Yeah, but no one dresses up science findings in apocalyptic headers like the Guardian!

Would love to read it! Is it “tweeting the Anthropocene?”

Exploring a new patch of College Park’s urban forest - City Planning & Community Development just acquired this lot and we’ll work with them on community engagement, ecosystem services assessment, restoration/maintenance plan and get to bring in a few UMD capstone groups too!

Jefferies is telling clients to double down on clean energy stocks despite the current surge in oil and gas prices, citing the prospect of a new wave of investment in renewables. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Regional dynamics of agrivoltaics adoption: Stakeholder perceptions and barriers in Maryland, USA Agrivoltaics is touted as a win-win practice that combines agricultural production with solar energy production on the same land. Despite a promising …

Our work underscores the need for regional specific studies & shows the importance of an engaged KAP approach for reaching renewable energy goals that addresses the needs & desires of local communities. The open access paper in #Energy #Policy is linked here.

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UMD Research Shines Light on Agrivoltaics In Maryland A new study from the University of Maryland provides the first clear picture of attitudes and barriers to agrivoltaics—the dual use of land for farming and solar energy—in Montgomery County, Maryland....

Recent press piece on our new study looking into farmer and other stakeholder knowledge, attitudes and practices towards #agrivoltaics - We held a series of focus groups and found that while AgPV may have many benefits, most practitioners see it as an unproven practice in the mid-Atlantic.

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In a long tweet about Anthropic, Pete Hegseth, through the offical "SecWar" Twitter account says "the Department of War must have full, unrestricted access to Anthropic’s models for every LAWFUL purpose in defense of the Republic."

Hegseth is wholeheartedly endorsing the core premise of fascism: industry, as part of the private sphere, must be subordinated to the military objectives of the state.

That f*ck bar is going to be a lot lot longer

5 months ago

A family member reacts after a federal immigration officer used a battering ram to break down a door before making an arrest on January 11, 2026, in Minneapolis.

Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Didn’t mean it as a contest - it’s a cool little thing to hold! Speaking of, do you go to AGU? A few yrs ago a research group had a piece of 800k yo ice core you could touch!

I have a chip of a meteorite that is 7 billion years old!

“The President of the United States just overthrew a foreign ruler and explained to the American people that this is about taking control of the oil reserves of a foreign nation. He said that the U.S. will “run the country” until a proper transition can take place and went right into how U.S. oil companies will benefit from this takeover. He doesn’t understand the risks and costs involved with these poorly thought-out decisions that don’t make Americans any safer today than they were yesterday. “Nicolás Maduro is a brutal, illegitimate dictator who deserves to face justice. I want the people of Venezuela to be free to choose their own future, but if we learned anything from the Iraq war, it’s that dropping bombs or toppling a leader doesn’t guarantee democracy, stability, or make Americans safer. More often, it leads to chaos or drags the U.S. into a war and lengthy occupation. I don’t trust that this administration has a plan, timeline, or price tag for what comes next. “Over the past year, Trump’s foreign policy has been reckless, chaotic, self-serving, and unconstitutional. Congress should vote this week to reassert its authority on behalf of the American people before he oversteps again. I also want to recognize the professionalism and skill of the American service members involved in this operation. While I don’t agree with the administration’s justification for this, I’m thankful that no service members were killed or seriously injured.”

Mark Kelly puts out a statement saying "The President of the United States just overthrew a foreign ruler and explained to the American people that this is about taking control of the oil reserves of a foreign nation." This is probably the strongest statement alongside Gallego's I've read.

Trump just said what it is all about.
The sooner the world sheds its addiction to fossil fuels, the better. The alternatives are available, plentiful and cheaper.

"We're in the oil business" - Trump

It is NOT too late to stop the worst impacts of climate change.

At Project Drawdown, we’re never giving up.

Neither should you.

Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.

Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.

It's our last episode! We're so grateful to everyone who's listened to us for the past 7 years.

We're using this occasion to talk about the state of science fiction and fantasy in the 21st century — and what has shaped the stories we've loved.

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dhsgov Deliver justice to criminal illegal aliens. Become a deportation judge. Save your country.

DOJ's newest recruitment ad features Judge Dredd, the comic satire about the dangers of lawless policing and authoritarian power

Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings

Realtors know that, in many parts of the country, if you educate people about climate risk, the housing market will collapse.

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Let’s see the IRB

EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff by thousands of employees.

The EPA has eliminated its research division, which for decades has provided the science behind regulations on clean air, clean water, and toxic chemicals.

The US can afford to monitor, research, and regulate the impacts of industries on human and environmental health. We are just choosing not to.

The evil that men do lives after them

I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.

I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.

I imagined the Chatsubo in 1984. 41 years later I opened its door. Neuromancer is in production.

It will also kill a lot of people.