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Paul Bierman

@paul-bierman.bsky.social

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Geoscientist, environmental historian, professor, author who cares deeply about our planet. Obsessed with snow, ice sheets, climate, and science as a way of knowing. Passionate about teaching, equality, and explaining Earth. https://www.paulbierman.net .. more

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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 1d

Joining Andy and others to talk about Trump and Greenland in 5 minutes. Join us at 7 pm ET.

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#scicomm
#climate
#UVMresearch
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Meet U.S. Scientists Working in Greenland Who are Urging Trump and Congress to Respect Greenlanders open.substack.com/pub/revkin/p...

Meet U.S. Scientists Working in Greenland Who are Urging Trump and Congress to Respect Greenlanders

7 p.m. tonight US Eastern, a special pop-up Sustain What show on Arctic tussles and solutions

open.substack.com

Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 5d

From no kings this fall. Still true

Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 5d

Clearly leftist, woke ideology. Is this shit for real?

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...

Texas A&M, Under New Curriculum Limits, Warns Professor Not to Teach Plato

www.nytimes.com

Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 5d

people power.

daviss @chaddavis.photography · 5d

NOW: Crowd continues to grow in Minneapolis at a vigil where a federal agent shot and killed Renee Good this morning.

“SAY HER NAME!”
“RENEE GOOD!”

Reposted by Rebecca Solnit, Paul R. Bierman, Steve Peers , and 5 more Rebecca Solnit, Paul R. Bierman, Steve Peers, Alan Richardson, Christian Fisch, Lisa Diedrich, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Dan Immergluck

daviss @chaddavis.photography · 5d

NOW: Crowd continues to grow in Minneapolis at a vigil where a federal agent shot and killed Renee Good this morning.

“SAY HER NAME!”
“RENEE GOOD!”

Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 5d

I can't not see this. What has become of my country

BNO News @bnonews.com · 5d

NEW: Second video shows ICE shooting in Minneapolis. A woman, a U.S. citizen, was killed

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Paul R. Bierman, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 10 more Richard S.J. Tol, Paul R. Bierman, Rosemary A. Joyce, Jonathan Hopkin, David R. Miller, Andrew Brown, W. Andy Knight, Scott A. Imberman, Michael D. McDonald, Seth Masket, Simon Lester, Charles T. Mathewes, Julie Ward

BNO News @bnonews.com · 5d

NEW: Second video shows ICE shooting in Minneapolis. A woman, a U.S. citizen, was killed

Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 5d

trying my best with my words and actions. Latest piece. Trump is nuts...

theconversation.com/greenlands-m...

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#climate
#UVMresearch
#science

Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 5d

This just republished today. Even more relevant given the news of the last week.

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theconversation.com/greenlands-m...

Greenland’s melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and minerals Trump is eyeing dangerous to extract

Melting ice, thawing permafrost and crumbling fjord walls are just a few of the risks climate change poses for those living and working in Greenland.

theconversation.com

Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 8d

as someone who studies Greenland, it's geology, it's ice sheet, and it's history, I find this astounding, outrageous and infuriating.

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#scicomm
#climate
#science

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 8d

We cannot become numb to the outrage of this. The wife of the President’s Senior Advisor threatens a sovereign nation.

Reposted by Michael E. Mann, Kim L. Scheppele, Paul R. Bierman , and 8 more Michael E. Mann, Kim L. Scheppele, Paul R. Bierman, Tom Shakespeare, Ian Hall, Smith, Gerald Friedman, Michael H. Whitworth, Lee Jones, David Spurrett, Kristina McElheran

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 8d

We cannot become numb to the outrage of this. The wife of the President’s Senior Advisor threatens a sovereign nation.

Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 9d

Crazy shit. The USA had had free access to Greenland since WW2. Why piss off Greenland, Denmark, the World? My last 5 years is all about this history. If you are interested, read "When the Ice is Gone". WW Norton. 2024. ❄️🧪💙📚
#scicomm, #climate, #UVMresearch, #science

wwnorton.com/books/978132...

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 9d

These are disturbed people

Reposted by Paul R. Bierman, Daryl Adair, Henry Jones , and 1 more Paul R. Bierman, Daryl Adair, Henry Jones, Geneviève Gore

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 9d

These are disturbed people

Reposted by Shannon Vallor, Kim L. Scheppele, Elizabeth Saunders , and 26 more Shannon Vallor, Kim L. Scheppele, Elizabeth Saunders, Brendan Nyhan, Paul R. Bierman, Oona A. Hathaway, Jonathan M. Gilligan, Christian Nadeau, Daniel W. Drezner, Robert C. Richards, Alan Richardson, David R. Miller, Sebastiaan Faber, Pamela K. Gilbert, Christine Kooi, Mary L. Dudziak, Bessma Momani, Franz C. Mayer, William Myers, Lisa Diedrich, Susan Strasser, Henrik Skaug Sætra, Stefan C. Aykut, Simon Lester, Matthew Bodie, Tim Stephens, David S. Tanenhaus, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Steve Murdoch

Isaac Chotiner @ichotiner.bsky.social · 9d

New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

Reposted by Paul R. Bierman

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10d

“A dark moment.”

Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 15d

authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

New paper with data from our #NSF supported lab at #UVM.

Climatic controls on erosional efficiency vary with lithology across the Himalaya

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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 29d

Made it to AGU after 8 hours of flight delays. Talking today about Greenland and polar science at 1045 and 227.

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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · Dec 12

I am headed to AGU next week. I am a panelist Monday at 1030 am - The End of the Golden Era of Polar and Cryosphere Science in the United States?

Hope to see some of you there! Room 208–209, New Orleans Convention Center

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#scicomm
#climate
#UVMresearch
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www.agu.org/annual-meeting

AGU Annual Meeting | AGU25

AGU's annual meeting, the largest gathering of Earth and space scientists, convenes 25,000+ attendees from 100+ countries to share research and connect with friends and colleagues. Join us for AGU25 i...

www.agu.org

Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · Nov 20

Headed to Minnesota as guest of northhouse.org. Talking about my book on Greenland, ice cores and climate change on Saturday evening. When the Ice is Gone. WW Norton, 2024.

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#scicomm
#climate
#UVMresearch
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#geosky
#ClimateHealth
#ClimateAction

www.paulbierman.net

Paul Bierman, Geoscientist

My passions are telling stories and solving the mysteries of our planet

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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · Nov 20

First time in ORD since Covid. Still the same experience. Both flights on time. Big thanks to all those ATC folks.

Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · Nov 20

It’s that season now in Vermont! See 70,000 more images of our great little state at uvm.edu/landscape

Landscape Change Program @uvmlandscape.bsky.social · Nov 19

This Vermont Life Magazine cover from the fall of 1987 features a photograph by of a man splitting wood in Peacham, Vermont.
#vermont #history #photography #archive

📷 Richard W. Brown (1987): “Splitting Wood in Peacham”

Find more historical photos on our website, 🔗 in bio

Reposted by Paul R. Bierman

Landscape Change Program @uvmlandscape.bsky.social · Nov 19

Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · Nov 19

If you love historical architecture follow our landscape change program.

Landscape Change Program @uvmlandscape.bsky.social · Nov 19

The first photo shows the construction of Burklyn Hall atop the Darling Ridge in East Burke, Vermont. The town line between East Burke and Lyndon runs through the house, hence the name “Burklyn” Hall.

Find more historical photos on our website, 🔗 in bio

Reposted by Paul R. Bierman

Landscape Change Program @uvmlandscape.bsky.social · Nov 19

Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · Nov 13

Good morning from Vermont. Check out 70000 images of our now very blue state as it is and was at

#[email protected]

New images posted daily or check out web page at www.uvm.edu/landscape

Landscape Change Program @uvmlandscape.bsky.social · Nov 12

From the 1800s to this century, “View of Chin from the Lips, Mount Mansfield” represents the Landscape Change Program’s mission: to preserve and present images of Vermont landscapes as they were and as they are.

See how Vermont landscapes have changed on our website, 🔗 in bio

Reposted by Paul R. Bierman

Landscape Change Program @uvmlandscape.bsky.social · Nov 12

Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · Nov 12

Not unlike what Vermont looks like today with major early season storm!

Landscape Change Program @uvmlandscape.bsky.social · Nov 11

The leaves have fallen, the first snow has arrived, and Vermont is ready for ski season.
This photo, taken in November of 1980 and titled “First Snow on Warden Farm, 1980”, depicts 2 trucks in front of a wooden fence covered in fresh snow.

📷 Dave Warden

🔗 in bio for more historical photos

Reposted by Paul R. Bierman, David Johnson

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Nov 11

A real president does this.

Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸

Reposted by Paul R. Bierman

Landscape Change Program @uvmlandscape.bsky.social · Nov 11

Reposted by Paul R. Bierman

EV Curve Futurist @evcurvefuturist.com · Nov 11

China’s CO₂ emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months — a stunning milestone as solar & wind power surge.

With 240 GW of new solar added this year alone, the world’s largest emitter may have already peaked — years ahead of 2030.

#EnergyTransition #BESS #Solar #Lithium #LFP #EV #Disruption

China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds

World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity

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