Steve Depoe
@stevedepo.bsky.social
environmental communication, sports, social justice (not necessarily in that order); Prof. Emeritus, U. Cincinnati; Treasurer, International Environmental Communication Association
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They're dismantling (what remains of) the social safety net and replacing it with a dragnet instead.
May 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
They're dismantling (what remains of) the social safety net and replacing it with a dragnet instead.
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"It's snowing in Florida - where's global warming now?!"
If you've ever thought that (or heard anyone else say it), I have a Global Weirding episode for you!
If you've ever thought that (or heard anyone else say it), I have a Global Weirding episode for you!
Climate vs Weather | Global Weirding
YouTube video by Global Weirding with Katharine Hayhoe
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January 21, 2025 at 11:51 PM
"It's snowing in Florida - where's global warming now?!"
If you've ever thought that (or heard anyone else say it), I have a Global Weirding episode for you!
If you've ever thought that (or heard anyone else say it), I have a Global Weirding episode for you!
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In the wake of devastating wild fires at one of the most densely populated urban/wild interfaces in the world, I want to offer a few reflections that may be helpful for whomever may be feeling shock, stunned, without words, angry, sad, grief and all in between.
Renee Lertzman, PhD on LinkedIn: #leadership #climatechange #wildfires #psychology #disasters
In the wake of devastating wild fires at one of the most densely populated urban/wild interfaces in the world, I want to offer a few reflections that may be…
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January 17, 2025 at 2:20 AM
In the wake of devastating wild fires at one of the most densely populated urban/wild interfaces in the world, I want to offer a few reflections that may be helpful for whomever may be feeling shock, stunned, without words, angry, sad, grief and all in between.
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Funny how little has changed in terms of the grievance-bait.
"Pious divines and tender-hearted poetesses" is 18th century speak for virtue signalers and snowflakes.
"Pious divines and tender-hearted poetesses" is 18th century speak for virtue signalers and snowflakes.
when the abolitionist movement was gaining steam in Britain in the late 1780s, one of the pro-slavery lobby’s very first responses was trying to change the word “slave” to “assistant planters”.
January 16, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Funny how little has changed in terms of the grievance-bait.
"Pious divines and tender-hearted poetesses" is 18th century speak for virtue signalers and snowflakes.
"Pious divines and tender-hearted poetesses" is 18th century speak for virtue signalers and snowflakes.
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This great PBS video is about people moving to the Sun Belt despite heat and floods. There's also been an increase in moves to place at risk from wildfires: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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January 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM
This great PBS video is about people moving to the Sun Belt despite heat and floods. There's also been an increase in moves to place at risk from wildfires: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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When I feel like we're taking two steps backwards, I not too infrequently think of Pres Jimmy Carter's solar panels, which Reagan removed. Here's to the long game. RIP to the second most famous peanut farmer (GW Carver as most) www.whitehousehistory.org/the-white-ho...
The White House Gets Solar Panels, 1979
In response to the economic crisis created by the Arab oil embargo and the nation's growing dependence on foreign oil, President Jimmy Carter called for a comprehensive campaign to conserve...
www.whitehousehistory.org
December 29, 2024 at 11:37 PM
When I feel like we're taking two steps backwards, I not too infrequently think of Pres Jimmy Carter's solar panels, which Reagan removed. Here's to the long game. RIP to the second most famous peanut farmer (GW Carver as most) www.whitehousehistory.org/the-white-ho...
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I learned about Dukson from a thread on here that I can't find right now, but here is an article
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/blog/the-lio...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/blog/the-lio...
The Lion of the 17th: the story of Georges Dukson and the Liberation of Paris
Gary Younge Hon FBA explores the French Liberation of 1944 and the story of Georges Dukson, "le Lion du 17ème", a soldier from French Equatorial Africa (now Gabon) who fought for the Free French force...
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December 28, 2024 at 6:14 PM
I learned about Dukson from a thread on here that I can't find right now, but here is an article
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/blog/the-lio...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/blog/the-lio...
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Fascinating, hopeful case: legally enforceable rights just granted to the Snohomish River watershed in Everett City, Washington State.
“Voters in Everett…enshrined the watershed’s rights to exist, regenerate and flourish.”
insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...
“Voters in Everett…enshrined the watershed’s rights to exist, regenerate and flourish.”
insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...
A River in Washington State Now Has Enforceable Legal Rights - Inside Climate News
Voters in the city of Everett chose to grant the Snohomish River watershed rights to exist, regenerate and flourish as part of a November ballot initiative.
insideclimatenews.org
December 7, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Fascinating, hopeful case: legally enforceable rights just granted to the Snohomish River watershed in Everett City, Washington State.
“Voters in Everett…enshrined the watershed’s rights to exist, regenerate and flourish.”
insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...
“Voters in Everett…enshrined the watershed’s rights to exist, regenerate and flourish.”
insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...
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"A tiny minority of accounts.. ~50 in the Anglosphere.. constantly citing each other, appearing in each other’s channels, using each other to provide a veneer of credibility, and doing what disinfo needs to in order to survive: create the impression of critical mas." #SciComm 🧪 🌏
Who’s behind one of the major accounts promoting climate denialism on X?
Wide Awake Media has built a huge following assailing what it calls the “climate hoax.”
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December 5, 2024 at 10:24 AM
"A tiny minority of accounts.. ~50 in the Anglosphere.. constantly citing each other, appearing in each other’s channels, using each other to provide a veneer of credibility, and doing what disinfo needs to in order to survive: create the impression of critical mas." #SciComm 🧪 🌏
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New: Trump won the popular vote narrowly. But in news deserts—counties where there are no local news sources or reporters —he won in a landslide. Latest by me and @volk_maps for Medill School’s Local News Initiative. localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2024/1...
In news deserts, Trump won in a landslide
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December 5, 2024 at 7:02 PM
New: Trump won the popular vote narrowly. But in news deserts—counties where there are no local news sources or reporters —he won in a landslide. Latest by me and @volk_maps for Medill School’s Local News Initiative. localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2024/1...
I can't claim to be an expert on what works for communication. Just every time I give a public talk I inevitably get questions about abrupt runaway climate tipping points that (thankfully) are not really a thing.
December 5, 2024 at 8:10 PM
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So proud of the small role @runforsomething.bsky.social played in Emma’s campaign. Her leadership matters.
Nearly two years ago, I stood at the KY State Capitol, rallying in opposition to SB150–the KY GOP’s draconian anti-trans law which banned gender affirming care for minors in KY.
Today, I’ll be outside SCOTUS, as oral arguments are heard regarding the constitutionality of laws like SB150.
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Today, I’ll be outside SCOTUS, as oral arguments are heard regarding the constitutionality of laws like SB150.
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December 4, 2024 at 7:45 PM
So proud of the small role @runforsomething.bsky.social played in Emma’s campaign. Her leadership matters.
RIP. Off.
Today we remember the legacy of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
December 4, 2024 at 4:44 PM
RIP. Off.
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"I don't want to be influenced: I want to be informed."
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Intermission
Tired of the Trump Show? Time to change the way you watch.
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December 1, 2024 at 2:03 PM
"I don't want to be influenced: I want to be informed."
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USDOT just published a Climate Strategies that Work Playbook. Looks pretty good.
Topics covered include road pricing, parking reform, and transit system integration. For each one, USDOT summarizes research findings and suggests federal funding opportunities.
www.transportation.gov/climate-stra...
Topics covered include road pricing, parking reform, and transit system integration. For each one, USDOT summarizes research findings and suggests federal funding opportunities.
www.transportation.gov/climate-stra...
December 2, 2024 at 6:38 PM
USDOT just published a Climate Strategies that Work Playbook. Looks pretty good.
Topics covered include road pricing, parking reform, and transit system integration. For each one, USDOT summarizes research findings and suggests federal funding opportunities.
www.transportation.gov/climate-stra...
Topics covered include road pricing, parking reform, and transit system integration. For each one, USDOT summarizes research findings and suggests federal funding opportunities.
www.transportation.gov/climate-stra...
Words matter: food "apartheid" versus food "desert." #ucrhetoric seas.umich.edu/news/food-de...
‘Food desert’ vs. ‘food apartheid’: Which term best describes disparities in food access?
The ongoing debate about whether “food desert” or “food apartheid” is more adequate in addressing disparities in food access is heating up. University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainabi...
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November 27, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Words matter: food "apartheid" versus food "desert." #ucrhetoric seas.umich.edu/news/food-de...
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Public health professionals know that vaccines have saved more lives than any other health action, except possibly hygiene (hand washing, indoor plumbing, etc). Stand up for vaccines. Delusions kill. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/o...
Opinion | Kennedy’s Antivax Views and Friends Can Cause Real Damage
What he did during a measles epidemic in Samoa shouldn’t be forgotten.
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November 25, 2024 at 12:15 PM
Public health professionals know that vaccines have saved more lives than any other health action, except possibly hygiene (hand washing, indoor plumbing, etc). Stand up for vaccines. Delusions kill. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/o...
Depoe--CRT insight #5: A more compete understanding of and reckoning with the past is a necessary first step toward advancing the goals of racial reconciliation and social justice. #ucrhetoric
Highly recommend getting to the World War II museum in New Orleans for their new exhibit on the experience of Black Americans during the war.
November 25, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Depoe--CRT insight #5: A more compete understanding of and reckoning with the past is a necessary first step toward advancing the goals of racial reconciliation and social justice. #ucrhetoric
Deep in the heart of Texas. #ucrhetoric
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They did this with the Texas Legislature last year.
Banne all DEI at all public state Texas universities.
It passed and all public state Texas universities dissolved their DEI programs and laid off all the DEI staff.
Sad but true situation.
www.statesman.com/story/news/p...
Banne all DEI at all public state Texas universities.
It passed and all public state Texas universities dissolved their DEI programs and laid off all the DEI staff.
Sad but true situation.
www.statesman.com/story/news/p...
What UT lost with SB 17: American-Statesman's guide to changes due to Texas' anti-DEI law
After SB 17 became law, Texas public universities and colleges can longer have DEI offices and programs. Here's a list of what we know changed at UT.
www.statesman.com
November 25, 2024 at 10:49 AM
Deep in the heart of Texas. #ucrhetoric
Sociology is the new DEI is the new CRT. #ucrhetoric
More bad news out of Florida: the Board of Governors axed DEI spending & removed Sociology from the gen ed curriculum. This will have even bigger ripple effects across the state and the country.
www.tallahassee.com/story/news/p...
www.tallahassee.com/story/news/p...
Sociology's 'woke ideology' no longer a general education course at Florida universities
Florida Board of Governors approved rules that prohibit DEI spending and remove sociology from general education options at public universities.
www.tallahassee.com
November 25, 2024 at 10:42 AM
Sociology is the new DEI is the new CRT. #ucrhetoric
Have we tried everything we can to solve climate change? Not quite. “Guiding 101” now available on Substack - open.substack.com/pub/reneeler...
Guiding 101
It's time for a total reboot of everything we think we know about changing the world.
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November 24, 2024 at 8:28 PM
The irony of this image
Fianna Fáil - the party in the advert - have utterly failed to act on the Climate Emergency and are now risking €8bn in annual fines for taxpayers until we're compliant with our GHG emission cuts
Decades of inaction
#GE23 #Election24 #SpeirGorm #Ireland #ClimateEmergency
Fianna Fáil - the party in the advert - have utterly failed to act on the Climate Emergency and are now risking €8bn in annual fines for taxpayers until we're compliant with our GHG emission cuts
Decades of inaction
#GE23 #Election24 #SpeirGorm #Ireland #ClimateEmergency
November 24, 2024 at 8:24 PM