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Simon Richter @Poldergeist3

Poldergeist gives expression to the complexities of life below sea level & hovers over polders in cities & regions around the world, esp. NL US & Indonesia.

Joined November 2018
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Simon Richter@Poldergeist3
29 Sep 2021
Can an outsider shed light on Dutch water culture? That is what my team & I are trying to do in this short animated video about a Dutch tendency to exaggerate how much of NL is below sea level. We'd love to hear what you think. youtu.be/9tR6fUGTbD0 via @YouTube

How Much of the Netherlands is Below Sea Level?

Is it one quarter? One half? Three quarters? The whole country? Ama...

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Some of the accomplishments of Republican majority in the House: the “Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act” to make it harder for the Department of Energy to create new energy-saving standards; the “Refrigerator Freedom Act” and the “Liberty in Laundry Act.” grist.org/language/climate-c…

How to take climate change out of the culture wars

What if the resistance to climate science is not really about science at all?

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Penn Environmental Innovations Initiative@UPennEnvir
8 Nov 2024
🌍 Insightful panel at #PennClimateWeek discussing carbon offsets & net-zero goals! Experts from @pennsas, @weitzman_school & @penn_environment shared thoughts on transparency, accountability, & avoiding greenwashing. Let’s push for real climate action! 💡 #NetZero #ClimateAction
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Of course, I'm worried about my students. What I didn't expect is that students would be checking in on me. insideclimatenews.org/news/0…

With Republicans Claiming the Senate and Possibly the House, Congress Expected to Reverse Course on...

A climate scientist warns of “game over for climate action this decade,” and an energy lobbyist predicts Trump will bring a “two-fisted” approach to his legislative agenda.

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Adaptatie belangrijker dan ooit. grist.org/elections/the-mass…

The massive consequences Trump’s reelection could have on climate change

With control of the White House and the Senate, Republicans are poised to upend U.S. climate policy.

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This week at @Tulane University, "Faust" sails into the harbor.
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Super colleagues from @WeitzmanSchool & @PennEngineers such as @jwilceclab & @dougsjunkdrawer showcase research leading to solutions in carbon removal, cooling in vulnerable urban areas, decarbonizing the construction industry & predicting landslides. penntoday.upenn.edu/news/pen…

Penn researchers discuss their solutions to the climate crisis | Penn Today

As society grapples with the impacts of a worsening climate—from the increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events to rising sea levels and deadly heat waves—the need for actionable...

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It's hard to get an overview of all the events during #climateweekatpenn, but this banner helps. I managed to attend 19. I gave my students the week off so they could attend events too. Running into them again & again was fun. BTW not all events made it onto the banner!
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Amazing to @Luisamneubauer & @helenamarschalI connect with @PennSAS students in Intense, honest conversations about not feeling overwhelmed, celebrating wins, and insisting on radical responsibility. Great to have @elianaatienza as my partner for this and other events.
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We are ready! #climateweekatpenn
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Presenting the new Climate Week at Penn video! @penn_environment instagram.com/reel/C-qpQ3xiq…

Environmental Innovations Initiative (@penn_environment) • Instagram reel

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Thanks to @perryworldhouse for this convo about A New Peace of Münster, a doc by Maria Kolossa, co-produced by @pnederkoorn & me. About how humor can help advance difficult conversations such as contemplating eventual retreat from low-lying regions. youtu.be/_kIg7-usaQY?si=JZR7…

Perry World House Faculty Fellow Simon Richter's New Documentary

Perry World House Faculty Fellow Simon Richter produced a new docum...

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17 Jul 2024
How democracy becomes autocracy: a transactional law-breaker runs for president, and billionaires think buying him is a good deal. Which it is; they make hundreds of billions just by corrupting the tax code and paying no taxes. forbes.com/sites/brianbushar…

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Simon Richter Named Class of 1965 Term Professor of German

An environmental humanist, Richter’s research focuses on cultural aspects of the climate emergency in Germany, Indonesia, the Netherlands, and the United States.

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RT @DoctorVive: Tell me again that #ClimateChange won't affect economic growth.
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Check out my latest article: How Green is Your Bathtub? Making Sense of the Fourth Consortium in the Kennisprogramma Zeespiegelstijging linkedin.com/pulse/how-green… via @LinkedIn

How Green is Your Bathtub? Making Sense of the "Fourth Consortium" in the Kennisprogramma Zeespie...

(Zie aan het einde van het artikel voor een AI-gegenereerde Nederlandse vertaling) Did you know that the Kennisprogramma Zeespiegelstijging has a fourth consortium? This is big and surprising news....

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New Dutch cabinet. Barry Madlener (Wilders' PVV) for Infrastructure (& Waterstaat); Sophie Hermans (VVD) for Energy (formerly Energy & Climate). How are you feeling about this?
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Who will next minister of infra & water in NL be? The new right/extreme right gov has lots to say about building dikes & barriers against immigrants, refugees & English language, but its climate adaptation plans for SLR are minimal: Recalibrate the high water protection plan.
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"Environmental advocates & experts say Louisiana’s new Republican governor is undermining its coastal protection agency — the state’s first & strongest line of defense against climate change-induced sea level rise." wapo.st/3wWjlLW

Louisiana’s coast is sinking. Advocates say the governor is undermining efforts to save it.

A new Republican governor is taking aim at the state’s coastal protection agency.

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Margreet Zwarteveen 🐾🦢🐙@mzwarteveen
21 May 2024
Sigmund Freud and the Enclosure Dam of the Mind: A new Dr. Poldergeist video flows.hypotheses.org/13146 via @hypothesesorg

Sigmund Freud and the Enclosure Dam of the Mind: A new Dr. Poldergeist video

In March 2024, Project Poldergeist released its sixth video: “Why was Sigmund Freud interested in the Afsluitdijk”, an animated psychogram of the Netherlands. A psychogram is a visual representation...

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Emanuele Fantini@emanufanti
21 May 2024
where @Poldergeist3 shares the backstage of his latest video and his recipe for #water policy advocacy and critique through humor. Don't miss it on @ihedelft Water Governance blog FLOWs! 👇
Margreet Zwarteveen 🐾🦢🐙@mzwarteveen
21 May 2024
Sigmund Freud and the Enclosure Dam of the Mind: A new Dr. Poldergeist video flows.hypotheses.org/13146 via @hypothesesorg
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