NSF has put out a “Dear Colleague Letter” asking how to dismantle NCAR, the premier public atmospheric sciences center in the US. We must reject the premise. As a dedicated center bringing together scientists across disciplines and across the world, NCAR science has saved lives for over 65 years.

The leadership of NSF, the US agency responsible for advancing basic science and discoveries has always been a nonpartisan scientist. The Congress and American people should resist any attempt to install party ideology in leading our nation’s leading scientific agency. It will weaken the US.

Science Magazine@science.org · 6mo ago

CDC acting Director Jim O’Neill to be nominated to lead NSF while NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya does double duty at CDC. https://scim.ag/4tJEr90

Need more industries to speak up against the attacks on NCAR. www.riskmarketnews.com/trumps-clima...

Trump's Climate Supercomputer Plans Threaten US Insurance Market: Actuaries

A new letter from the American Academy of Actuaries draws a direct line between the planned dismantling of NCAR and higher homeowners insurance costs for US consumers.

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We already have over 40 signatures from US researchers and professors supporting NSF-NCAR and telling NSF to maintain control of the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputer with NCAR! Do sign and share.

Dan Visioni@danvisioni.bsky.social · 6mo ago

docs.google.com/document/d/1... Hey folks, tried putting together a letter in direct response to the NSF unprompted decision. Feel free to offer suggestion or to add your name as a signatory, and thanks to those that did it alredy! Current text follows (errors all mine!)...

The more I look at industrial decarbonisation, the more I come to the point of view that we have overstated the role of molecules in the past and underestimated the role of electrons in the future.

Jan Rosenow@janrosenow.bsky.social · last yr.

Thrilled to share my new commentary in Nature Reviews Clean Technology, co-authored with @soxenaar.bsky.social of @regassistproj.bsky.social We argue for electrifying industrial heat in Europe—a game-changer for efficiency, resilience, and competitiveness. Full version here rdcu.be/evPO0

Registration is now open for the 2025 ESIIL Data Short Course! Learn fundamental tools for open Environmental Data Science (EDS) education and research! Visit our website to learn more and register: esiil.org/data-short-c... @cires.colorado.edu

Can Canada afford to ignore sunlight reflection methods (SRM)? I'm joining @ldilling.bsky.social from the @envdefensefund.bsky.social for a discussion hosted by the Transition Accelerator, a major Canadian NGO focused on the climate. June 10, 12pm ET. Join the Live Q&A: transitionaccelerato...

Can We Afford to Ignore Solar Geoengineering?

Should Canada act now to build its SRM research capacity and leadership? How can we foster the local expertise and international partnerships we’ll need to control the technology should solar geoengineering become a reality?

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Come work with us at @ucl.ac.uk Institute for Sustainable Resources. Looking for a new lecturer in Environmental Policy. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

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Hi Bluesky! 👋 Let us introduce ourselves! The Northwest Regional Invasive Species & Climate Change (NW RISCC) Network (nwriscc.org) is a partnership of regional agencies and orgs connecting climate adaptation & invasive species science and management. Check out this 🧵 to learn more! 1/3

NASA’s science programs are facing what experts are calling an “extinction-level event” under Trump’s proposed budget. From climate monitoring to planetary research, entire fields of discovery are on the chopping block. eos.org/research-and...

I’m pretty sure all the astronomers already heard this bad news, but idk how many other folks know about this proposal—NASA science would be absolutely GUTTED if this passed. US astronomy & astrophysics would be dead. We can’t let this happen—tell your reps, & your friends! 🔭

Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · last yr.

NASA’s science programs are facing what experts are calling an “extinction-level event” under Trump’s proposed budget. From climate monitoring to planetary research, entire fields of discovery are on the chopping block. eos.org/research-and...

"It’s a huge loss," says @costasamaras.com. "It’s a loss for taxpayers, it’s a loss for communities, it’s a loss for the environment. Not producing the report saves us basically nothing and costs us maybe everything." @hayleysmith.bsky.social @latimes.com www.latimes.com/environment/...

'It's a huge loss': Trump administration dismisses scientists preparing climate report

More than 400 experts were starting to prepare the latest national climate assessment report. They all received an email from the Trump administration dismissing them.

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More than 400 experts who had begun to write the latest National Climate Assessment report have been dismissed by the Trump administration, which says the report is being “reevaluated.” Scientists say it's a huge loss. @hayleysmith.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/... @latimes.com #climate

'It's a huge loss': Trump administration dismisses scientists preparing climate report

More than 400 experts were starting to prepare the latest national climate assessment report. They all received an email from the Trump administration dismissing them.

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NEW – CCC: England’s approach to climate adaptation is ‘not working’ | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/cfEGnsd

Woah, congratulations @scottdoney.bsky.social ! And I can say I knew you when.. Hope you celebrate this week, so well-deserved!

Scott Doney@scottdoney.bsky.social · last yr.

Thanks Jim @drlimnology.bsky.social It’s quite an honor

For hundreds of years, humanity has relied on science to improve lives and build civilization. Science tests hypotheses, uses data, and follows a systematic method in pursuit of the truth. It’s not perfect of course. But destroying American science as we know it will only send us backward.

🙏 We need your help 🙏 The government continues to cancel grants at both NIH and NSF to censor science it doesn't like. We're tracking terminations to organize and advocate. Please report your terminated grants: NIH: forms.gle/J2znQ7y7YpeP... NSF: airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni... w/ @noamross.net

And dismantling science throughout the federal government. It’s hard not to see this as an outright attack on knowledge. If we think science is expensive, we should see ignorance…

Alexandra Witze@alexwitze.bsky.social · last yr.

It's not just Columbia, it's not just DEI, and it's not just biomedical research: Trump's war on universities has frozen crucial science at institutions like Princeton, Cornell, Northwestern, and more. Our @nature.com team spoke to some of the affected scientists: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Podcast interview on our recent coastal lagoon research analyzing decades of water quality data to identify biogeochemical & climate change signals in Virginia Coastal Reserve LTER data #UVA @uslter.bsky.social @usocb.bsky.social www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/int...

First, @ldilling.bsky.social from @envdefensefund.bsky.social and Nana Ama Browne Klutse from the University of Ghana will discuss the importance of greater equity in research ⚖️ degreesglobalforum.org/sessions/dou...

24 days to go until #DGF2025... How do environmentalists engage in SRM discussions to ensure a science-based, just, and equitable dialogue? Two fireside chats will explore this topic 👇 degreesglobalforum.org/sessions/dou...

Double fireside chat: environmentalism and equitable SRM research

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🌊 We’re hiring! Postdoc researcher at NOC Southampton on awesome project investigating biogeochemical effects of glacial calving in Antarctica! Including spending time at the UK Antarctic base 🐧 🧊 careers.noc.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...

This is a five-alarm fire - it cannot be overstated how important institutions like the USGS Western Ecological Research Center are to landscape and resource management in California. Wetlands, wildfires, endangered species, hunting game, species, climate change… their work covers the gamut.

Tom Langen@calocitta.bsky.social · last yr.

Another big blow to US science and natural resource management. Wildlife coop research units date back to the 1930s. With roots back to the early 20th century, USGS has been the lead in long-term biodiversity monitoring and important citizen science programs. 🧪#Academicsky

My PhD student's NSF grant was terminated today. Her dissertation investigates why air pollution monitoring, metrics, and regulations don't properly capture the harms experienced by marginalized communities--esp in the most polluted Detroit neighborhoods. She and I are happy to talk with press etc.

"Once and for all, let us put an end to the irresponsible derision that would present this issue as something purely ecological, “green”, romantic, frequently subject to ridicule by economic interests. Let us finally admit that it is a human and social problem on any number of levels." Read more:

Pope Francis leaves behind a legacy of compassion, courage, and a continuing call to protect our common home and all who share it with us. In his 2023 exhortation, Laudato Deum, he spoke out strongly against those who reject what science tells us about climate and deny their own responsibility. 🧵

Live updates: Pope Francis dies at 88

Pope Francis, Latin America’s first pontiff who ministered to poor people with a message of mercy, has died. Francis stressed humility over hubris for a Catholic Church beset with scandal and indiffer...

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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” It costs less to house people.

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me

In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

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US students. Looking to apply to graduate school? Had an offer rescinded recently? The University of British Columbia in Canada will re-open the application portal in some departments for US students from April 14-18. Details: www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant... #ubc #AcademicSky #PhDSky #ScienceSky

Come be my colleague! @uvic.ca is hiring for an Assistant Professor in physical and/or inorganic chemistry. The department is super collegial, and Victoria is a great place to live. If you/someone you know fits the bill, we’d love to hear from you! #facultychemjobs www.uvic.ca/faculty-staf...

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