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The Amazon Rainforest was shaped by people. Analysis of 262 trees species across 1,521 forest plots reveals that both pre-Columbian Indigenous peoples and European colonists enduringly influenced the forest’s relative abundance of trees. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/VAqY50XuP38
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The Amazon Rainforest was shaped by people. Analysis of 262 trees species across 1,521 forest plots reveals that both pre-Columbian Indigenous peoples and European colonists enduringly influenced the forest’s relative abundance of trees. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/VAqY50XuP38
The University of Vermont seeks to fill an Endowed Professorship focused on interdisciplinary research on renewable energy systems.
For details, please see www.uvmjobs.com/postings/84073.
For details, please see www.uvmjobs.com/postings/84073.
David Blittersdorf Professor of Sustainability Science and Policy
Officers of Instruction - Tenure Track
www.uvmjobs.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The University of Vermont seeks to fill an Endowed Professorship focused on interdisciplinary research on renewable energy systems.
For details, please see www.uvmjobs.com/postings/84073.
For details, please see www.uvmjobs.com/postings/84073.
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Oh no, not online survey experiments
new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
November 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Oh no, not online survey experiments
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🎙️ The #COPOut Podcast Episode 3 on the Future of Carbon Governance is LIVE! Tune in to hear from @pammcelwee.bsky.social & @laurengifford.bsky.social as they discuss how the use science to inform climate policymaking and why the regime continues to miss the mark. cece.american.edu/copout-episo...
November 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
🎙️ The #COPOut Podcast Episode 3 on the Future of Carbon Governance is LIVE! Tune in to hear from @pammcelwee.bsky.social & @laurengifford.bsky.social as they discuss how the use science to inform climate policymaking and why the regime continues to miss the mark. cece.american.edu/copout-episo...
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Have you been wanting to learn more about Nobel Prize winner Elinor Ostrom's ideas for collaborative governance?
Now is your chance to get that copy of The Uncommon Knowledge of Elinor Ostrom for half price!
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Now is your chance to get that copy of The Uncommon Knowledge of Elinor Ostrom for half price!
islandpress.org/books/uncomm...
November 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Have you been wanting to learn more about Nobel Prize winner Elinor Ostrom's ideas for collaborative governance?
Now is your chance to get that copy of The Uncommon Knowledge of Elinor Ostrom for half price!
islandpress.org/books/uncomm...
Now is your chance to get that copy of The Uncommon Knowledge of Elinor Ostrom for half price!
islandpress.org/books/uncomm...
A very important lecture tomorrow. www.nationalacademies.org/event/45948_...
www.nationalacademies.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
A very important lecture tomorrow. www.nationalacademies.org/event/45948_...
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As the nature of work continues to evolve, so do the skills required to thrive in an era shaped by artificial intelligence, automation, and rapid technological change. Join us on November 7 for a webinar that will address this transformation in the workforce: https://ow.ly/oMH050XlbrN
November 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
As the nature of work continues to evolve, so do the skills required to thrive in an era shaped by artificial intelligence, automation, and rapid technological change. Join us on November 7 for a webinar that will address this transformation in the workforce: https://ow.ly/oMH050XlbrN
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John Cleary, shot in the chest by National Guardsmen on May 4, has passed away at age 74.
He was a 19-year-old architecture student in 1970 when he was shot and critically wounded.
He was a 19-year-old architecture student in 1970 when he was shot and critically wounded.
October 28, 2025 at 1:53 AM
John Cleary, shot in the chest by National Guardsmen on May 4, has passed away at age 74.
He was a 19-year-old architecture student in 1970 when he was shot and critically wounded.
He was a 19-year-old architecture student in 1970 when he was shot and critically wounded.
I'm honored to be giving the Stan & Kobla Kapowitz Distinguished Lecture at MSU in November. It is in person only. Registration link is: tinyurl.com/Kaplowitz25
September 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I'm honored to be giving the Stan & Kobla Kapowitz Distinguished Lecture at MSU in November. It is in person only. Registration link is: tinyurl.com/Kaplowitz25
New report from the US National Academies on risks from greenhouse gas emissions: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/09...
www.nationalacademies.org
September 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
New report from the US National Academies on risks from greenhouse gas emissions: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/09...
"...to my mind a discriminating irreverence is the creator and protector of human liberty." Mark Twain, "The American Press" 1888
September 20, 2025 at 3:55 AM
"...to my mind a discriminating irreverence is the creator and protector of human liberty." Mark Twain, "The American Press" 1888
Important new webinar by the National Research Council Board on Environmental Change and Society. Please share widely. mailchi.mp/nationalacad...
Webinar: Opportunities for Doing Social-Environmental Research with Little to No Funding
mailchi.mp
August 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Important new webinar by the National Research Council Board on Environmental Change and Society. Please share widely. mailchi.mp/nationalacad...
New short paper that might be of interest to some.
Thomas Dietz and Michael Vandenbergh. 2025. From Explosion to Implosion: The New Population Challenge. SSRN: Https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5404682
Thomas Dietz and Michael Vandenbergh. 2025. From Explosion to Implosion: The New Population Challenge. SSRN: Https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5404682
August 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
New short paper that might be of interest to some.
Thomas Dietz and Michael Vandenbergh. 2025. From Explosion to Implosion: The New Population Challenge. SSRN: Https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5404682
Thomas Dietz and Michael Vandenbergh. 2025. From Explosion to Implosion: The New Population Challenge. SSRN: Https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5404682
The US NAS is conducting a fasttrack study on anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Submission of papers for consideration is welcome. survey.alchemer.com/s3/8416653/R...
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION — Anthropogenic Greenhouse Gases and US Climate: Evidence and Impacts
survey.alchemer.com
August 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The US NAS is conducting a fasttrack study on anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Submission of papers for consideration is welcome. survey.alchemer.com/s3/8416653/R...
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📄 A new paper reveals how the US animal #agriculture industry fought against campaigns promoting individual dietary shifts — like Meatless Monday 🥦 and Beyond Beef 🌱
This just underscores that Big Industry hates high-impact individual #climate action 🔥🌍
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
This just underscores that Big Industry hates high-impact individual #climate action 🔥🌍
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The animal agriculture industry’s obstruction of campaigns promoting individual climate action
The oil and gas industry has regularly deflected responsibility towards individual consumers. In contrast, here we show that the US animal agriculture industry has not only avoided notions of indiv...
www.tandfonline.com
April 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
📄 A new paper reveals how the US animal #agriculture industry fought against campaigns promoting individual dietary shifts — like Meatless Monday 🥦 and Beyond Beef 🌱
This just underscores that Big Industry hates high-impact individual #climate action 🔥🌍
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
This just underscores that Big Industry hates high-impact individual #climate action 🔥🌍
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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This new paper highlights a major issue in measuring and predicting individual #carbon footprints: Many studies use the same factors to calculate and explain CFPs, leading to tautological conclusions. This overlap risks misleading conclusions about the real drivers.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The trouble with carbon footprint analysis in behavioral climate research - Climatic Change
Everyday behavior of individual citizens plays a central role in reducing global green-house gas emissions and combating climate change. A popular tool to measure and quantify the impact of these beha...
link.springer.com
March 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM
This new paper highlights a major issue in measuring and predicting individual #carbon footprints: Many studies use the same factors to calculate and explain CFPs, leading to tautological conclusions. This overlap risks misleading conclusions about the real drivers.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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While the U.S. spends more on #childbirth than any other country in the world, it has worse outcomes than other high-resource nations. Our report identifies ways to improve childbirth services in hospitals, in birth centers, and for home births: buff.ly/U7Y47Zf
March 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
While the U.S. spends more on #childbirth than any other country in the world, it has worse outcomes than other high-resource nations. Our report identifies ways to improve childbirth services in hospitals, in birth centers, and for home births: buff.ly/U7Y47Zf
Nice statement from NAS President Marcia McNutt on the need for science based analysis for policy decisions. www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/03...
www.nationalacademies.org
March 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Nice statement from NAS President Marcia McNutt on the need for science based analysis for policy decisions. www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/03...
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How well do people understand the #climate impact of #behavior?🌱
In a new paper, we examine people’s climate-impact perceptions of different behaviors and lifestyles and whether these are linked to behavior and support for behavior-regulating climate policies 🧵
#GreenSky
osf.io/preprints/ps...
In a new paper, we examine people’s climate-impact perceptions of different behaviors and lifestyles and whether these are linked to behavior and support for behavior-regulating climate policies 🧵
#GreenSky
osf.io/preprints/ps...
March 7, 2025 at 9:57 AM
How well do people understand the #climate impact of #behavior?🌱
In a new paper, we examine people’s climate-impact perceptions of different behaviors and lifestyles and whether these are linked to behavior and support for behavior-regulating climate policies 🧵
#GreenSky
osf.io/preprints/ps...
In a new paper, we examine people’s climate-impact perceptions of different behaviors and lifestyles and whether these are linked to behavior and support for behavior-regulating climate policies 🧵
#GreenSky
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Does moralizing messaging about renewable energy increase how durable message effects are? 🚨 Our new paper is now out: Testing the Durability of Persuasion From Moral Appeals About Renewable Energy
A growing literature suggests that framing issues in moral terms can make attitudes more durable. 1/x
A growing literature suggests that framing issues in moral terms can make attitudes more durable. 1/x
February 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Does moralizing messaging about renewable energy increase how durable message effects are? 🚨 Our new paper is now out: Testing the Durability of Persuasion From Moral Appeals About Renewable Energy
A growing literature suggests that framing issues in moral terms can make attitudes more durable. 1/x
A growing literature suggests that framing issues in moral terms can make attitudes more durable. 1/x
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The FEMA report that my team of contractors and agency staff wrote, Financing Climate Resilience, is still available on the FEMA website. Download it while you still can. Our team got the stop work order.
www.fema.gov/sites/defaul...
www.fema.gov/sites/defaul...
February 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The FEMA report that my team of contractors and agency staff wrote, Financing Climate Resilience, is still available on the FEMA website. Download it while you still can. Our team got the stop work order.
www.fema.gov/sites/defaul...
www.fema.gov/sites/defaul...
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🟦 🟥 A massive amount of research has focused on the effect of political "party cues," where people move their position on issues to be more in line with the position expressed by their preferred party.
It might seem like this type of effect would be fleeting, but it's not.
🧵 1/3
It might seem like this type of effect would be fleeting, but it's not.
🧵 1/3
February 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
🟦 🟥 A massive amount of research has focused on the effect of political "party cues," where people move their position on issues to be more in line with the position expressed by their preferred party.
It might seem like this type of effect would be fleeting, but it's not.
🧵 1/3
It might seem like this type of effect would be fleeting, but it's not.
🧵 1/3
A new report helps ground our perceptiosn of how things are going in the US in reality. The challenge is to get this kind of information into the public discussion.
stateofnation.org
stateofnation.org
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stateofnation.org
February 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A new report helps ground our perceptiosn of how things are going in the US in reality. The challenge is to get this kind of information into the public discussion.
stateofnation.org
stateofnation.org
Why we don't need staff cuts across the board at federal agencies: Just spent 90+ min on hold at Social Security . When the civil servant answered she was friendly, expert and efficient. Got my question resolved in minutes. They need more staff, not less.
January 31, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Why we don't need staff cuts across the board at federal agencies: Just spent 90+ min on hold at Social Security . When the civil servant answered she was friendly, expert and efficient. Got my question resolved in minutes. They need more staff, not less.