Obviously assumed this was coming… but still stings. Who cares about climate resilience of economically disadvantaged places anyway?
Steven J. Dundas
@stevedundas.com
Environmental & resource economist working on climate adaptation, nonmarket valuation & environmental/climate policy. Assoc. Professor @oregonstate.edu Assoc. Editor @ Marine Resource Economics http://stevedundas.com
This is, or should be, a big deal -- Ann Telnaes, an absolute legend, quitting WaPo due to censorship of a cartoon criticizing billionaires anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
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Interviewed for this story a few weeks ago. Still weird to me that reporters seek me out for my “expertise” on anything… TLDR - short term policies responding to weather shocks are not likely a long term fix with our rapidly changing climate.
IPR News@iprnews.bsky.social · 2y agoA new bill aims to close the gap for businesses that suffered from a lack of snow last year that weren't eligible for federal loans. Follow along this week as we explore efforts to 'save winter' in a warming climate.
If anyone needs a quick reminder after a long term of teaching about what matters in their research (like I did this morning), I found scholargoggler.com fun to do.
Thank you for this and all of your work. After the election, my class of about 100 undergrads in climate Econ 101 asked me what journalists to trust about climate change news and reporting…you were the first name on my list.
Amy Westervelt@amywestervelt.bsky.social · 2y agoCOP29 is wrapping up this week and people are (finally) calling for the process to be overhauled to *maybe* reduce oil industry influence over it. New documents we uncovered reveal they used a little known UN org to infiltrate from jump. First of three stories: drilled.media/news/IPIECA1
Why does every weather event seem to be “entirely outside of the 30-year climatology” lately? I guess we get bomb cyclones in Oregon now
Joe Boomgard-Zagrodnik@joeboomzag.bsky.social · 2y agoNot every day you see a sub-950 hPa low form this close to the WA/OR coast. In fact, it’s entirely outside of the 30-year climatology for mid-November in that particular location.
Given the large in-flux to Bluesky the last few weeks, I am reposting this job announcement. 2 open tenure-track positions in our department here @ Oregon State: 1) climate change; 2) sustainable development. We begin our application review on 12/15 so apply now! #EconSky 📈📉
Steven J. Dundas@stevedundas.com · 2y agoWant to live and work in the beautiful Pacific Northwest? My dept. @ Oregon State University is hiring 2 tenure-track positions. Corvallis is fantastic & I would be happy to chat with anyone interested. Position #1: climate change economist. Details: jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/161...
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Cri 🕊🐝🐜📝🎭⚽😷@crawlieswithcri.bsky.social · 2y agoPost a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
Made my first starter pack! These are the climate journalists I know and love and highly recommend following on BlueSky so far. Please tell me who I'm missing (and apologies in advance if I've missed you, I swear it's not intentional!) go.bsky.app/1ivUnG
Introduce yourself with some jobs you've done apart from what you do now: * pretzel maker @ Auntie Anne’s * park ranger * VP & art director at a start-up record label with distribution thru Universal Music Group * tech/scientist with environmental consulting firms * newspaper photographer
Katharine Hayhoe@katharinehayhoe.com · 2y agoIntroduce yourself with some jobs you've done apart from what you do now: * counseled at camp and led canoe trips * sorted invoices * operated a 16" telescope * ran experiments on a dye laser (the latter sounds highly skilled but I was an undergraduate student and absolutely terrible at it)
#econsky Middlebury Economics is hiring! Tenure-track assistant prof position, begins fall 2025, ideal candidate does macro-environmental or environmental econ more broadly It's a great dept, highly recommend applying if you're on the market More deets at link www.middlebury.edu/college/acad...
Open Faculty Positions
Open faculty positions in the Economics Department at Middlebury College.
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I'm a climate scientist living in Texas who served as a lead author on the National Climate Assessment under the previous Trump administration. I witnessed first-hand its chilling impact on access to data, funding & publication of research, implementation of solutions, and scientists themselves. 🧵
Trump victory has sweeping climate change consequences
From the endorsement of climate denial to a brain drain of climate scientists, Trump's victory will bring major changes.
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This might be the best I can to for my own class tomorrow morning …
casey wichman@cjwich.bsky.social · 2y agoguess i should distract myself by working on a new lecture for my econ of climate change course for this afternoon titled, "well, fuck."
Want to live and work in the beautiful Pacific Northwest? My dept. @ Oregon State University is hiring 2 tenure-track positions. Corvallis is fantastic & I would be happy to chat with anyone interested. Position #2: Sustainable Development. Details: jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/161...
Assistant Professor: Sustainable Development
The Department of Applied Economics invites applications for a full-time (1.00 FTE), 9-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Sustainable Development position.We are seeking a microeconomist to co...
jobs.oregonstate.edu
Want to live and work in the beautiful Pacific Northwest? My dept. @ Oregon State University is hiring 2 tenure-track positions. Corvallis is fantastic & I would be happy to chat with anyone interested. Position #1: climate change economist. Details: jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/161...
Assistant Professor: Climate Change
The Department of Applied Economics, College of Agricultural Sciences, invites applications for a full-time (1.00 FTE), 9-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor position. We are seeking a microeconom...
jobs.oregonstate.edu
RIP Phil “Such a long long time to be gone And a short time to be there” variety.com/2024/music/n...
Phil Lesh, Bassist for the Grateful Dead, Dies at 84
Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh died Friday. He was 84.
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UN’s emissions gap report titles: 2021: The Heat Is On 2022: The Closing Window 2023: Broken Record 2024: No More Hot Air… Please! 2025 (projected): Are You Kidding With This Shit 2026 (projected): Jesus Fucking Christ
Dave Levitan@davelevitan.bsky.social · 2y agoEmissions gap remains large
I taught my intro-level Climate Econ class about global agreements from Kyoto to Paris on Tuesday. Any optimism that may have engendered in the group of 100 18 year olds disappeared when I showed them this report this morning…
Hisham Zerriffi@hishamzerriffi.bsky.social · 2y agoTL:DR - 1) Whoops, emissions are up not down 2) Government ambitions are meh and need to be strengthened 3) Current policies don't even meet the meh level of ambition On a side note, the UNEP report names and covers are pretty good sci-comm. So, I guess there's that.
The dangers of a collapse of the main Atlantic Ocean circulation, known as Amoc, have been “greatly underestimated” and would have devastating impacts, according to an open letter by 44 experts. One of the signatories, @rahmstorf tells me why. amp.theguardian.com/environment/...
Recently internalized the concept of “policy useful” instead of “policy relevant” when thinking about how to better formulate research questions. This workshop will be quite informative if you want to better connect your research to the needs of policymakers (and it’s free!)
AERE@aereorg.bsky.social · 2y ago📣 It's almost here! Join AERE & AAEA for the Fall Virtual Workshop, this Thursday & Friday! ✨ What? Engaging virtual workshop dedicated to bridging the gap b/w economic research + policy implementation. ✨ When? Oct. 24-25, 2-5pm EST! bit.ly/aerefall24 📈📉 #EconSky
"Our salmon have returned home." Indigenous activists spent decades campaigning for dams to be removed on the Klamath River. Now they are celebrating as salmon are heading upstream to spawn. Some fish have made it all the way to creeks in Oregon. www.latimes.com/environment/...
'A beautiful thing': Klamath River salmon are spotted far upstream in Oregon after dam removal
The removal of dams on the Klamath River has enabled salmon to swim far upstream to spawn. Wildlife officials have found salmon upstream in Oregon.
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If you are looking for some good news…the epitome of biological resilience. Chinook (or King) salmon return to historical spawning grounds on the Klamath River after over 100 year absence just weeks after dam removal www.instagram.com/reel/DBP67L4...
Shane Anderson on Instagram: "Long may you run chinook salmon of the Klamath. A historic few days on the Klamath River witnessing the return of the king where dams blocked half of their spawning groun...
1,631 likes, 56 comments - shaneandersonfilm on October 17, 2024: "Long may you run chinook salmon of the Klamath. A historic few days on the Klamath River witnessing the return of the king where dams...
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Hope folks were able to get out and see this tonight. 2nd time this week for me - it doesn’t get old. Will definitely have an aurora hangover at work tomorrow….
This was Monday night near Corvallis, OR. Tonight’s show is much stronger (seeing photos from NJ and other places on the east coast). Go outside and look up!
Steven J. Dundas@stevedundas.com · 2y agoRed this time!! 2nd one of 2024 in the central Willamette Valley for me…Doesn’t the sun know that sending an aurora south on a school night is just not cool
I wrote about the hurricanes, attention grifters, the limits of the term misinformation, and how it is more apt to call it a full cultural and political assault on any person or institution that operates in reality. (gift link)
A Cultural Assault on Reality
What’s happening in America today is something darker than a misinformation crisis.
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