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Rich Pancost, Earth Scientist at the University of Bristol. Interested in past climates and earth system processes, from peatlands to the deep sea. First gen/ working class. Privileged white cis male. Anti-racist, pro LGBTQ+, unapologetically woke. He/Him
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Intro time! I am an organic geochemist who explores all aspects of organic carbon in the environment to study past, current, and future changes in the Earth system. I am an advocate of interdisciplinary approaches, especially when applied to achieving social and environmental justice.
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"Today is the 41st anniversary of the greatest crime of corporate negligence the world has ever seen - the Bhopal Gas Tragedy. So I am re-sharing an article I wrote 7 years ago in tribute to the victims, and to help raise awareness"
via Martin Odoni
thegreatcritique.wordpress.com/2018/12/03/u...
via Martin Odoni
thegreatcritique.wordpress.com/2018/12/03/u...
Union Carbide still in denial about the Bhopal Gas Tragedy
Dead people, and even dead animals, lined the roadsides for days afterwards, like a scene from a Biblical apocalypse.
thegreatcritique.wordpress.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:54 AM
"Today is the 41st anniversary of the greatest crime of corporate negligence the world has ever seen - the Bhopal Gas Tragedy. So I am re-sharing an article I wrote 7 years ago in tribute to the victims, and to help raise awareness"
via Martin Odoni
thegreatcritique.wordpress.com/2018/12/03/u...
via Martin Odoni
thegreatcritique.wordpress.com/2018/12/03/u...
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Absolutely devastating account of the CSU's $17 million capitulation to ChatGPT, from a fellow faculty member watching it happen www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
www.currentaffairs.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Absolutely devastating account of the CSU's $17 million capitulation to ChatGPT, from a fellow faculty member watching it happen www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
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“We are facing a manmade disaster of global scale, our greatest threat in 1000s of yrs: climate change. If we don’t take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon.”
David Attenborough, Dec 3 2018
allouryesterdays.info/2025/12/02/d...
David Attenborough, Dec 3 2018
allouryesterdays.info/2025/12/02/d...
December 3, 2018- David Attenborough on the end of civilisation - All Our Yesterdays
Seven years ago, on this day, December 3rd, 2018, “The collapse of civilisation and the natural world is on the horizon, Sir David Attenborough has told the UN climate change summit in Poland. “The na...
allouryesterdays.info
December 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
“We are facing a manmade disaster of global scale, our greatest threat in 1000s of yrs: climate change. If we don’t take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon.”
David Attenborough, Dec 3 2018
allouryesterdays.info/2025/12/02/d...
David Attenborough, Dec 3 2018
allouryesterdays.info/2025/12/02/d...
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Looking for books to get for #climate curious friends & family this Christmas🎄?
Here are 6 of my favourites reads this year.
First up, Yale University historian Sunil Amrith's relentlessly edifying 'The Burning Earth'. A staggeringly comprehensive account of how we got to where we are! 🧵
Here are 6 of my favourites reads this year.
First up, Yale University historian Sunil Amrith's relentlessly edifying 'The Burning Earth'. A staggeringly comprehensive account of how we got to where we are! 🧵
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Looking for books to get for #climate curious friends & family this Christmas🎄?
Here are 6 of my favourites reads this year.
First up, Yale University historian Sunil Amrith's relentlessly edifying 'The Burning Earth'. A staggeringly comprehensive account of how we got to where we are! 🧵
Here are 6 of my favourites reads this year.
First up, Yale University historian Sunil Amrith's relentlessly edifying 'The Burning Earth'. A staggeringly comprehensive account of how we got to where we are! 🧵
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🚨Paper alert🚨
Check out Beibei Zhang's latest work out today @royalsocietypublishing.org where we track the 3D structural recovery of Australia's Great Western Woodlands following wildfires over a chronosequence spanning half a millenia!🌳🛰️🔥🧪
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Check out Beibei Zhang's latest work out today @royalsocietypublishing.org where we track the 3D structural recovery of Australia's Great Western Woodlands following wildfires over a chronosequence spanning half a millenia!🌳🛰️🔥🧪
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
November 26, 2025 at 9:51 AM
🚨Paper alert🚨
Check out Beibei Zhang's latest work out today @royalsocietypublishing.org where we track the 3D structural recovery of Australia's Great Western Woodlands following wildfires over a chronosequence spanning half a millenia!🌳🛰️🔥🧪
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Check out Beibei Zhang's latest work out today @royalsocietypublishing.org where we track the 3D structural recovery of Australia's Great Western Woodlands following wildfires over a chronosequence spanning half a millenia!🌳🛰️🔥🧪
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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“Calculators expanded reasoning; the printing press spread knowledge. ChatGPT, by contrast, doesn’t extend cognition—it automates it, turning thinking itself into a service. Rather than democratizing learning, it privatizes the act of thinking under corporate control. “
Absolutely devastating account of the CSU's $17 million capitulation to ChatGPT, from a fellow faculty member watching it happen www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
www.currentaffairs.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“Calculators expanded reasoning; the printing press spread knowledge. ChatGPT, by contrast, doesn’t extend cognition—it automates it, turning thinking itself into a service. Rather than democratizing learning, it privatizes the act of thinking under corporate control. “
"Imagine if just a fraction of the spume and righteous fury over the new surcharge could be redirected to those who really need it."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Won’t somebody please think of Britain’s poor £2m homeowners? Oh, wait – everyone already is | Jonathan Liew
Contrast the furious reaction to Rachel Reeves’s ‘mansion tax’ to the response offered to those living with real housing injustice: indifference, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:29 AM
"Imagine if just a fraction of the spume and righteous fury over the new surcharge could be redirected to those who really need it."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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My mum's done over 38 years for GirlGuiding. A Queen's Guide, she ran Brownie troupes, was a commissioner, even had her Brownie troupe at her wedding.
Tonight, bc of this decision, she has requested immediate removal of her membership because she stands with ALL women and girls, not just cis ones.
Tonight, bc of this decision, she has requested immediate removal of her membership because she stands with ALL women and girls, not just cis ones.
December 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
My mum's done over 38 years for GirlGuiding. A Queen's Guide, she ran Brownie troupes, was a commissioner, even had her Brownie troupe at her wedding.
Tonight, bc of this decision, she has requested immediate removal of her membership because she stands with ALL women and girls, not just cis ones.
Tonight, bc of this decision, she has requested immediate removal of her membership because she stands with ALL women and girls, not just cis ones.
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There are 75,977 people born in Somalia who are now citizens of the United States, including those specific people.
He is talking about US citizens. He is talking about *us*.
The truth is that none of us are garbage, and the job of the US president is to represent all of us.
We, the people.
He is talking about US citizens. He is talking about *us*.
The truth is that none of us are garbage, and the job of the US president is to represent all of us.
We, the people.
Trump on Somalis: "We're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage."
December 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
There are 75,977 people born in Somalia who are now citizens of the United States, including those specific people.
He is talking about US citizens. He is talking about *us*.
The truth is that none of us are garbage, and the job of the US president is to represent all of us.
We, the people.
He is talking about US citizens. He is talking about *us*.
The truth is that none of us are garbage, and the job of the US president is to represent all of us.
We, the people.
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It's #InsectWeek, so let's hear it for all our bog-loving species. Peatlands support very specialised biodiversity, and restoring our peatlands helps provide a brighter future for species such as Large Heath butterflies bit.ly/4loL0sD
#Peatlands #Biodiversity
📷 Stephen Barlow and Nick Littlewood
#Peatlands #Biodiversity
📷 Stephen Barlow and Nick Littlewood
June 26, 2025 at 11:28 AM
It's #InsectWeek, so let's hear it for all our bog-loving species. Peatlands support very specialised biodiversity, and restoring our peatlands helps provide a brighter future for species such as Large Heath butterflies bit.ly/4loL0sD
#Peatlands #Biodiversity
📷 Stephen Barlow and Nick Littlewood
#Peatlands #Biodiversity
📷 Stephen Barlow and Nick Littlewood
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"We can not expect people who are poorer, already struggling to heat their homes & use their cars, we can't expect those people to be cutting their energy use. We have to expect that from the wealthy of us." @kevinclimate.bsky.social speaking at @nebriefing.bsky.social
Kevin Anderson - Professor of energy and climate change - National Emergency Briefing 2025
YouTube video by We Don't Have Time
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December 2, 2025 at 6:42 AM
"We can not expect people who are poorer, already struggling to heat their homes & use their cars, we can't expect those people to be cutting their energy use. We have to expect that from the wealthy of us." @kevinclimate.bsky.social speaking at @nebriefing.bsky.social
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Mercury, lead, arsenic + PFAS: Europe's hidden historic landfills leaching chemicals into water, soil + ecosystems.
Our new joint report with @investigate-europe.eu, out now:
share.google/gQ0rXbwL4rjN...
Our new joint report with @investigate-europe.eu, out now:
share.google/gQ0rXbwL4rjN...
UK and Europe’s hidden landfills at risk of leaking toxic waste into water supplies
Exclusive: Rising flood risks driven by climate change could release toxic waste from ageing sites – posing threats to ecosystems
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December 2, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Mercury, lead, arsenic + PFAS: Europe's hidden historic landfills leaching chemicals into water, soil + ecosystems.
Our new joint report with @investigate-europe.eu, out now:
share.google/gQ0rXbwL4rjN...
Our new joint report with @investigate-europe.eu, out now:
share.google/gQ0rXbwL4rjN...
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⚒️ Article: Antarctic Bottom Water progressively filled more of the deep Southern Ocean through the last deglaciation, potentially contributing to the increase in atmospheric CO2
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Expansion of Antarctic Bottom Water driven by Antarctic warming in the last deglaciation - Nature Geoscience
Antarctic Bottom Water progressively filled more of the deep Southern Ocean through the last deglaciation, potentially contributing to the increase in atmospheric CO2, according to neodymium isotope r...
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December 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
⚒️ Article: Antarctic Bottom Water progressively filled more of the deep Southern Ocean through the last deglaciation, potentially contributing to the increase in atmospheric CO2
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
December 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
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The first masters thesis I supervised was “The effect of freezing on Pelvetia canaliculata (as ⬇️)
Can’t remember much about the science, but do remember the student oiled the science with liberal supplies of poteen (Irish moonshine)
Can’t remember much about the science, but do remember the student oiled the science with liberal supplies of poteen (Irish moonshine)
December 2, 2025 at 7:35 AM
The first masters thesis I supervised was “The effect of freezing on Pelvetia canaliculata (as ⬇️)
Can’t remember much about the science, but do remember the student oiled the science with liberal supplies of poteen (Irish moonshine)
Can’t remember much about the science, but do remember the student oiled the science with liberal supplies of poteen (Irish moonshine)
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Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
I'm so tired of measles.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites nbcmontana.com/news/local/g...
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
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Cool opportunity for PhD students from developing countries working on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. globalresearchalliance.org/n/cliff-grad...
CLIFF-GRADS Fellowships: Open for applications!
Closing date: 11 January 2026 We are pleased to announce Round 7 of the CLIFF-GRADS Fellowship Programme is now open for student applications! The Climate, Food and Farming, Global Research Alliance D...
globalresearchalliance.org
December 2, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Cool opportunity for PhD students from developing countries working on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. globalresearchalliance.org/n/cliff-grad...
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We can surrender to comfortable lies, or we can take this seriously. Sarah is living a daily nightmare of ongoing genocide as her lupus deteriorates—she needs care, nutrition, evacuation.
You can really help. Give/find the Abdelwahed's link here. chuffed.org/project/hope...
You can really help. Give/find the Abdelwahed's link here. chuffed.org/project/hope...
Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle
We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…
chuffed.org
December 2, 2025 at 6:00 AM
We can surrender to comfortable lies, or we can take this seriously. Sarah is living a daily nightmare of ongoing genocide as her lupus deteriorates—she needs care, nutrition, evacuation.
You can really help. Give/find the Abdelwahed's link here. chuffed.org/project/hope...
You can really help. Give/find the Abdelwahed's link here. chuffed.org/project/hope...
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Could we run out of water? “People would be shocked if they knew just how close we’ve come", a former Environment Agency officer told me. To many on this damp little island, the idea’s preposterous. But it’s a very real threat. Here's what I know...
watershedinvestigations.com/day-zero-is-...
watershedinvestigations.com/day-zero-is-...
December 1, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Could we run out of water? “People would be shocked if they knew just how close we’ve come", a former Environment Agency officer told me. To many on this damp little island, the idea’s preposterous. But it’s a very real threat. Here's what I know...
watershedinvestigations.com/day-zero-is-...
watershedinvestigations.com/day-zero-is-...
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Northwestern University agrees to pay Trump regime $75 million in order to reclaim the nearly $800 million in research funding that Trump took from them.
Sad times.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
Sad times.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
Northwestern University Strikes A Deal With Trump Administration
Northwestern University has reached a $75 million deal with the Trump administration, ending a long dispute involving the freezing of $790 million in research funds.
www.forbes.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Northwestern University agrees to pay Trump regime $75 million in order to reclaim the nearly $800 million in research funding that Trump took from them.
Sad times.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
Sad times.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
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My workplace - The University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment (IonE) is hiring up to two Interdisciplinary Sustainability Research Professors. Application deadline is JANUARY 5, 2026
More info: environment.umn.edu/research-pro...
Happy to chat if you’re interested!
More info: environment.umn.edu/research-pro...
Happy to chat if you’re interested!
Job posting: Interdisciplinary Sustainability Research Professors - Institute on the Environment
IonE Interdisciplinary Sustainability Research Professors (Assistant Research Professor: $88,000 – $110,000, job ID 371252) (Associate Research Professor: $108,000 – $130,000, job ID 371250) (Research...
environment.umn.edu
December 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
My workplace - The University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment (IonE) is hiring up to two Interdisciplinary Sustainability Research Professors. Application deadline is JANUARY 5, 2026
More info: environment.umn.edu/research-pro...
Happy to chat if you’re interested!
More info: environment.umn.edu/research-pro...
Happy to chat if you’re interested!
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LONG RAMBLING EMOTIONAL THREAD:
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
December 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
LONG RAMBLING EMOTIONAL THREAD:
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
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She seems nice
December 2, 2025 at 12:24 AM
She seems nice