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1/ Can you help us count Bewick's and Whooper Swans for the International Swan Census on 17-18 January 2026? 🦢

Visit the vacant site map to request a site at app.bto.org/gsmp/pub...

#Ornithology @webs-gsmp.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Illuminating reporting and analysis in @science.org breakthrough of the year package. Don't miss the photo essay. www.science.org/content/arti...
Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year: The unstoppable rise of renewable energy
Clean energy infrastructure is being deployed with unmatched scale and speed—and China is leading the way
www.science.org
December 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Effective altruist Andy Masley single-handedly convinced thousands of centrist liberals that data centre water consumption is a non-issue. There's a new peer-reviewed study out showing how false that is:

www.theverge.com/news/845831/...

www.cell.com/patterns/ful...
December 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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I think it might be time to think about Harvard as a bad place where bad things happen, instead of a good place where good things happen.
December 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Japanese investors getting into DAC
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DAC Is Struggling in America, But It’s Big in Japan
With new corporate emissions restrictions looming, Japanese investors are betting on carbon removal.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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If my math maths, a $10k fine for 37,000 litres is about .30c a litre.
December 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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I’ll be giving a free, public webinar on December 11th about the future of climate solutions.

Please come if you can! And please share with your networks. Thanks so much!
Join our special December webinar to celebrate a year of breakthroughs, from the launch of the Drawdown Explorer and SHIFT, to transformative work sharing stories and engaging key stakeholders worldwide. Don't miss it! 🗓️ Dec 11 @2 PM EST. Register today! https://bit.ly/48wArPk
December 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Only tangentially related, but FUN FACT, gang: At least 9 Japanese medical schools, including the illustrious Tokyo Medical University, have been caught CHANGING THE SCORES on admission exams to exclude female applicants for the last 20 YEARS.

This is real! It happened!

www.bbc.com/news/world-a...
December 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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China continues to press ahead with increasingly impressive (and increasingly affordable) electric vehicles.

The Trump administration is cutting fuel efficiency standards and dreaming about bringing back faux wood-panelling.

The race here is already over.
The shift to EVs is happening—fast. Manufacturers can either embrace the long-term transition or chase short-term gains by clinging to petrol and diesel.

China is choosing the long view. Many in Europe aren’t. The risk? Ending up with cars no one wants, lost market share, and shuttered factories.
December 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Erica is the best character in Stranger Things.

Prove me wrong.
November 29, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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We are Climate.us, a nonprofit successor to Climate(.)gov.

Our goal is to build an enduring, independent, and scientifically rigorous platform that the world can rely on for climate communication, education, and engagement. Stay up to date: #updatesmate.us/#updates" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Climate.us/#updates
October 22, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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This should be a really fun chat! You can watch live here: www.youtube.com/live/eIXSmhg...
October 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Here is our exclusive survey asking leading climate scientists to give their views on solar geoengineering:

*66% believe we will see it attempted this century
*52% say it will probably be done by a "rogue actor"
*81% want an international treaty to manage risk

www.newscientist.com/article/2498...
Exclusive: Climate scientists expect attempts to dim the sun by 2100
An exclusive New Scientist survey of leading scientists reveals widespread concern that schemes to tweak Earth’s atmosphere could launch within decades in a risky bid to cool the planet
www.newscientist.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Présidentielle ivoirienne: Laurent Gbagbo dénonce un "coup d'Etat civil" et "un braquage électoral"
Présidentielle ivoirienne: Laurent Gbagbo dénonce un "coup d'Etat civil" et "un braquage électoral"
Par AFP Par Pierre DONADIEU © 2025 AFP A trois jours de l'élection présidentielle en Côte d'Ivoire, l'ancien président ivoirien Laurent Gbagbo, désormais opposant et dont la candidature a été rejetée, a qualifié mercredi le scrutin de "coup d'Etat civil", exprimant son "soutien" à ceux qui "manifestent contre ce braquage électoral". Alors que le président sortant Alassane Ouattara (au pouvoir depuis 2011) est le grand favori, le climat politique s'est tendu ces dernières semaines en Côte d'Ivoire. L'opposition dénonce l'exclusion du scrutin de ses deux principaux leaders, M. Gbagbo et Tidjane Thiam, ainsi que la candidature à un quatrième mandat du président Alassane Ouattara, 83 ans, au pouvoir depuis 2011. Dans une interview au média panafricain AFO Media, M. Gbagbo, 80 ans, a affirmé son "soutien" à ceux qui "manifestent contre ce braquage électoral". Le PPA-CI de M. Gbagbo et le PDCI de Tidjane Thiam ont appelé à des manifestations que le pouvoir a interdites, arguant de risques de troubles à l'ordre public. Mercredi, Laurent Gbagbo a toutefois précisé qu'il n'appelait pas ses partisans à "descendre dans la rue". Aucun cadre d'opposition n'a été vu dans des manifestations ces derniers jours. "Je n'accepte pas ça" "On a écarté ma candidature, de même qu'on a écarté la candidature de Tidjane Thiam. Ceux qui peuvent gagner ces élections ont été écartés. Je n'accepte pas ça", a-t-il souligné. Sa candidature et celle de M. Thiam ont été rejetées par le Conseil constitutionnel, en raison de leur radiation de la liste électorale. M. Gbagbo en est absent pour une condamnation pénale liée à la crise post-électorale de 2010-2011 et M. Thiam pour des questions de nationalité. Au total, quatre personnes sont mortes depuis mi-octobre en marge de manifestations ou de blocages, dont un gendarme, tué dans une embuscade dans le sud. La dernière victime en date, un homme de 46 ans a reçu une "pierre à la tête" en aidant des gendarmes à démanteler des barricades érigées sur la voie publique, près de la capitale politique Yamoussoukro, selon le Procureur de Toumodi (centre). Des mouvements de protestations sont sporadiquement observés depuis quelques jours dans certaines localités du pays, notamment dans le sud et l'ouest, mais aussi dans le centre à Yamoussoukro, des zones où l'opposition était historiquement forte. Plus de 700 personnes ont été arrêtées dans le pays, certaines pour des actes assimilables à des "actes de terrorisme", selon le procureur Oumar Braman Koné, et au moins une soixantaine condamnées à trois ans de prison ferme pour troubles à l'ordre public. Si MM. Gbagbo et Thiam sont exclus par la justice du scrutin, quatre candidats défient le président Ouattara au 1er tour samedi. Il s'agit de l'ex-ministre du Commerce Jean-Louis Billon, dissident du PDCI; deux anciens compagnons de route de Laurent Gbagbo en rupture avec lui, son ex-épouse Simone Ehivet Gbagbo et l'ex-ministre Ahoua Don Mello ; et enfin Henriette Lagou, déjà candidate en 2015. Mercredi, Laurent Gbagbo a par ailleurs affirmé qu'il ne soutiendrait aucun candidat à l'élection. "On ne soutient personne. Et on ne soutient même pas la dynamique électorale", a-t-il lancé. Il a évoqué également son avenir politique en affirmant qu'après les législatives de décembre, il "ne sera plus candidat à la direction" de son parti. "Je vais prendre mon temps pour moi-même et pour ma petite famille. Enfin, je vais vivre un peu, écrire. Il y a des moments où il faut arrêter certaines choses", a-t-il dit. "Je n'irai pas à la retraite, mais je m'interdirai d'occuper des fonctions politiques, aussi bien à l'intérieur de mon parti (...) qu'à l'extérieur", a-t-il ajouté.
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October 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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October 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Come join us at a fantastic physics department in the great PNW!

The Oregon State University Department of Physics is looking to hire a tenure-track faculty in theoretical/computational condensed matter physics. Full consideration deadline: November 5th, 2025.
jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/173...
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (Physics)
The Department of Physics at Oregon State University (OSU) is seeking an Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 9-month, tenure/tenure-track faculty position.Any hiri...
jobs.oregonstate.edu
October 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Il Festival dei popoli è un festival cinematografico organizzato dall'omonima associazione senza scopo di lucro "Festival dei popoli", fondata nel 1959 a Firenze da un gruppo di studiosi di scienze umane: antropologi, sociologi, etnologi e…

#FestivalDeiPopoli #Firenze
October 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Lancement de Geodesic, la bibliothèque numérique à destination de la communauté mathématique internationale 💡

Pour en savoir plus sur cette initiative développée par Mathdoc 👉 www.insmi.cnrs.fr/fr/cnrsinfo/...
October 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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While climate scientists have been under attack for years, they are facing an increasing onslaught of politically motivated attacks in the current "post-truth" political environment. Check out our Pocket Guide to Handling Political Harassment & Legal Intimidation: www.csldf.org/resource/poc...
A Pocket Guide for Scientists: Handling Political Harassment and Legal Intimidation - Climate Science Legal Defense Fund
We produced this guide to educate scientists about the legal risks they may face from politically-motivated attacks.
www.csldf.org
October 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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#BREAKING | Spain has decided to send a military ship to support the flotilla heading to Gaza.
September 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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If the planet continues to warm at its current rate, exposure to wildfire smoke will kill an estimated 70,000 Americans each year by 2050, according to new research. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/c...
September 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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mfer is literally named "rob tombs", did they summon the spirit of the british museum into an op ed writer
September 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Building healthcare workforce capacity in Indonesia to address the impacts of climate change on health is an essential issue. Elective subject learning objectives, assessments, etc, to help others are now published as open access. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Integrating climate change education in preregistration nursing degree in Indonesia: A case study
With increasing awareness that pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss threaten planetary health, nursing educators globally recognise their u…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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A recent talk I gave on Social Trust and the Role of the State at Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

youtu.be/fD8RAfQiELI
Public Lecture: Social Trust and the Role of the State - Professor Jonathan Wolff
YouTube video by Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management
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September 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM