Erin Consiglio
@erinmconsiglio.bsky.social
Environmental anthropologist (she/her), first-gen university graduate. Human dimensions of climate change in the Arctic. PhD research @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social on 🦌&🛢️. Starting over (sort of) @VLGS.
www.erinmconsiglio.com
www.erinmconsiglio.com
I wanted to use my anthro degree to work in renewable energy transitions. After 5+ years of unsuccessful job search, I'm finally calling it. Tomorrow, I start the Master of Climate and Environmental Policy program at Vermont Law & Graduate School, and I'm super excited to see where it takes me.
August 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I wanted to use my anthro degree to work in renewable energy transitions. After 5+ years of unsuccessful job search, I'm finally calling it. Tomorrow, I start the Master of Climate and Environmental Policy program at Vermont Law & Graduate School, and I'm super excited to see where it takes me.
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Mandatory high school civics class that isn’t just like “how a bill becomes law” or whatever but also “how NOAA powers your phone’s weather app” and “NIH helped make your asthma inhaler”
March 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Mandatory high school civics class that isn’t just like “how a bill becomes law” or whatever but also “how NOAA powers your phone’s weather app” and “NIH helped make your asthma inhaler”
Saw my first Cybertruck "in the wild" this afternoon on my way to work. I just... I have no words.
a woman in a denim jacket says dude seriously why
Alt: A woman in a denim jacket saying "Dude, seriously. Why?"
media.tenor.com
September 22, 2024 at 2:05 AM
Saw my first Cybertruck "in the wild" this afternoon on my way to work. I just... I have no words.
Just got proofs for my first-ever soon-to-be-published article. It looks so grown-up and professional. 😯 Caught somewhere between super-excited and extreme imposter syndrome anxiety that someone might actually read something I've written (which I'm still convinced is not very good) 🤦🏻
September 20, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Just got proofs for my first-ever soon-to-be-published article. It looks so grown-up and professional. 😯 Caught somewhere between super-excited and extreme imposter syndrome anxiety that someone might actually read something I've written (which I'm still convinced is not very good) 🤦🏻
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Yes it would be awful if instead of deepwater horizon-esque oil spills American waters had barely-visible wind turbines. Just awful.
September 9, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Yes it would be awful if instead of deepwater horizon-esque oil spills American waters had barely-visible wind turbines. Just awful.
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(1/27) STARTER PACK THREAD. The environmental humanities, broadly conceived, have been flourishing on BlueSky lately. To further promote this growth, we recommend the following starter packs in and beyond the #EnvHum, beginning with ICEHO's for environmental history. Let's connect!
#envhist
#envhist
September 15, 2024 at 12:53 PM
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A question from one of my anthropology PhD office mates: are there any interesting *ONLINE* PhD courses (or workshops or winter schools) people can follow for credits about ethnography, the arctic or more-than-human studies? ❄️🎣
Reposts/any tips appreciated!
Reposts/any tips appreciated!
September 11, 2024 at 11:51 AM
A question from one of my anthropology PhD office mates: are there any interesting *ONLINE* PhD courses (or workshops or winter schools) people can follow for credits about ethnography, the arctic or more-than-human studies? ❄️🎣
Reposts/any tips appreciated!
Reposts/any tips appreciated!
I've been taking a little break from social media. But, I finally left FL to go home to my happy place, so I'm getting re-motivated to get back to the lit review I wanted to do & I'm also making a mid-year resolution to be more active online. 🤞the motivation lasts at least through the 1st draft...
September 8, 2024 at 10:46 PM
I've been taking a little break from social media. But, I finally left FL to go home to my happy place, so I'm getting re-motivated to get back to the lit review I wanted to do & I'm also making a mid-year resolution to be more active online. 🤞the motivation lasts at least through the 1st draft...
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Check out this website, which shows all the offshore wind projects in the world, including those under construction or planned. It also shows individual turbines, how they're connected, and the transmission cables.
www.4coffshore.com/offshorewind/
www.4coffshore.com/offshorewind/
March 24, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Check out this website, which shows all the offshore wind projects in the world, including those under construction or planned. It also shows individual turbines, how they're connected, and the transmission cables.
www.4coffshore.com/offshorewind/
www.4coffshore.com/offshorewind/
Have just been invited to review a paper for a journal, despite still being unpublished myself. #AcademicSky, any advice for a first-time reviewer?
March 12, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Have just been invited to review a paper for a journal, despite still being unpublished myself. #AcademicSky, any advice for a first-time reviewer?
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Whales are dying -- and the fossil-fuel industry is funding lies about the real reasons as it seeks to undercut renewable energy. www.sierraclub.org/sierra/whale...
Whales Are Dying and the Fossil Fuel Industry is Lying
Anti-wind activists are turning to whales for a cultural wedge issue
www.sierraclub.org
March 9, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Whales are dying -- and the fossil-fuel industry is funding lies about the real reasons as it seeks to undercut renewable energy. www.sierraclub.org/sierra/whale...
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Alaska friends! If you’re in Anchorage on the 21st I get to chair this amazing panel. 7pm Anchorage Museum
March 5, 2024 at 12:29 AM
Alaska friends! If you’re in Anchorage on the 21st I get to chair this amazing panel. 7pm Anchorage Museum
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A new Brown University study finds that members of the 118th Congress perpetuate disinformation about offshore wind, parroting talking points created by anti-wind groups www.climatedevlab.brown.edu/post/new-bro...
New Brown University Study finds Pervasive Disinformation in Congress about Offshore Wind
For the world to act on climate change, it is urgent that the United States develop fair and effective energy policies. To do so, decision makers need a full and balanced set of information about our ...
www.climatedevlab.brown.edu
March 5, 2024 at 2:31 AM
A new Brown University study finds that members of the 118th Congress perpetuate disinformation about offshore wind, parroting talking points created by anti-wind groups www.climatedevlab.brown.edu/post/new-bro...
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Job announcement!
Project Drawdown is looking for several part-time research fellows to help undertake a massive, new assessment of the potential for different climate solutions.
Please read the job description at the link, and share with your networks.
drawdown.org/careers/rese...
Project Drawdown is looking for several part-time research fellows to help undertake a massive, new assessment of the potential for different climate solutions.
Please read the job description at the link, and share with your networks.
drawdown.org/careers/rese...
Research Fellow
Our mission is to help stop climate change as quickly, safely, and equitably as possible.
drawdown.org
March 1, 2024 at 6:17 AM
Job announcement!
Project Drawdown is looking for several part-time research fellows to help undertake a massive, new assessment of the potential for different climate solutions.
Please read the job description at the link, and share with your networks.
drawdown.org/careers/rese...
Project Drawdown is looking for several part-time research fellows to help undertake a massive, new assessment of the potential for different climate solutions.
Please read the job description at the link, and share with your networks.
drawdown.org/careers/rese...
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📣 Climate Job Alert!
Do you have a social science background and passion for climate justice? The Climate Impacts Group at Univ. of Washington is hiring a research scientist to support climate justice research and outreach through the Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative. Learn more & apply:
Do you have a social science background and passion for climate justice? The Climate Impacts Group at Univ. of Washington is hiring a research scientist to support climate justice research and outreach through the Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative. Learn more & apply:
Join our team and support climate justice research & outreach! | Climate Impacts Group
Do you have a background in the social sciences and a passion for climate or environmental justice? Apply to join the Climate Impacts Group team!The Climate Impacts Group is hiring a research scientis...
cig.uw.edu
February 21, 2024 at 6:33 PM
📣 Climate Job Alert!
Do you have a social science background and passion for climate justice? The Climate Impacts Group at Univ. of Washington is hiring a research scientist to support climate justice research and outreach through the Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative. Learn more & apply:
Do you have a social science background and passion for climate justice? The Climate Impacts Group at Univ. of Washington is hiring a research scientist to support climate justice research and outreach through the Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative. Learn more & apply:
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Every academic department in the humanities and social sciences should have multiple faculty working on climate change & the implications of the energy transition— it’s the landscape on which the future unfolds. Without social science scholars, there is zero chance we get to zero emissions. Let’s go
Work you describe is even more important for policy. The application can be different but still important. Work on the history of redlining, & infrastructure inequity, & environmental injustices laid the foundation for things like the Justice40 policy & other major actions. Need more qual research!
February 18, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Every academic department in the humanities and social sciences should have multiple faculty working on climate change & the implications of the energy transition— it’s the landscape on which the future unfolds. Without social science scholars, there is zero chance we get to zero emissions. Let’s go
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ICYMI: CSSN has a Request for Proposals for Social Science Research on Obstruction of Climate Action. Learn more about the projects we're looking for: cssn.org/grants/reque...
Request for Proposals - Brown Climate Social Science Network
cssn.org
February 15, 2024 at 10:19 PM
ICYMI: CSSN has a Request for Proposals for Social Science Research on Obstruction of Climate Action. Learn more about the projects we're looking for: cssn.org/grants/reque...
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For TIME's Made by History, I wrote about how science became weaponized & distorted in the Arctic Refuge debate.
Ranging from Reagan to Trump, the piece discusses caribou biology, whistleblowers, & the Republican Party. And it includes a terrific cartoon! 📗🗃️ #AmWest🦌❄️
Ranging from Reagan to Trump, the piece discusses caribou biology, whistleblowers, & the Republican Party. And it includes a terrific cartoon! 📗🗃️ #AmWest🦌❄️
Denying Science to Drill for Oil is a Decades-long Tradition
What the debate about the Arctic Refuge tells us about science denialism.
time.com
February 8, 2024 at 7:00 PM
For TIME's Made by History, I wrote about how science became weaponized & distorted in the Arctic Refuge debate.
Ranging from Reagan to Trump, the piece discusses caribou biology, whistleblowers, & the Republican Party. And it includes a terrific cartoon! 📗🗃️ #AmWest🦌❄️
Ranging from Reagan to Trump, the piece discusses caribou biology, whistleblowers, & the Republican Party. And it includes a terrific cartoon! 📗🗃️ #AmWest🦌❄️
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“If you’re going to develop energy in the U.S. you’ve got to do it with the support of tribal communities.”
Period. Full stop.
Period. Full stop.
Ignoring Indigenous rights is making the green transition more expensive
“If you’re going to develop energy in the U.S. you’ve got to do it with the support of tribal communities."
grist.org
February 7, 2024 at 8:07 PM
“If you’re going to develop energy in the U.S. you’ve got to do it with the support of tribal communities.”
Period. Full stop.
Period. Full stop.
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We found that a doom and gloom message inspired people to spread the message on social media--where negativity is rewarded--but it was one of the least effective strategies for changing beliefs, motivating people to support policy change, or inspiring effortful action.
Other messages worked better.
Other messages worked better.
February 8, 2024 at 1:44 PM
We found that a doom and gloom message inspired people to spread the message on social media--where negativity is rewarded--but it was one of the least effective strategies for changing beliefs, motivating people to support policy change, or inspiring effortful action.
Other messages worked better.
Other messages worked better.
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Beyond the Doom and Gloom, Here’s How to Stimulate Climate Action
I have a new piece in Scientific American with Madalina Vlasceanu explaining why doomerism might be a bad strategy for fighting climate change: www.scientificamerican.com/article/beyo...
I have a new piece in Scientific American with Madalina Vlasceanu explaining why doomerism might be a bad strategy for fighting climate change: www.scientificamerican.com/article/beyo...
February 8, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Beyond the Doom and Gloom, Here’s How to Stimulate Climate Action
I have a new piece in Scientific American with Madalina Vlasceanu explaining why doomerism might be a bad strategy for fighting climate change: www.scientificamerican.com/article/beyo...
I have a new piece in Scientific American with Madalina Vlasceanu explaining why doomerism might be a bad strategy for fighting climate change: www.scientificamerican.com/article/beyo...