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Stephen Porder @StephenPorder

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Our podcast/radioshow on sustainability science just posted it’s hundredth episode. Check it out @AskPossibly
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Possibly 🌎@AskPossibly
25 May 2022
One of our reporters, @luci_jones1, is studying abroad in Copenhagen and she's been blown away by the number of bikes on the road. It got her wondering: why do so many people bike and how does this impact their carbon emissions? thepublicsradio.org/episode/…

Why do so many people bike to work in Copenhagen? - TPR: The Public's Radio

Luci Jones from our Possibly team is studying abroad in Copenhagen and she's been blown away by the number of bikes on the road. She's curious why so many people bike and how this impacts carbon...

thepublicsradio.org
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There is no reason all universities can't go 100% renewable for electricity. Inertia is the only real barrier. New Texas wind farm will help Brown offset campus electricity use | Brown University brown.edu/news/2020-06-11/wi…

New Texas wind farm will help Brown offset campus electricity use

Wind turbines in Texas, now up and running, are part of a plan that will enable the University to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, offsetting 100% of campus electricity use with renewable...

brown.edu
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Meet the Alabama senators who think they should control women’s reproductive choices. Notice anything about them?
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Check out episode 2 of our new podcast on sustainability science. Possibly: This Cold House tinyurl.com/yazuvp9x
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EPA moves to eliminate/demote science in its decision making. Not surprising these days, but still disturbing. nytimes.com/2018/09/27/clima… #LetScienceSpeak

E.P.A. to Eliminate Office That Advises Agency Chief on Science (Published 2018)

It's the latest step by the Trump administration that appears to diminish the role of scientific research in policymaking.

nytimes.com
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Sometimes I really do despair. From a story in the NY Times: nytimes.com/2018/09/24/scien…
Environmental scientists defending themselves, and all of us. letsciencespeak.com/#home
Great graphic that makes the point that warming is everywhere, but in a local way. How Much Hotter Is Your Hometown Than When You Were Born? nyti.ms/2MGoAr0

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Check out our new podcast. Episode 1 of Possibly: The Future Of Food (Pilot Episode) tinyurl.com/yagzoxgf
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Amazing rainbow over capitol reef. Love southern Utah!
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This is what climate change looks like.
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The House Just Voted to Bankrupt Graduate Students nyti.ms/2hFfvjS
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EPA scientists can’t discuss future of coastal waters. Forest Service scientists can’t talk wildfires b/c they link to climate change. SAD!
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Tropical agriculture is going to need lots of phosphorus for a long, long time. New article here authors.elsevier.com/c/1Vecy…
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I never thought I’d say “good for Exxon”. Big oil advocating for a carbon tax? wsj.com/articles/big-oil-ste…

Big Oil Steps Up Support for Carbon Tax

Some of the world’s largest oil companies and the country’s biggest auto maker are joining a group that is pushing the U.S. government to tax carbon in an effort to slow climate change.

wsj.com
Go Sweden! Carbon Neutral by 2045. Can our universities move even faster?
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NSF cancels dissertation improvement grants. One of many steps towards scientific mediocrity we seem committed to. nsf.gov/pubs/2017/nsf17094/n…
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Elizabeth Hadly@LizHadly
2 Jun 2017
SO proud of US govs who stand up to fight #climatechange. Thank you Govs Inslee (WA), @JerryBrownGov @NYGovCuomo eenews.net/climatewire/2017/…
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NYT - 30 mayors, 3 govs, 80 university presidents,>100 businesses, ask UN to accept their emissions plan. Is your University there? Why not?
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