturl.at/2OTAQ

What does the more-than-human city look like? – The Nature of Cities

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Ida Nilstad Pettersen @inpettersen.bsky.social · Feb 13

What does the more-than-human city look like?
Our Nature of Cities @tnoc.bsky.social Global Roundtable is out: www.thenatureofcities.com/2025/02/12/w...
- with Ferne Edwards, Lucia Alexandra Popartan, @cqualmann.bsky.social, @idilgaziulusoy.bsky.social, @butterflyup.bsky.social, and many others

What does the more-than-human city look like? – The Nature of Cities

www.thenatureofcities.com

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Prof Julia Steinberger 🌹🌱🌍 #ClimateAction #Fightfascism @jksteinberger.bsky.social · Feb 1

I wrote this thing. It's far from perfect, but at least it's done. Feedback welcome, especially if you're actually doing something.
jksteinberger.medium.com/a-few-points...

A few points for the left

A few thoughts as the flames of fascism rise up all around, consuming people and planet.

jksteinberger.medium.com

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Gudrun Sylte @gudrunsylte.bsky.social · Jan 22

Tar me naturen for gitt? Ja, meiner @vvandvik.bsky.social, - i allefall på Stortinget. Vandvik spør om den politiske prosessen rundt Naturmeldinga var eit spel for galleriet

www.khrono.no/demokratisk-...

Naturforskere reagerer: Demokratisk falitt i naturpolitikken?

Hvis våre folkevalgte kan legge flisespikkeri og politisk markeringsbehov til side og stemme for det de faktisk er for, er det fortsatt et glimt av håp om en mer kunnskapsbasert og virkningsfull handl...

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Ingeborg Palm Helland @iphelland.bsky.social · Dec 29

På. Av.

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Glen Peters @glenpeters.bsky.social · Nov 28

And here is some more about Equinor being "the last man standing" and that net zero goal, by @annekarin.klimastiftelsen.no

It is in Norwegian, but I am sure you can translate!

www.energiogklima.no/meninger-og-...

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Patrick Reurink @preurink.bsky.social · Nov 26

🧠 It’s already 10 years since May-Britt Moser, Edvard I. Moser and John O’Keefe were awarded the Nobel Prize for their discovery of grid cells: cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain 🗺️

📺 Follow tomorrows’ Nobel Prize Jubilee Conference at NTNU online:

www.ntnu.edu/nobelconfere...

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Ida Nilstad Pettersen @inpettersen.bsky.social · Oct 31

Vil NTNU utfordre status quo og posisjonere seg som et universitet som står fast på kritiske, samfunnsbyggende verdier?
www.universitetsavisa.no/new-universi...

Er NTNU rustet til å fremme uavhengig kritisk tenkning i fremtidens universitet?

Hva skjer når universitetene står i en skvis mellom kommersialisering, ovenfra-og-ned-styring og uforutsigbare kutt? Hva blir til slutt igjen av universitetets samfunnsoppdrag, når akademisk frihet og...

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Area @areajournal.bsky.social · Oct 24

New in Area:

'Opening the notebook: How & why human geographers take fieldnotes' by Russell Hitchings, Alan Latham & Tatiana Thieme

This paper introduces the 'Inside the Notebook' collection. It concludes with a tribute to Russell, who contributed so much to the journal.

doi.org/10.1111/area...

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Area by Russell Hitchings, Alan Latham and Tatiana Thieme (2024) entitled 'Opening the notebook: How and why human geographers take fieldnotes' with a black banner at the top.

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Ida Nilstad Pettersen @inpettersen.bsky.social · Jun 16

For those interested, there’s a 50 % discount on the hardback edition with the code EDWA0824, valid until July 1 2024

Ida Nilstad Pettersen @inpettersen.bsky.social · Jun 16

Great days at #POLLEN24 earlier this week, where we also got to do an Urban Natures book launch www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Edward...

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Jan van Duppen @jvdup.bsky.social · Feb 27

I'm very happy to be part of this ed. vol. with a chapter that takes a look at the playful 'becoming with' between foxes and London allotment gardeners, whilst it also attempts to trouble notions of care and play in these boundary crossings. If interested, please get in touch for a chapter copy!

Ida Nilstad Pettersen @inpettersen.bsky.social · Sep 25

Great to see this published! New book co-edited with Ferne Edwards and Lucia Alexandra Popartan, with contributions from around the world
www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Edward...

Urban Natures: Living the More-than-Human City | Berghahn Books

Independent Publishing since 1994

www.berghahnbooks.com

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Ole Svarthumle @svarthumle.bsky.social · Jan 6

NRK fortset si prisverdige og enormt viktige avdekking av korleis norsk natur vert bygd ned og rasert. Denne gongen i eit format som ikkje er meir irriterande enn at det får gå.

NRK avslører: Slik blir norsk natur ødelagt

www.nrk.no

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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · Dec 3

Just five countries – US, Canada, Australia, Norway and the UK – are responsible for over half (51%) of all planned oil and gas field developments from now to 2050.

Article in COP28 newsletter ECO

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Isaac Arturo @isortega.bsky.social · Dec 2

Go read this...

Are young people poised to slam the brake on endless economic growth?

The climate and cost of living crises make belief in expanding GDPs look as stale as last year’s mince pies. But when central governments rely on consumerism to shore up spending, it will be hard fo...

www.theguardian.com

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