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Lisa Dilling @ldilling.bsky.social · Aug 12

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · Jul 13

The more I look at industrial decarbonisation, the more I come to the point of view that we have overstated the role of molecules in the past and underestimated the role of electrons in the future.

Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · Jul 12

Thrilled to share my new commentary in Nature Reviews Clean Technology, co-authored with @soxenaar.bsky.social of @regassistproj.bsky.social

We argue for electrifying industrial heat in Europe—a game-changer for efficiency, resilience, and competitiveness.

Full version here rdcu.be/evPO0

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ESIIL @cu-esiil.bsky.social · Jun 23

Registration is now open for the 2025 ESIIL Data Short Course! Learn fundamental tools for open Environmental Data Science (EDS) education and research! Visit our website to learn more and register: esiil.org/data-short-c...
@cires.colorado.edu

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David Keith @davidkeith.bsky.social · Jun 4

Can Canada afford to ignore sunlight reflection methods (SRM)? I'm joining @ldilling.bsky.social from the @envdefensefund.bsky.social for a discussion hosted by the Transition Accelerator, a major Canadian NGO focused on the climate. June 10, 12pm ET.

Join the Live Q&A: transitionaccelerato...

Can We Afford to Ignore Solar Geoengineering?

Should Canada act now to build its SRM research capacity and leadership? How can we foster the local expertise and international partnerships we’ll need to control the technology should solar geoengineering become a reality?

transitionaccelerator.ca

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Lisa Dilling @ldilling.bsky.social · May 11

Agree with David completely. When I was a kid my brother and I thought we would start a business growing and selling something from our garden. We chose radishes. They grew well. But then, we had to try to sell radishes. I think our mom bought some out of pity.

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Matt Winning @mattywin.bsky.social · May 9

Come work with us at @ucl.ac.uk Institute for Sustainable Resources. Looking for a new lecturer in Environmental Policy.
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Lisa Dilling @ldilling.bsky.social · May 9

Please wish her well for me!

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Lisa Dilling @ldilling.bsky.social · May 3

I’m so sorry. It’s literally senseless and such a waste, what is happening now.

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Lisa Dilling @ldilling.bsky.social · May 2

I’m hitting “like” but it is the opposite. I’m so sorry to hear this. Your work on energy access is critical to all of us.

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Northwest RISCC Network @nwriscc.bsky.social · Apr 29

Hi Bluesky! 👋 Let us introduce ourselves!

The Northwest Regional Invasive Species & Climate Change (NW RISCC) Network (nwriscc.org) is a partnership of regional agencies and orgs connecting climate adaptation & invasive species science and management.

Check out this 🧵 to learn more!

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An invasive European green crab is held by a rubber-gloved hand

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Apr 29

NASA’s science programs are facing what experts are calling an “extinction-level event” under Trump’s proposed budget.
From climate monitoring to planetary research, entire fields of discovery are on the chopping block.

eos.org/research-and...

Bar chart titled “NASA Cut Proposals” set against a starry background. Four bars show proposed budget cut percentages for different NASA programs: 68% for Astrophysics, 43% for Heliophysics, 30% for Planetary Science, and 53% for Earth Science. The chart highlights significant funding reductions across scientific fields.

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👻SAAAAAAAAHHHHHHvik Ford 🎃 @saavikford.bsky.social · Apr 29

I’m pretty sure all the astronomers already heard this bad news, but idk how many other folks know about this proposal—NASA science would be absolutely GUTTED if this passed. US astronomy & astrophysics would be dead. We can’t let this happen—tell your reps, & your friends!

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Apr 29

NASA’s science programs are facing what experts are calling an “extinction-level event” under Trump’s proposed budget.
From climate monitoring to planetary research, entire fields of discovery are on the chopping block.

eos.org/research-and...

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Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social · Apr 29

"It’s a huge loss," says @costasamaras.com. "It’s a loss for taxpayers, it’s a loss for communities, it’s a loss for the environment. Not producing the report saves us basically nothing and costs us maybe everything." @hayleysmith.bsky.social @latimes.com www.latimes.com/environment/...

'It's a huge loss': Trump administration dismisses scientists preparing climate report

More than 400 experts were starting to prepare the latest national climate assessment report. They all received an email from the Trump administration dismissing them.

www.latimes.com

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Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social · Apr 29

More than 400 experts who had begun to write the latest National Climate Assessment report have been dismissed by the Trump administration, which says the report is being “reevaluated.” Scientists say it's a huge loss. @hayleysmith.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/... @latimes.com #climate

'It's a huge loss': Trump administration dismisses scientists preparing climate report

More than 400 experts were starting to prepare the latest national climate assessment report. They all received an email from the Trump administration dismissing them.

www.latimes.com

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Lisa Dilling @ldilling.bsky.social · Apr 30

I’m so sorry. Talk about a waste—all that effort to not be able to finish and provide results.

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · Apr 29

NEW – CCC: England’s approach to climate adaptation is ‘not working’ | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social

Read here: buff.ly/cfEGnsd

The flooded River Avon on the road to Eckington bridge in January 2024. Credit: Martin Bache / Alamy Stock Photo

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Lisa Dilling @ldilling.bsky.social · Apr 29

Woah, congratulations @scottdoney.bsky.social ! And I can say I knew you when.. Hope you celebrate this week, so well-deserved!

Scott Doney @scottdoney.bsky.social · Apr 29

Thanks Jim @drlimnology.bsky.social It’s quite an honor

Jim Elser @drlimnology.bsky.social · Apr 29

Congrats to all the new members of the National Academy of Sciences elected today, especially members of my section (63 Env Sciences and Ecology):

Sheri Fritz
Phil Robertson
Scott Doney @scottdoney.bsky.social
Compton Tucker
Joe Zhou

‪@nationalacademies.org‬

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Lisa Dilling @ldilling.bsky.social · Apr 26

For hundreds of years, humanity has relied on science to improve lives and build civilization. Science tests hypotheses, uses data, and follows a systematic method in pursuit of the truth. It’s not perfect of course. But destroying American science as we know it will only send us backward.

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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · Apr 19

🙏 We need your help 🙏

The government continues to cancel grants at both NIH and NSF to censor science it doesn't like.

We're tracking terminations to organize and advocate. Please report your terminated grants:

NIH:
forms.gle/J2znQ7y7YpeP...

NSF: airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...

w/ @noamross.net

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Lisa Dilling @ldilling.bsky.social · Apr 26

And dismantling science throughout the federal government. It’s hard not to see this as an outright attack on knowledge. If we think science is expensive, we should see ignorance…

Alexandra Witze @alexwitze.bsky.social · Apr 24

It's not just Columbia, it's not just DEI, and it's not just biomedical research: Trump's war on universities has frozen crucial science at institutions like Princeton, Cornell, Northwestern, and more. Our @nature.com team spoke to some of the affected scientists: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

How Trump’s attack on universities is putting research in peril

Scientists have little information as the US government freezes and cancels their funding.

www.nature.com

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Scott Doney @scottdoney.bsky.social · Apr 25

Podcast interview on our recent coastal lagoon research analyzing decades of water quality data to identify biogeochemical & climate change signals in Virginia Coastal Reserve LTER data
#UVA @uslter.bsky.social @usocb.bsky.social

www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/int...

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The Degrees Initiative @degrees.ngo · Apr 17

First, @ldilling.bsky.social from @envdefensefund.bsky.social and Nana Ama Browne Klutse from the University of Ghana will discuss the importance of greater equity in research ⚖️
degreesglobalforum.org/sessions/dou...

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The Degrees Initiative @degrees.ngo · Apr 17

24 days to go until #DGF2025...
How do environmentalists engage in SRM discussions to ensure a science-based, just, and equitable dialogue? Two fireside chats will explore this topic 👇
degreesglobalforum.org/sessions/dou...

Double fireside chat: environmentalism and equitable SRM research

degreesglobalforum.org

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Steph Henson @stephhenson.bsky.social · Apr 23

🌊 We’re hiring! Postdoc researcher at NOC Southampton on awesome project investigating biogeochemical effects of glacial calving in Antarctica! Including spending time at the UK Antarctic base 🐧 🧊 careers.noc.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...

Careers | National Oceanography Centre

careers.noc.ac.uk

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Christina Toms @christinatoms.bsky.social · Apr 23

This is a five-alarm fire - it cannot be overstated how important institutions like the USGS Western Ecological Research Center are to landscape and resource management in California. Wetlands, wildfires, endangered species, hunting game, species, climate change… their work covers the gamut.

Tom Langen @calocitta.bsky.social · Apr 23

Another big blow to US science and natural resource management. Wildlife coop research units date back to the 1930s. With roots back to the early 20th century, USGS has been the lead in long-term biodiversity monitoring and important citizen science programs.
🧪#Academicsky

Trump swings budget ax at USGS biology research

Plan to eliminate $307 million ecosystem program could face obstacles in Congress

www.science.org

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