Caitlin Grady
@caitlinagrady.bsky.social
Prof @ George Washington University. Environment, Climate, and Gov Affairs Consultant. Sr. Advisor. Gov and Academia. #food #water #energy #electricity #sustainability #security
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Critiques of the myth of scientific neutrality have been issued for centuries. But, here we are, still training and evaluating scientists as if our neutrality is going to some how make science (and scientists) relevant, trustworthy, and usable. 1/
(HT @chanda.bsky.social for the evergreen quote)
(HT @chanda.bsky.social for the evergreen quote)
May 18, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Critiques of the myth of scientific neutrality have been issued for centuries. But, here we are, still training and evaluating scientists as if our neutrality is going to some how make science (and scientists) relevant, trustworthy, and usable. 1/
(HT @chanda.bsky.social for the evergreen quote)
(HT @chanda.bsky.social for the evergreen quote)
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This also destroy the research and innovation engine that powers our economy, health, national security, national competitiveness, well-being, and overall future. A dangerous and shameful act.
Nature reports that the National Science Foundation has stopped awarding new grants and allotting funds to existing ones. All of them. @colincarlson.bsky.social says that unless the freeze is lifted, it “is going to destroy people's labs.” 2/10
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.
www.nature.com
May 2, 2025 at 12:56 AM
This also destroy the research and innovation engine that powers our economy, health, national security, national competitiveness, well-being, and overall future. A dangerous and shameful act.
This is not the right time for water releases. I hope people remember come summertime who made this bad call. #water #food #energy www.latimes.com/environment/...
Acting on Trump's order, federal officials opened up two California dams
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers just opened up two California dams. A spokesperson says the flows are 'controlled' and being coordinated with local officials.
www.latimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This is not the right time for water releases. I hope people remember come summertime who made this bad call. #water #food #energy www.latimes.com/environment/...
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My department is still receiving applications for this tenure-track opening: "intersection of artificial intelligence and robotics, including but not limited to theory and applications in machine learning, perception, planning, manipulation, and autonomous systems…"
www.gwu.jobs/postings/115...
www.gwu.jobs/postings/115...
Assistant Professor for Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the George Washington University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at ...
www.gwu.jobs
December 8, 2024 at 12:58 PM
My department is still receiving applications for this tenure-track opening: "intersection of artificial intelligence and robotics, including but not limited to theory and applications in machine learning, perception, planning, manipulation, and autonomous systems…"
www.gwu.jobs/postings/115...
www.gwu.jobs/postings/115...
Some reflections from the ground at #COP29- there is a tension between the need for transparency and the need for speed in climate action. The same people are calling for both not recognizing the tension. Here me out on this- fellow professors, think about how long it takes to call on everyone..1/3
November 19, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Some reflections from the ground at #COP29- there is a tension between the need for transparency and the need for speed in climate action. The same people are calling for both not recognizing the tension. Here me out on this- fellow professors, think about how long it takes to call on everyone..1/3
Starting a fresh thread for the Panel on – Impact of Data Centers on the Grid- Moderator: Thomas Wilson, Electric Power Research Institute
Speakers:
• Bruce Tsuchida, Brattle
• @costasamaras.bsky.social, Carnegie Mellon
• Line Roald, University of Wisconsin
• Ravi Jain, Tapestry (Google)
#EnergySky
Speakers:
• Bruce Tsuchida, Brattle
• @costasamaras.bsky.social, Carnegie Mellon
• Line Roald, University of Wisconsin
• Ravi Jain, Tapestry (Google)
#EnergySky
November 12, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Starting a fresh thread for the Panel on – Impact of Data Centers on the Grid- Moderator: Thomas Wilson, Electric Power Research Institute
Speakers:
• Bruce Tsuchida, Brattle
• @costasamaras.bsky.social, Carnegie Mellon
• Line Roald, University of Wisconsin
• Ravi Jain, Tapestry (Google)
#EnergySky
Speakers:
• Bruce Tsuchida, Brattle
• @costasamaras.bsky.social, Carnegie Mellon
• Line Roald, University of Wisconsin
• Ravi Jain, Tapestry (Google)
#EnergySky
#AI and #Electricity at the National Academies thread 2. First up- System operators from #Dominion and #ERCOT discussing challenges and opportunities. Follow along for an afternoon of interesting observations and commentary. @costasamaras.bsky.social will be speaking on the 2:30pm panel. #EnergySky
November 12, 2024 at 6:19 PM
#AI and #Electricity at the National Academies thread 2. First up- System operators from #Dominion and #ERCOT discussing challenges and opportunities. Follow along for an afternoon of interesting observations and commentary. @costasamaras.bsky.social will be speaking on the 2:30pm panel. #EnergySky
Taking a pause from COP news to post about #AI and #electricity today while attending the National Academies workshop on AI related data center electricity use and emissions. Follow along for the play by play. #EnergySky #energy
November 12, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Taking a pause from COP news to post about #AI and #electricity today while attending the National Academies workshop on AI related data center electricity use and emissions. Follow along for the play by play. #EnergySky #energy
#COP29 first update. Standards have been agreed on a UN backed global carbon market. #climatefinance. Proponents say it will help bring lots of additional finance. Others skeptical of issues like credibility and how it was agreed in small group. www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
COP29 countries endorse global carbon market framework
Countries at the two-week COP29 climate summit gave the go-ahead on Monday to carbon credit quality standards which are critical to launching a U.N.-backed global carbon market that would fund projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
www.reuters.com
November 11, 2024 at 9:45 PM
#COP29 first update. Standards have been agreed on a UN backed global carbon market. #climatefinance. Proponents say it will help bring lots of additional finance. Others skeptical of issues like credibility and how it was agreed in small group. www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
Yes! People care everywhere. That’s been my experience from the Midwest, to central PA to Virginia and back. We just need to speak to peoples values differently in different places. Everybody wants a clean place to live, fish, hike, you name it.
Old narrative in the US that environmental protection is a leftie-coastal plot will now be re-invigorated. Instead, we know that improving environmental quality matters to all Americans. Let's surface evidence on that from economics and social science.
November 11, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Yes! People care everywhere. That’s been my experience from the Midwest, to central PA to Virginia and back. We just need to speak to peoples values differently in different places. Everybody wants a clean place to live, fish, hike, you name it.
Good starter thread here. I’m going to be watching for the “who” and the “how is this defined” way more than any top line number negotiated. #cop29 #Baku #finance #climate
COP29 is kicking off and the biggest issue on the agenda is climate finance.
Nearly 200 states must agree on a new goal to help developing nations tackle climate change. They disagree on nearly every issue
I've outlined key disputes & dividing lines ⬇️
www.carbonbrief.org/cop29-what-i...
Nearly 200 states must agree on a new goal to help developing nations tackle climate change. They disagree on nearly every issue
I've outlined key disputes & dividing lines ⬇️
www.carbonbrief.org/cop29-what-i...
COP29: What is the ‘new collective quantified goal’ on climate finance? - Carbon Brief
As nations assemble at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, one issue is expected to dominate the...
www.carbonbrief.org
November 11, 2024 at 12:32 PM
Ok @jhelvy.bsky.social thanks for the push to use Bsky & finally ditch the other place. I’m going to get back into socials. I’ve missed the community from 2+ yrs ago we used to find there. Stick around for all sorts of random #environment content, #food, #water, #energy, #climate, you name it.
November 11, 2024 at 2:55 AM
Ok @jhelvy.bsky.social thanks for the push to use Bsky & finally ditch the other place. I’m going to get back into socials. I’ve missed the community from 2+ yrs ago we used to find there. Stick around for all sorts of random #environment content, #food, #water, #energy, #climate, you name it.
Leaving for #COP29 in a couple days and it’s deja vu. I was working @ Dept of State in 2016 (and 2017) under a very different yet very much the same presidential transition. Remembering all the ways my counterparts wondered how international climate action might change.
November 11, 2024 at 2:43 AM
Leaving for #COP29 in a couple days and it’s deja vu. I was working @ Dept of State in 2016 (and 2017) under a very different yet very much the same presidential transition. Remembering all the ways my counterparts wondered how international climate action might change.
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This is one of my favorite parts of the year, right before the holidays when people start to go home and normal time begins to unravel as Holiday Time replaces it
November 23, 2023 at 1:34 AM
This is one of my favorite parts of the year, right before the holidays when people start to go home and normal time begins to unravel as Holiday Time replaces it
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My department at UT Austin is hiring a TT faculty in all areas of Energy Transition: geothermal, hydrogen, carbon removal, heavy industry decarbonization, CCS, offshore, etc.
No better place than Texas to do Energy research. I'm happy to answer questions! Please RT.
apply.interfolio.com/135276
No better place than Texas to do Energy research. I'm happy to answer questions! Please RT.
apply.interfolio.com/135276
October 26, 2023 at 11:41 PM
My department at UT Austin is hiring a TT faculty in all areas of Energy Transition: geothermal, hydrogen, carbon removal, heavy industry decarbonization, CCS, offshore, etc.
No better place than Texas to do Energy research. I'm happy to answer questions! Please RT.
apply.interfolio.com/135276
No better place than Texas to do Energy research. I'm happy to answer questions! Please RT.
apply.interfolio.com/135276
Since being back in DC, I’ve had a second kid. The biggest difference? None of my friends here (who are all in non-ac careers) understand why I have to work part time when I’m on maternity leave. Now I absolutely love the flexibility we have in these roles but it’s truly a double edged sword.
October 19, 2023 at 8:06 AM
Since being back in DC, I’ve had a second kid. The biggest difference? None of my friends here (who are all in non-ac careers) understand why I have to work part time when I’m on maternity leave. Now I absolutely love the flexibility we have in these roles but it’s truly a double edged sword.
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Here's a great opportunity to work at the NYS Water Resources Inst. @ Cornell on water equity. The extension specialist will have a big role in engaging underserved communities on how to access State funds for water infrastructure improvements. #waterequity #geosky
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October 16, 2023 at 8:05 PM
Here's a great opportunity to work at the NYS Water Resources Inst. @ Cornell on water equity. The extension specialist will have a big role in engaging underserved communities on how to access State funds for water infrastructure improvements. #waterequity #geosky
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Via Kyle Powys Whyte:
"A 12-week remote summer opportunity for undergrads to participate in identifying & addressing climate change & energy issues in their American Indian & Alaska Native communities" Info webinar Tuesday, November 14th, 2-3pm
Email fbrannon@aihec.org for webinar link
#IndigiSky
"A 12-week remote summer opportunity for undergrads to participate in identifying & addressing climate change & energy issues in their American Indian & Alaska Native communities" Info webinar Tuesday, November 14th, 2-3pm
Email fbrannon@aihec.org for webinar link
#IndigiSky
October 16, 2023 at 6:27 PM
Via Kyle Powys Whyte:
"A 12-week remote summer opportunity for undergrads to participate in identifying & addressing climate change & energy issues in their American Indian & Alaska Native communities" Info webinar Tuesday, November 14th, 2-3pm
Email fbrannon@aihec.org for webinar link
#IndigiSky
"A 12-week remote summer opportunity for undergrads to participate in identifying & addressing climate change & energy issues in their American Indian & Alaska Native communities" Info webinar Tuesday, November 14th, 2-3pm
Email fbrannon@aihec.org for webinar link
#IndigiSky
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New Paper about climate change impacts on electricity consumption and energy burden. Improving AC efficiency reduces cooling needs by up to 70%. Even so racial minorities have energy burdens >6%. W/@costasamaras.bsky.social and others. #energy #energyPoverty
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 19, 2023 at 1:47 AM
New Paper about climate change impacts on electricity consumption and energy burden. Improving AC efficiency reduces cooling needs by up to 70%. Even so racial minorities have energy burdens >6%. W/@costasamaras.bsky.social and others. #energy #energyPoverty
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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🚨 We are looking for research director for Pew's Science & Society program. Open to academics, journalists & policy folks with experience using surveys to write about debates surrounding climate change, energy, vaccines, trust in scientists, etc. 🧪
pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...
pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...
Managing Director, Science and Society Research
Organization Overview Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. We conduct public opinion polling, demographic re...
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October 12, 2023 at 7:31 AM
🚨 We are looking for research director for Pew's Science & Society program. Open to academics, journalists & policy folks with experience using surveys to write about debates surrounding climate change, energy, vaccines, trust in scientists, etc. 🧪
pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...
pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...
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New job opening at CU Boulder: Asst. Professor of Environmental Data Science. A great opportunity at a great place! Spread the word! t.co/MyQcfvJWM0
October 13, 2023 at 3:18 AM
New job opening at CU Boulder: Asst. Professor of Environmental Data Science. A great opportunity at a great place! Spread the word! t.co/MyQcfvJWM0
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A great post on shifting, unsustainable insurance risk by my colleague Carolyn Kousky at EDF. thehill-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/thehill....
We’re playing hot potato with insurance risk, and everybody is losing
Unfortunately, those left holding the risk are often the ones least able to handle it.
thehill-com.cdn.ampproject.org
October 13, 2023 at 4:08 AM
A great post on shifting, unsustainable insurance risk by my colleague Carolyn Kousky at EDF. thehill-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/thehill....