Tim Van Deelen
@trvandeelen.bsky.social
Wildlife Ecology Prof. Deer nerd and plain member. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Opinions my own, not my employer's. Adult-onset birder.
Eager to have a look at this one.
October 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Eager to have a look at this one.
Good morning, Madison.
September 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Good morning, Madison.
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Debating the aesthetics of #wind & #solar is a luxury. The real crisis is climate change—threatening billions with deadly heat & catastrophic ecosystem breakdowns ♨️🥵🔥 Green #energy is a necessity🍃 Challenges exist (noise, land use) but are manageable - biggest risk is inaction #dkpol #climatechange
September 21, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Debating the aesthetics of #wind & #solar is a luxury. The real crisis is climate change—threatening billions with deadly heat & catastrophic ecosystem breakdowns ♨️🥵🔥 Green #energy is a necessity🍃 Challenges exist (noise, land use) but are manageable - biggest risk is inaction #dkpol #climatechange
Welcome back!
Good morning, Badgers. Welcome to the Fall 2025 semester.
We wish you a successful start to your academic year.
Let’s begin.
We wish you a successful start to your academic year.
Let’s begin.
September 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Welcome back!
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Scientists decry Trump energy chief’s plan to ‘update’ climate reports: ‘Exactly what Stalin did’ [yeah, that was me] | Mark Oliver for @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Scientists decry Trump energy chief’s plan to ‘update’ climate reports: ‘Exactly what Stalin did’
Ex-fossil fuel executive Chris Wright said administration is reviewing national assessments made by past governments
www.theguardian.com
August 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Scientists decry Trump energy chief’s plan to ‘update’ climate reports: ‘Exactly what Stalin did’ [yeah, that was me] | Mark Oliver for @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Stanford University’s student-run newspaper sued two senior Trump administration officials Wednesday, challenging Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s ability to revoke student visas and deem an individual deportable based on the content of their speech.
Stanford newspaper sues Trump administration over student deportations
The lawsuit challenges Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s ability to revoke student visas and deem an individual deportable based on the content of their speech.
wapo.st
August 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Stanford University’s student-run newspaper sued two senior Trump administration officials Wednesday, challenging Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s ability to revoke student visas and deem an individual deportable based on the content of their speech.
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HUGE: The Trump administration will no longer permit any solar or wind projects on federal lands unless they produce more energy-per-acre than coal, gas or nuclear power plants.
Solar and wind literally produce less energy per acre, so simply this may just kill off any project on federal lands.
Solar and wind literally produce less energy per acre, so simply this may just kill off any project on federal lands.
Interior Order Chokes Off Permits for Solar and Wind on Federal Lands
The department creates a seemingly impossible new permitting criteria for renewable energy.
heatmap.news
August 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
HUGE: The Trump administration will no longer permit any solar or wind projects on federal lands unless they produce more energy-per-acre than coal, gas or nuclear power plants.
Solar and wind literally produce less energy per acre, so simply this may just kill off any project on federal lands.
Solar and wind literally produce less energy per acre, so simply this may just kill off any project on federal lands.
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Besides the usual stuff, two great books, two great interviews, and a killer graph. Plenty of inspiring and clarifying goodies this time!
refugianewsletter.substack.com/p/refugia-ne...
refugianewsletter.substack.com/p/refugia-ne...
Refugia Newsletter #96
Ocean conservation, women and climate action, epistemic anthropology, farm refugia, and climate art
refugianewsletter.substack.com
June 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Besides the usual stuff, two great books, two great interviews, and a killer graph. Plenty of inspiring and clarifying goodies this time!
refugianewsletter.substack.com/p/refugia-ne...
refugianewsletter.substack.com/p/refugia-ne...
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Spot on, as usual, from @doctorvive.bsky.social...
"We need to correct a false narrative that the #climate threat is under control. These enormous risks are potentially catastrophic. They would undo the connections between human & ecological systems that form the basis of all of our civilisation"
"We need to correct a false narrative that the #climate threat is under control. These enormous risks are potentially catastrophic. They would undo the connections between human & ecological systems that form the basis of all of our civilisation"
‘This is a fight for life’: climate expert on tipping points, doomerism and using wealth as a shield
Economic assumptions about risks of the climate crisis are no longer relevant, says the communications expert Genevieve Guenther
www.theguardian.com
June 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Spot on, as usual, from @doctorvive.bsky.social...
"We need to correct a false narrative that the #climate threat is under control. These enormous risks are potentially catastrophic. They would undo the connections between human & ecological systems that form the basis of all of our civilisation"
"We need to correct a false narrative that the #climate threat is under control. These enormous risks are potentially catastrophic. They would undo the connections between human & ecological systems that form the basis of all of our civilisation"
Bird joy. Dexter is is the best.
June 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Bird joy. Dexter is is the best.
Me too. Join us.
I'm attending National Wildlife Federation's event, “Virtual Rally to Save the Cornerstone of Conservation Science” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nwf/event/79...
Virtual Rally to Save the Cornerstone of Conservation Science · National Wildlife Federation
We need YOU as we rally in support of critical federal government services at risk of being lost forever. The U.S. Geological Survey Ecosystems Mission Area is responsible for many of the programs tha...
www.mobilize.us
May 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Me too. Join us.
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Scientists have been publishing climate models since ~1970.
A good way to evaluate their skill is to compare what they expected to happen in the years after the model was published to observed climate changes.
It turns out most models were pretty spot-on:
A good way to evaluate their skill is to compare what they expected to happen in the years after the model was published to observed climate changes.
It turns out most models were pretty spot-on:
May 14, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Scientists have been publishing climate models since ~1970.
A good way to evaluate their skill is to compare what they expected to happen in the years after the model was published to observed climate changes.
It turns out most models were pretty spot-on:
A good way to evaluate their skill is to compare what they expected to happen in the years after the model was published to observed climate changes.
It turns out most models were pretty spot-on:
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This is an extraordinarily important piece and all 🧪⚛️🔭 should read it.
"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress
I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.
time.com
May 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
This is an extraordinarily important piece and all 🧪⚛️🔭 should read it.
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Congratulations to James Dahlberg, professor emeritus at @uwmadison.bsky.social and @morgridgeinstitute.bsky.social, on being named one of the Bayh-Dole Coalition's 2025 Faces of American Innovation! #WisconsinInnovates
UW-Madison professor emeritus honored for groundbreaking gene variation research
Today, James Dahlberg, professor emeritus of biomolecular chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was highlighted in the Bayh-Dole Coalition’s 2025 “Faces of American Innovation” report for his pioneering gene variation research, which has enabled the creation of diagnostic tests for numerous serious illnesses.
www.warf.org
May 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Congratulations to James Dahlberg, professor emeritus at @uwmadison.bsky.social and @morgridgeinstitute.bsky.social, on being named one of the Bayh-Dole Coalition's 2025 Faces of American Innovation! #WisconsinInnovates
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A victory for the federal scientific workforce! We could not stand by while this irreparable harm continues at NSF, NOAA and all our scientific agencies.
TODAY the judge granted our request to temporarily HALT the mass firings at federal agencies under Trump’s Executive Order.
TODAY the judge granted our request to temporarily HALT the mass firings at federal agencies under Trump’s Executive Order.
May 10, 2025 at 2:03 AM
A victory for the federal scientific workforce! We could not stand by while this irreparable harm continues at NSF, NOAA and all our scientific agencies.
TODAY the judge granted our request to temporarily HALT the mass firings at federal agencies under Trump’s Executive Order.
TODAY the judge granted our request to temporarily HALT the mass firings at federal agencies under Trump’s Executive Order.
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Adding the brilliant and kind Ankur Desai to the panel to talk about what is happening to research about climate change.
Thanks to @prowag.bsky.social for organizing this teach in about what is happening to our country & to our universities. Glad to join my friends & colleagues to discuss these crucial issues & challenges with our students. This is the Wisconsin Idea.
April 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Adding the brilliant and kind Ankur Desai to the panel to talk about what is happening to research about climate change.
Something to look in to.
Hey Yanks, here is something Canadian you can envy: the opportunity to buy a Mooshead Presidential Pack, 1,461 beers, getting you through Trump, one beer per day of a presidential term.
It started as a joke, but they are selling them.
mooseheadbeershop.ca...
It started as a joke, but they are selling them.
mooseheadbeershop.ca...
The Presidential Pack
1,461 473mL cans of Moosehead. Just enough Canadian Lagers to get through a full presidential term. The Presidential Pack is only available to customers in NB, NS, & ON. Beverage container deposit & applicable taxes applied at checkout. Please enjoy responsibly.
mooseheadbeershop.ca
April 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Something to look in to.
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He wore the cheesehead hat in WI. Spent $20 million. Paid people to sign petitions. Paid people to canvas. Did million dollar giveaways. A rally. TV interviews. But I guess people in Wisconsin didn’t appreciate an oligarch trying to buy their civil liberties.
April 2, 2025 at 1:54 AM
He wore the cheesehead hat in WI. Spent $20 million. Paid people to sign petitions. Paid people to canvas. Did million dollar giveaways. A rally. TV interviews. But I guess people in Wisconsin didn’t appreciate an oligarch trying to buy their civil liberties.
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1. One of capitalism’s greatest successes is to shut down our imaginations. With the help of its favoured tools - neoliberalism and fascism - it persuades us that “there is no alternative”. Our first task is to re-ignite our moral imaginations and name our alternatives. 🧵
March 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
1. One of capitalism’s greatest successes is to shut down our imaginations. With the help of its favoured tools - neoliberalism and fascism - it persuades us that “there is no alternative”. Our first task is to re-ignite our moral imaginations and name our alternatives. 🧵
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Scenes and signs from the March for Science, Wisconsin State Capital. A strong turnout on a snowy day
March 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Scenes and signs from the March for Science, Wisconsin State Capital. A strong turnout on a snowy day
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Today, a broad coalition of scientific professional societies who represent over 92,000 scientists are speaking out against the politicization and demonization of Federally funded science and government scientist jobs.
It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎
It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎
48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science
48 scientific societies representing almost 100,000 scientists signed on to a letter asking Congress to protect the future of science
www.ucsusa.org
March 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Today, a broad coalition of scientific professional societies who represent over 92,000 scientists are speaking out against the politicization and demonization of Federally funded science and government scientist jobs.
It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎
It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎
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Thinking about the good people of @noaa and @nws today. Such a dark day for our nation and our safety.
February 28, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Thinking about the good people of @noaa and @nws today. Such a dark day for our nation and our safety.
The Cooperative Wildlife Research Units are under threat.
#WildlifeScience #EcologyandConservation
www.jsonline.com/story/sports...
#WildlifeScience #EcologyandConservation
www.jsonline.com/story/sports...
Concerns raised over potential cuts to federal fish, wildlife and co-op programs in Wisconsin
Concerns are being raised over potential federal job cuts to U.S. Geological Survey wildlife health and co-op programs in Wisconsin.
www.jsonline.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The Cooperative Wildlife Research Units are under threat.
#WildlifeScience #EcologyandConservation
www.jsonline.com/story/sports...
#WildlifeScience #EcologyandConservation
www.jsonline.com/story/sports...
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Please. No more speeches in the Senate about “freedom” until one Republican has the guts to stand up to Trump’s lies about Ukraine & Putin. Ukraine did not start this horrific war. Russia did. Zelensky isn't a dictator. Putin is. The US must not enter into an alliance with Putin.
February 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Please. No more speeches in the Senate about “freedom” until one Republican has the guts to stand up to Trump’s lies about Ukraine & Putin. Ukraine did not start this horrific war. Russia did. Zelensky isn't a dictator. Putin is. The US must not enter into an alliance with Putin.