Daniel Gardner
@dkgardner.bsky.social
Dwight W Morrow Professor of Chinese History/Environment at Smith College. "Environmental Pollution in China" (OUP) and pieces in the popular press, including NYT, LATimes, and New Republic. Newly interested in climate and environment in Greenland.
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Climate scientists are also obsessed with Greenland, not because of the Mercator projection, but because the melting of the Greenland ice sheet is going to raise sea levels significantly, change ocean circulation, and be generally very bad for humanity.
January 21, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Climate scientists are also obsessed with Greenland, not because of the Mercator projection, but because the melting of the Greenland ice sheet is going to raise sea levels significantly, change ocean circulation, and be generally very bad for humanity.
#Greenland #climate Trump in Greenland would be an environmental and climate disaster.He'd fast track mining permits, open up offshore oil exploration, increase fossil fuel use, and promote shipping--leading to badly polluted air, thawing permafrost, surging ghg emissions, and accelerating ice melt.
January 19, 2026 at 11:06 PM
#Greenland #climate Trump in Greenland would be an environmental and climate disaster.He'd fast track mining permits, open up offshore oil exploration, increase fossil fuel use, and promote shipping--leading to badly polluted air, thawing permafrost, surging ghg emissions, and accelerating ice melt.
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Nuuk, Greenland. Mass protest at the American Consulate
January 17, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Nuuk, Greenland. Mass protest at the American Consulate
