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Paul Bierman
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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 · 13h
and to think since 1941...we worked together
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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 13h
what a change from 70 years of history

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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 13h
here's the history: theconversation.com/us-military-...

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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 13h
Agree....throwing away 80 years of cooperation. My thoughts.

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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 13h
but, but they are not easy to get at....ah Donald.

As it should be. The US has a long and sometimes sorid history in Greenland that I write about here: theconversation.com/us-military-...

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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 13h
Sure wish he'd read some history. Here I give him 1300 words...
The US has a long and sometimes sorid history in Greenland that I write about here: theconversation.com/us-military-...

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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 13h
The US has a long and sometimes sorid history in Greenland that I write about here: theconversation.com/us-military-...

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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 13h
As it should be. The US has a long and sometimes sorid history in Greenland that I write about here: theconversation.com/us-military-...

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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 13h
and for good reason. My thoughts.

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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 13h
Couldn't agree more. Here are my thoughts on 80 years of collaboration with the Danes and why Greenland really matters.

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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 13h
we are squandering an 80+ year relationship. Details here:
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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 13h
As Vance talks to the Danes and Trump insists he'll get Greenland one way or another. Here are my thoughts on the whole matter. What matters most about Greenland is its ice. Just dropped. Pass it on. Resist.

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US military has a long history in Greenland, from mining during WWII to a nuclear-powered Army base built into the ice
History also shows that many of the fanciful engineering ideas for Greenland failed because they misjudged the island’s harsh climate and dynamic ice sheet.
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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 3d
Joining Andy and others to talk about Trump and Greenland in 5 minutes. Join us at 7 pm ET.

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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
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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 6d
From no kings this fall. Still true

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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 7d
Clearly leftist, woke ideology. Is this shit for real?

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Texas A&M, Under New Curriculum Limits, Warns Professor Not to Teach Plato
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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 7d
people power.
chaddavis.photography daviss @chaddavis.photography · 7d
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

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daviss @chaddavis.photography · 7d
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!”

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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 7d
I can't not see this. What has become of my country
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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

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BNO News @bnonews.com · 7d
NEW: Second video shows ICE shooting in Minneapolis. A woman, a U.S. citizen, was killed

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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 7d
trying my best with my words and actions. Latest piece. Trump is nuts...

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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 7d
This just republished today. Even more relevant given the news of the last week.

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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.
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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 10d
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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sifill.bsky.social Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 10d
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

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 10d
We cannot become numb to the outrage of this. The wife of the President’s Senior Advisor threatens a sovereign nation.

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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 11d
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. ❄️🧪💙📚
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meidastouch.com MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11d
These are disturbed people

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

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11d
These are disturbed people

Reposted by Shannon Vallor, Kim L. Scheppele, Elizabeth Saunders , and 26 more

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Isaac Chotiner @ichotiner.bsky.social · 11d
New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

Reposted by Paul R. Bierman

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11d
“A dark moment.”

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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 16d
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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 · Dec 15
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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