Andy Pattison
@apattison.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at Colgate University: subnational climate policy/planning, environmental politics, policy learning and narratives, wilderness and social-ecological systems, and science in the policy process andypattison.com
Thrilled to be going back to Australia! For this two-week trip, I am part of a group of Colgate University faculty and staff visiting universities in Melbourne and Brisbane, as well as Heron Island Research Station within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. My job is great.
Renewable energy is set to become the world's largest source of electricity in 2026, overtaking coal after reaching near parity in 2025. www.iea.org/reports/elec...
Electricity Mid-Year Update 2026 – Analysis - IEA
Electricity Mid-Year Update 2026 - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.
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Presenting today at the Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences (AESS) annual conference, which is virtual this year. My student presents her project tomorrow.
The AESS 2026 Virtual Conference is June 15-16, 2026. I'll be there with a student. Join Us! Whether you are a scholar, practitioner, or advocate, AESS is a great place for interdisciplinary collaboration. Final Call for Posters: May 31st. Submit here: aessconference.org Help spread the word!
We're hiring an Assistant Director of Sustainability/Program Coordinator of Environmental Studies. Please spread far and wide and encourage folks to apply: careers.colgate.edu/postings/6906
Assistant Director, Sustainability; Program Coordinator, Environmental Studies
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The Environmental Studies Program at Colgate University invites applications for a 1-year visiting assistant professor position beginning fall 2026. We seek folks who approach human-environmental challenges from environmental justice & policy perspectives. Application: apply.interfolio.com/183235
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This semester, I’m teaching my 300-level US Environmental Politics course and co-teaching, with my environmental science colleague, our 400-level Community-based Study of Environmental Issues course with some great local community partners. Not pictured: dozens of articles by brilliant colleagues.
I’m still in the midst of my reading between semesters, but I wanted to shout out this book. It’s a fantastic exploration of the Mississippi River, New Orleans, and the region's complex politics and geography. I highly recommended.
Check out my awesome partner, Chandra Russo, and her new book, White Flank. In her words: "This book was built on the wisdom and experiences of organizers who have dedicated their lives to fighting for multiracial democracy. They give me hope in these dark times." bookshop.org/p/books/whit...
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, 'Wow! What a Ride!” - HST
The end of an era. Lots of feelings. Worth a read. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/a...
Marc Maron on the End of His Landmark Podcast
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The current Trump administration is attempting to rescind the Endangerment Finding, which would further hinder efforts to address climate change. Please consider submitting a comment in response to this plan www.regulations.gov/document/EPA...
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This is a stunning read that I highly recommend www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/m...
What the Bloom After L.A.’s Wildfires Reveals About Our Ecological Future
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After a year away, I am back in the classroom this fall, teaching "Sustainability & Climate Action Planning" and co-teaching "Rivers: Resources, Politics & Environmental Change" with friend/geology colleague @colddirt.bsky.social Not pictured, dozens of articles by brilliant folks.
As per my usual routine before fall classes start: manuscript submitted and fingers crossed.
I’m coteaching a 300-level interdisciplinary undergrad course with geologist colleague and friend @colddirt.bsky.social in the fall. The course is “Rivers: Resources, Politics, and Environmental Change.” Looking forward to discussing stories like this www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/u...
Military Raised Water Level of River in Ohio for JD Vance’s Family Boating Trip
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A short story in the @colgate.edu Research Magazine on my project “Condors over Cattle: Managed Wilderness and the Pastoral Tradition in Northern Baja California,” with @bryanbrasmussen.bsky.social news.colgate.edu/researchmaga...
Condors vs. Cattle | Colgate Research
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@colgate.edu story of Environmental Studies students doing great stuff www.colgate.edu/academics/de...
Colgate Students Present Environmental Policy Research at National Conference | Colgate University
Leigha Schultze and Charlie Tourbaf presented “Redefining Wilderness: Comparative Perspectives and Policy Impacts in Protected Areas Across the U.S., Canada, and Australia” at the Association for Envi...
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Loving our vacation back to our former home of Colorado. Our time in Denver was fantastic and now we are headed to the mountains for a few days. My favorite part about seeing our dear old friends at this stage of life is that my daughter is friends with their kids. It is a special kind of joy.
Two students, Leigha Schultze & Charlie Tourbaf, presented “Redefining Wilderness: Comparative Perspectives and Policy Impacts in Protected Areas Across the U.S., Canada, and Australia” at the Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences annual conference in Minneapolis today. They did great!
Loved this "The story being told over these 16 years was about one man's journey to get his damn life together...The future for WTF will be heavy on awards...there will also be a chance to look back and take stock...Where were we when this started, and where are we now?" defector.com/there-will-n...
There Will Never Be Another 'WTF With Marc Maron' | Defector
I heard Marc Maron announce he was ending his podcast the way that I imagine he’d’ve wanted me to—while walking through my neighborhood in Los Angeles, through wired headphones, just a little too hopp...
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Marc Maron announced that after 16 years, he’ll be wrapping up the WTF podcast. So I’m not ready for any more big changes in my life for a little while.
Ending the Energy Star program is not a conservative policy choice in any way, shape or form
