Poldergeist gives expression to the complexities of life below sea level & hovers over polders in cities & regions around the world, esp. NL US & Indonesia.
U of Pennsylvania
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Can an outsider shed light on Dutch water culture? That is what my team & I are trying to do in this short animated video about a Dutch tendency to exaggerate how much of NL is below sea level. We'd love to hear what you think. youtu.be/9tR6fUGTbD0 via @YouTube
Some of the accomplishments of Republican majority in the House: the “Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act” to make it harder for the Department of Energy to create new energy-saving standards; the “Refrigerator Freedom Act” and the “Liberty in Laundry Act.” grist.org/language/climate-c…
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🌍 Insightful panel at #PennClimateWeek discussing carbon offsets & net-zero goals! Experts from @pennsas, @weitzman_school & @penn_environment shared thoughts on transparency, accountability, & avoiding greenwashing. Let’s push for real climate action! 💡 #NetZero #ClimateAction
Of course, I'm worried about my students. What I didn't expect is that students would be checking in on me. insideclimatenews.org/news/0…
Super colleagues from @WeitzmanSchool & @PennEngineers such as @jwilceclab & @dougsjunkdrawer showcase research leading to solutions in carbon removal, cooling in vulnerable urban areas, decarbonizing the construction industry & predicting landslides. penntoday.upenn.edu/news/pen…
It's hard to get an overview of all the events during #climateweekatpenn, but this banner helps. I managed to attend 19. I gave my students the week off so they could attend events too. Running into them again & again was fun. BTW not all events made it onto the banner!
Amazing to @Luisamneubauer & @helenamarschalI connect with @PennSAS students in Intense, honest conversations about not feeling overwhelmed, celebrating wins, and insisting on radical responsibility. Great to have @elianaatienza as my partner for this and other events.
Presenting the new Climate Week at Penn video! @penn_environment instagram.com/reel/C-qpQ3xiq…
Thanks to @perryworldhouse for this convo about A New Peace of Münster, a doc by Maria Kolossa, co-produced by @pnederkoorn & me. About how humor can help advance difficult conversations such as contemplating eventual retreat from low-lying regions. youtu.be/_kIg7-usaQY?si=JZR7…
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How democracy becomes autocracy: a transactional law-breaker runs for president, and billionaires think buying him is a good deal. Which it is; they make hundreds of billions just by corrupting the tax code and paying no taxes.
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Tell me again that #ClimateChange won't affect economic growth.
Third Avenue Bridge Stuck 🌉
📍#NYC
The 3rd Ave Bridge stuck is stuck in the "open" position due to overheating machinery. FDNY Marine Units are en route to assist in cooling down the machinery to expedite the closure of the Third Avenue Bridge. Avoid the area and expect traffic delays. 🚨
Check out my latest article: How Green is Your Bathtub? Making Sense of the Fourth Consortium in the Kennisprogramma Zeespiegelstijging linkedin.com/pulse/how-green… via @LinkedIn
New Dutch cabinet. Barry Madlener (Wilders' PVV) for Infrastructure (& Waterstaat); Sophie Hermans (VVD) for Energy (formerly Energy & Climate). How are you feeling about this?
Who will next minister of infra & water in NL be? The new right/extreme right gov has lots to say about building dikes & barriers against immigrants, refugees & English language, but its climate adaptation plans for SLR are minimal: Recalibrate the high water protection plan.
"Environmental advocates & experts say Louisiana’s new Republican governor is undermining its coastal protection agency — the state’s first & strongest line of defense against climate change-induced sea level rise." wapo.st/3wWjlLW
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Sigmund Freud and the Enclosure Dam of the Mind: A new Dr. Poldergeist video flows.hypotheses.org/13146 via @hypothesesorg
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where @Poldergeist3 shares the backstage of his latest video and his recipe for #water policy advocacy and critique through humor.
Don't miss it on @ihedelft Water Governance blog FLOWs! 👇
Sigmund Freud and the Enclosure Dam of the Mind: A new Dr. Poldergeist video flows.hypotheses.org/13146 via @hypothesesorg