Paul Robbins
@earthfutures.bsky.social
Dean, Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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My manuscript is entitled “Collectively-Conserved Land: An alternative economies approach to conservation land tenure” and is the first from my upcoming dissertation of the same name.
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
My manuscript is entitled “Collectively-Conserved Land: An alternative economies approach to conservation land tenure” and is the first from my upcoming dissertation of the same name.
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Super excited to hear this!!
We're hiring in history of science at UW Madison! TT Assistant Professorship with a focus on water. Joint appointment between the History and Integrated Liberal Studies depts, and part of a university-wide hiring cluster on earth/sustainability science. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/profess... #STS #HSMT
Professor of History - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Super excited to hear this!!
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A letter from the editorial team: contexts.org/articles/a-n...
November 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
A letter from the editorial team: contexts.org/articles/a-n...
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launching the AI for a planet under pressure report with @sthlmresilience.bsky.social and Google's Deep Mind this Wednesday am- Ill be speaking about the role of AI in flooding and climate justice- link here- I will be teaching an undergrad class on this content spring 26! su.bmc.nu/Modules/Even...
AI for a planet under pressure PUBLIC EVENT
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November 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
launching the AI for a planet under pressure report with @sthlmresilience.bsky.social and Google's Deep Mind this Wednesday am- Ill be speaking about the role of AI in flooding and climate justice- link here- I will be teaching an undergrad class on this content spring 26! su.bmc.nu/Modules/Even...
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To save enough for a 10% down payment on a median priced house in SLC you would have to cut the equivalent of 12,000 cups of $5 coffee. At one coffee per day, it would take 33 years if prices stayed the same.
“At the same time, more than half of Gen Z members say they are struggling to make ends meet, yet a majority buy themselves a small treat, such as a pastry, coffee, or sweet, at least once a week. That can lead to overspending…”
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October 31, 2025 at 11:42 PM
To save enough for a 10% down payment on a median priced house in SLC you would have to cut the equivalent of 12,000 cups of $5 coffee. At one coffee per day, it would take 33 years if prices stayed the same.
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Ray-O-Vac, originally French Battery, started making batteries in the early 20th century, and was one of the earliest factories in Madison to be unionized. Some longtime Ray-O-Vac workers lived on these side streets between Milwaukee St and Atwood.
October 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Ray-O-Vac, originally French Battery, started making batteries in the early 20th century, and was one of the earliest factories in Madison to be unionized. Some longtime Ray-O-Vac workers lived on these side streets between Milwaukee St and Atwood.
Do renewable raise or lower electricity prices?... Yes. open.substack.com/pub/thebreak...
Do Renewables Lower Electricity Prices?
Lessons for an Energy Affordability Agenda
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October 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Do renewable raise or lower electricity prices?... Yes. open.substack.com/pub/thebreak...
Phenomenal day with Tribal natural resources reps. Humbled that so many spent the day with us up here in Hayward. Special thanks to Alex Bohman at GLIFWC.
October 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Phenomenal day with Tribal natural resources reps. Humbled that so many spent the day with us up here in Hayward. Special thanks to Alex Bohman at GLIFWC.
We're up in Hayward, to learn from our Tribal partners about possibilities and limits of wildlife biostorage. Northern Wisconsin is stunning in the fall.
October 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
We're up in Hayward, to learn from our Tribal partners about possibilities and limits of wildlife biostorage. Northern Wisconsin is stunning in the fall.
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The University of Wisconsin Law School reported a 36% increase in applications this fall, which mirrored a national trend.
UW-Madison’s law school expects surge in applicants to continue
The University of Wisconsin Law School reported a 36% increase in applications this fall, which mirrored a national trend.
captimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The University of Wisconsin Law School reported a 36% increase in applications this fall, which mirrored a national trend.
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Looky what just arrived in the mail 😀
October 17, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Looky what just arrived in the mail 😀
The tail wags the dog in energy. Biofuels are not currently a solution demanded by the climate community; they are solution to a crisis of overproduction. open.substack.com/pub/thebreak...
Burning the Breadbasket
China’s retreat from U.S. soy is feeding the push for more biofuels
open.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The tail wags the dog in energy. Biofuels are not currently a solution demanded by the climate community; they are solution to a crisis of overproduction. open.substack.com/pub/thebreak...
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November 2024 marks the 5th anniversary of the publication of my first book “Fair Trade Rebels.” I am damn proud of this book a really had very little opportunity to celebrate it or even really talk about it, because we all know what 2020 brought. So, I’m giving it an anniversary thread.
November 30, 2024 at 8:24 PM
November 2024 marks the 5th anniversary of the publication of my first book “Fair Trade Rebels.” I am damn proud of this book a really had very little opportunity to celebrate it or even really talk about it, because we all know what 2020 brought. So, I’m giving it an anniversary thread.
Universities are flawed, sure, but show their value to the public good, time and agin. news.wisc.edu/with-milk-te...
With milk testing and new tools, UW scientists are helping prevent bird flu outbreaks in Wisconsin and beyond
The Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory processes samples from every dairy farm in the state to help prevent an H5N1 outbreak among cattle.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Universities are flawed, sure, but show their value to the public good, time and agin. news.wisc.edu/with-milk-te...
Scarcity usually isn't "natural". Things become scarce when Capital (or powerful people) choose to make them so. China has turned the tables on the US "foreign direct product rule" and the chickens are coming home to roost. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/b...
China’s Rare Earth Restrictions Aim to Beat U.S. at Its Own Game
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Scarcity usually isn't "natural". Things become scarce when Capital (or powerful people) choose to make them so. China has turned the tables on the US "foreign direct product rule" and the chickens are coming home to roost. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/b...
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The Department of Geography & Environment at UNC-Chapel Hill is hiring a Teaching Assistant Professor in Human Geography! Position info and application portal here:
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
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October 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The Department of Geography & Environment at UNC-Chapel Hill is hiring a Teaching Assistant Professor in Human Geography! Position info and application portal here:
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
The soy moratorium and no-net deforestation rules weren't perfect, but they were very good. All Earth observation and detailed cadastral analysis (see Dr. Holly Gibbs' lab) points to huge value. This would be a big big loss. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/c...
Trump’s Tariff Fight With China Means Trouble for a Vast Wilderness in Brazil
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The soy moratorium and no-net deforestation rules weren't perfect, but they were very good. All Earth observation and detailed cadastral analysis (see Dr. Holly Gibbs' lab) points to huge value. This would be a big big loss. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/c...
The Energy Analysis and Policy program here at the Nelson Institute is renaming its endowed professorship and scholarship to recognize Wes Foell and John Steinhart, "two visionary founders who helped shape the program." nelson.wisc.edu/energy-analy...
Energy Analysis and Policy Looks to Future, Celebrates Legacy
What’s in a name? At the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, it’s a powerful way to honor the past and inspire the future.
nelson.wisc.edu
October 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The Energy Analysis and Policy program here at the Nelson Institute is renaming its endowed professorship and scholarship to recognize Wes Foell and John Steinhart, "two visionary founders who helped shape the program." nelson.wisc.edu/energy-analy...
Now that our gothic home, Science Hall, is getting a makeover, good to look back on its rich, weird history. nelson.wisc.edu/science-hall...
Science Hall: A History
Science Hall is a building that bares its soul, says Daniel Einstein, historic and cultural resources manager at UW–Madison and graduate of the Nelson Institute.
nelson.wisc.edu
October 15, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Now that our gothic home, Science Hall, is getting a makeover, good to look back on its rich, weird history. nelson.wisc.edu/science-hall...
Richard Matheson was a fine storyteller ("The Shrinking Man", 1956) - but benefitted from good screenwriters in adaptation. Nowhere is that clearer than his awkward bourgeois 1958 "Stir of Echoes", refashioned into a believably working class, Chicago, psychic, ghost story by David Koepp in 1999.
October 15, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Richard Matheson was a fine storyteller ("The Shrinking Man", 1956) - but benefitted from good screenwriters in adaptation. Nowhere is that clearer than his awkward bourgeois 1958 "Stir of Echoes", refashioned into a believably working class, Chicago, psychic, ghost story by David Koepp in 1999.
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Deric Tilson's blow-by-blow account of the Iberian blackout is some of the finest energy reporting I've read. You may not care for Breakthrough, but if you want to understand how the grid really works, you absolutely need to read this piece. www.breakthroughjournal.org/p/blackout
Blackout
A Look into the Iberian Blackout
www.breakthroughjournal.org
October 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Deric Tilson's blow-by-blow account of the Iberian blackout is some of the finest energy reporting I've read. You may not care for Breakthrough, but if you want to understand how the grid really works, you absolutely need to read this piece. www.breakthroughjournal.org/p/blackout
Just sent some support to my alma mater, UW-Madison, on "Fill the Hill" day. If you EVER wanted to support higher education... now would be a pretty good time. Send a message that you think universities and students are pretty cool (or at least better than not having universities!). uwflamingos.com
Home - Fill The Hill
The Unflappable FUNdraiser It’s here! Every year, in honor of one of the most memorable UW pranks ever pulled, we fill Bascom Hill with as many pink lawn flamingos as we can. Want to bring the flaming...
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October 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Just sent some support to my alma mater, UW-Madison, on "Fill the Hill" day. If you EVER wanted to support higher education... now would be a pretty good time. Send a message that you think universities and students are pretty cool (or at least better than not having universities!). uwflamingos.com
Greetings New England! Come chat about a badly outdated book with me, at Tufts, on October 16th if you're in or near Boston. humanities.tufts.edu/events/unive...
University Ecologies event: Lawn People, a Retrospective with Paul Robbins, 10/16 | Center for the Humanities at Tufts | Tufts University
Join us to hear Paul Robbins (Dean, Nelson Institute at Yale) discuss his book, Lawn People.
humanities.tufts.edu
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Greetings New England! Come chat about a badly outdated book with me, at Tufts, on October 16th if you're in or near Boston. humanities.tufts.edu/events/unive...
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🌿 On #WorldHabitatsDay Europe’s habitats are in trouble.
📉 81% of habitats protected under EU law are in poor or bad condition — and most are still declining.
We need full implementation of environmental law, shows #EuropesEnvironment2025: www.eea.europa.eu/en/europe-en...
📉 81% of habitats protected under EU law are in poor or bad condition — and most are still declining.
We need full implementation of environmental law, shows #EuropesEnvironment2025: www.eea.europa.eu/en/europe-en...
October 6, 2025 at 10:12 AM
🌿 On #WorldHabitatsDay Europe’s habitats are in trouble.
📉 81% of habitats protected under EU law are in poor or bad condition — and most are still declining.
We need full implementation of environmental law, shows #EuropesEnvironment2025: www.eea.europa.eu/en/europe-en...
📉 81% of habitats protected under EU law are in poor or bad condition — and most are still declining.
We need full implementation of environmental law, shows #EuropesEnvironment2025: www.eea.europa.eu/en/europe-en...