Elaine Mumford
@elainemumford.bsky.social
They/them
PhD candidate in environmental policy at Wageningen University. Critical social science, human-nature relations, environmental justice, anticolonial and more-than-human approaches. Stuck in the sand.
PhD candidate in environmental policy at Wageningen University. Critical social science, human-nature relations, environmental justice, anticolonial and more-than-human approaches. Stuck in the sand.
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Hear me talk about sand and the people who love it! Video made by Petra Damsma and @meikevedder.bsky.social from @denoordzee.bsky.social. Click through the link for the whole story.
In my PhD, I'm focusing on onto-epistemologies in relation to sand and… | Elaine Mumford
In my PhD, I'm focusing on onto-epistemologies in relation to sand and what I call "sandscapes," which are places like beaches, dunes and tidal flats.
(Onto-epistemologies, a term coin...
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May 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Hear me talk about sand and the people who love it! Video made by Petra Damsma and @meikevedder.bsky.social from @denoordzee.bsky.social. Click through the link for the whole story.
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EXTREME HEAT IN INDIA AND PAKISTAN
Record after record every single day of the month.
Today
🇵🇰
47.5 Khairpur
46.4 Turbat
44.4 Dera Ismail Khan
44.0 Nokkundi
🇮🇳
46.2 Jaisalmer
46.2 Rajkot
etc all heat records for April
Next days Pakistan will approach 50C and May will be worse
Record after record every single day of the month.
Today
🇵🇰
47.5 Khairpur
46.4 Turbat
44.4 Dera Ismail Khan
44.0 Nokkundi
🇮🇳
46.2 Jaisalmer
46.2 Rajkot
etc all heat records for April
Next days Pakistan will approach 50C and May will be worse
April 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
EXTREME HEAT IN INDIA AND PAKISTAN
Record after record every single day of the month.
Today
🇵🇰
47.5 Khairpur
46.4 Turbat
44.4 Dera Ismail Khan
44.0 Nokkundi
🇮🇳
46.2 Jaisalmer
46.2 Rajkot
etc all heat records for April
Next days Pakistan will approach 50C and May will be worse
Record after record every single day of the month.
Today
🇵🇰
47.5 Khairpur
46.4 Turbat
44.4 Dera Ismail Khan
44.0 Nokkundi
🇮🇳
46.2 Jaisalmer
46.2 Rajkot
etc all heat records for April
Next days Pakistan will approach 50C and May will be worse
Today I'm walking out with my colleagues, friends, and supervisors from Wageningen University and Research to protest the Dutch government's proposed 1.1 billion Euro cut to higher education. In a time of global crisis, this is unacceptable. We need policy that prioritizes the future.
April 14, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Today I'm walking out with my colleagues, friends, and supervisors from Wageningen University and Research to protest the Dutch government's proposed 1.1 billion Euro cut to higher education. In a time of global crisis, this is unacceptable. We need policy that prioritizes the future.
Really enjoyed being back on #Ameland for the TRAILS workshop, seeing familiar faces and meeting new ones! The mini holiday was a little added bonus 😊
March 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Really enjoyed being back on #Ameland for the TRAILS workshop, seeing familiar faces and meeting new ones! The mini holiday was a little added bonus 😊
They are trying to get rid of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) as quickly as possible, but there's still time left for dissent! Go to the Federal Register and tell them exactly what you think of them compromising the future.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
#NEPA #Environment
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
#NEPA #Environment
![We have 30 days until the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) laws are rescinded. This is the 50-year bedrock of American conservation. Normally, these actions take years but the administration has provided 30 days for public comment gutting clean water and clean air. Drop what you're doing, before you make any more calls or read anymore social media posts, please populate the Federal Register with dissent.
A. Go to [link]
B. Click on the green rectangle in the upper right corner ("SUBMIT A PUBLIC COMMENT").
C. Fill in your comment, and info at the bottom, and SUBMIT COMMENT.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yb5osytjk5kolhelubpox4xg/bafkreiezgluzaf3mmwkichgiqr4gqtezr7qtafujvvxqhypfr2dbqldodq@jpeg)
March 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
They are trying to get rid of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) as quickly as possible, but there's still time left for dissent! Go to the Federal Register and tell them exactly what you think of them compromising the future.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
#NEPA #Environment
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
#NEPA #Environment
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This is devastating! Maine Sea Grant works tirelessly for our coastal and fishing communities, their impact is widespread and spans decades. These are the best people! Call you senators and representatives. Stand up for NOAA Sea Grant programs! 💔
UMaine loses multi-million-dollar Maine Sea Grant funding from NOAA
It is the latest fallout for Maine from the cuts the Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk has made in the last few weeks.
www.bangordailynews.com
March 2, 2025 at 1:58 AM
This is devastating! Maine Sea Grant works tirelessly for our coastal and fishing communities, their impact is widespread and spans decades. These are the best people! Call you senators and representatives. Stand up for NOAA Sea Grant programs! 💔
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To go along with our piece today, we published an extensive list of folks associated with DOGE. It builds off and adds to the strong work that Wired, WaPo, ProPublica and other pubs have been doing.
The public has a right to know who is dismantling the government.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The public has a right to know who is dismantling the government.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Who Is in DOGE? Tracking Its Staffers and Allies in the Federal Government
The Times identified 49 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a group formed by Elon Musk that in a short few weeks has radically upended federal agencies.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
To go along with our piece today, we published an extensive list of folks associated with DOGE. It builds off and adds to the strong work that Wired, WaPo, ProPublica and other pubs have been doing.
The public has a right to know who is dismantling the government.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The public has a right to know who is dismantling the government.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
My abstract was accepted! See you all at MARE! 🤩🌊
March 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
My abstract was accepted! See you all at MARE! 🤩🌊
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Dear all, we have also transitioned from twitter to bluesky :-) it would be great to find our followers back here. So please follow us and spread the news! We will be communicating about the MARE conference👇 and other MARE news via Linkedin and Bluesky!
February 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Dear all, we have also transitioned from twitter to bluesky :-) it would be great to find our followers back here. So please follow us and spread the news! We will be communicating about the MARE conference👇 and other MARE news via Linkedin and Bluesky!
This article is a little old, but I need to make the point that if you're someone who claims to care about sustainability and/or social justice, you should not be using AI. Period. Ever. Leaving aside ethical questions about how these models are trained, their physical resource use is unacceptable.
As Use of A.I. Soars, So Does the Energy and Water It Requires
Generative artificial intelligence uses massive amounts of energy for computation and data storage and millions of gallons of water to cool the equipment at data centers. Now, legislators and regulato...
e360.yale.edu
February 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This article is a little old, but I need to make the point that if you're someone who claims to care about sustainability and/or social justice, you should not be using AI. Period. Ever. Leaving aside ethical questions about how these models are trained, their physical resource use is unacceptable.
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The big question was whether the White House would obey court orders and appeal them as is its right, or whether it would thumb its nose and risk contempt. The White House so far has chosen to appeal.
February 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The big question was whether the White House would obey court orders and appeal them as is its right, or whether it would thumb its nose and risk contempt. The White House so far has chosen to appeal.
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Really nice primer on the connection between systems thinking and co-design!
🌍 Systems thinking & design: Moving beyond quick fixes
Too often, we tackle challenges with isolated solutions—complex problems need systemic approaches.
👉 This post explores how systems design helps navigate uncertainty, integrate perspectives, and build lasting change.
#co-design #systemschange
Too often, we tackle challenges with isolated solutions—complex problems need systemic approaches.
👉 This post explores how systems design helps navigate uncertainty, integrate perspectives, and build lasting change.
#co-design #systemschange
Systems thinking and systemic design: working with complexity - learningforsustainability.net
Systems thinking and systemic design help us make sense of complex challenges by looking at connections, working with uncertainty, and creating better solutions.
learningforsustainability.net
February 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Really nice primer on the connection between systems thinking and co-design!
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Today and in the coming days, remember
January 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Today and in the coming days, remember
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Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes resigned after an editor rejected her sketch satirizing tech chiefs, including the Post's owner and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
A Pulitzer winner quits 'Washington Post' after a cartoon on Bezos is killed
Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes resigned after an editor rejected her sketch satirizing tech chiefs, including the Post's owner and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
www.npr.org
January 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes resigned after an editor rejected her sketch satirizing tech chiefs, including the Post's owner and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
Curious about what I was up to on #Ameland and #Schiermonnikoog? Check out this article by Petra Damsma from the North Sea Foundation!
#SocialScience #Sand #WaddenIslands #Environment #EnvironmentalPolicy
#SocialScience #Sand #WaddenIslands #Environment #EnvironmentalPolicy
In the eye of the beholder: exploring the hidden meanings of sand | OR ELSE
Elaine Mumford, a PhD candidate at Wageningen University, spent her summer researching how people perceive and interact with sandy landscapes on the Dutch Wadden Islands. Her work explores diverse wor...
or-else.nl
January 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Curious about what I was up to on #Ameland and #Schiermonnikoog? Check out this article by Petra Damsma from the North Sea Foundation!
#SocialScience #Sand #WaddenIslands #Environment #EnvironmentalPolicy
#SocialScience #Sand #WaddenIslands #Environment #EnvironmentalPolicy
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Now offering my free online workshop “How *not* to use ChatGPT for fun and profit.” Here’s the outline:
1. ChatGPT is bullshitting you.
2. Yes, more than you already think.
3. Yes, it’s getting worse, not better.
4. Only a fool willingly adds more bullshit to their life.
5. Don’t be a fool.
1. ChatGPT is bullshitting you.
2. Yes, more than you already think.
3. Yes, it’s getting worse, not better.
4. Only a fool willingly adds more bullshit to their life.
5. Don’t be a fool.
January 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Now offering my free online workshop “How *not* to use ChatGPT for fun and profit.” Here’s the outline:
1. ChatGPT is bullshitting you.
2. Yes, more than you already think.
3. Yes, it’s getting worse, not better.
4. Only a fool willingly adds more bullshit to their life.
5. Don’t be a fool.
1. ChatGPT is bullshitting you.
2. Yes, more than you already think.
3. Yes, it’s getting worse, not better.
4. Only a fool willingly adds more bullshit to their life.
5. Don’t be a fool.
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Did you use the Internet Archive this year to research, read, explore web archives with the Wayback Machine, or discover something new?
Your support makes it possible!
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👉 Like & share to spread the word.
💙 Consider donating to keep Internet Archive growing: archive.org/donate/?orig...
December 30, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Did you use the Internet Archive this year to research, read, explore web archives with the Wayback Machine, or discover something new?
Your support makes it possible!
👉 Like & share to spread the word.
💙 Consider donating to keep Internet Archive growing: archive.org/donate/?orig...
Your support makes it possible!
👉 Like & share to spread the word.
💙 Consider donating to keep Internet Archive growing: archive.org/donate/?orig...
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In 1979, Jimmy Carter had solar panels installed at the White House.
Ronald Reagan had them removed.
We may be able to trace back the current "Do Harmful Things if it Trolls the Libs" Republicanism to Reagan removing those panels the far more forward thinking Carter had installed.
Ronald Reagan had them removed.
We may be able to trace back the current "Do Harmful Things if it Trolls the Libs" Republicanism to Reagan removing those panels the far more forward thinking Carter had installed.
December 30, 2024 at 6:46 PM
In 1979, Jimmy Carter had solar panels installed at the White House.
Ronald Reagan had them removed.
We may be able to trace back the current "Do Harmful Things if it Trolls the Libs" Republicanism to Reagan removing those panels the far more forward thinking Carter had installed.
Ronald Reagan had them removed.
We may be able to trace back the current "Do Harmful Things if it Trolls the Libs" Republicanism to Reagan removing those panels the far more forward thinking Carter had installed.
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Reposted by Elaine Mumford
In this week’s newsletter, we tell you about one west coast First Nation’s plans to establish a dark sky festival and draw attention to our endangered, irreplaceable view of the stars: thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-b...
A wish upon a star, in B.C. | The Narwhal
This west coast First Nation plans to establish a dark sky festival to draw attention to our endangered, irreplaceable view of the stars
thenarwhal.ca
December 24, 2024 at 9:48 PM
In this week’s newsletter, we tell you about one west coast First Nation’s plans to establish a dark sky festival and draw attention to our endangered, irreplaceable view of the stars: thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-b...
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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget
December 24, 2024 at 12:28 PM
I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget