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Loren Albert

@albert-loren.bsky.social
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Plant physiological ecologist, tropical forest sleuth, and data wrangler; These are my personal views. Pronouns: she/her/hers.

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Loren Albert @albert-loren.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Folks, a chance to weigh in on the future of NCAR: eos.org/opinions/wha...
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What Americans Lose If Their National Center for Atmospheric Research Is Dismantled - Eos
Five ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it.
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Loren Albert @albert-loren.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
A really nice summary of the current science funding situation for the USA www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · 07/01/2026
As we kick off 2026, we're resharing our guide to Handling Political Harassment & Legal Intimidation. Read about the legal risks scientists face from politically-motivated attacks, & how to defend against them: www.csldf.org/resource/poc...
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A Pocket Guide for Scientists: Handling Political Harassment and Legal Intimidation - Climate Science Legal Defense Fund
We produced this guide to educate scientists about the legal risks they may face from politically-motivated attacks.
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Loren Albert @albert-loren.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
🧪Calling all scientists, farmers, pilots, and everyone who benefits from weather and climate predictions: help save NCAR! Call your reps. abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
abcnews.go.com
Trump administration moves to dismantle prominent US weather and climate research center
The Trump administration announced plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado.
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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · 27/10/2025
Here we go again with another list of forbidden terms from the self-described "most transparent administration" in history... 🤦🏻‍♀️ climate.law.columbia.edu/content/doe-...
climate.law.columbia.edu
DOE Staff Given List of Banned Terms | Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
PLEASE AMPLIFY 🔈 I hear that some staffers at Interior Department and NOAA are being called back to the office from furlough for "administration priorities." I'm on Signal if this includes you or you have more information: @clare.14
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Loren Albert @albert-loren.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Please help circulate this postdoc fellowship opportunity! (And shameless plug that here at OSU there would be opportunities to build intersections between forest biology, remote sensing, modeling, or creative uses of the impressive new OSU supercomputer.) www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...
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Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology
Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology on Simons Foundation
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Loren Albert @albert-loren.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
I'm excited to share this work led by Lynn Riley investigating albedo impacts from afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation projects. We hope the findings will guide future projects in the fight against climate change. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Accounting for albedo in carbon market protocols - Nature Communications
The paper analyzes the impact of omitting biophysical effects from carbon credits on climate mitigation. It shows that some Voluntary Carbon Market projects may result in net warming due to albedo while others enhance cooling.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 07/10/2025
This week, we lost one of the world’s greatest advocates for people and nature. Even in her final days, Dr. Jane Goodall was urging us not to give up, and now her legacy lives on through the countless voices she inspired. Read on Mailchimp: shorturl.at/lDxXk Read on LinkedIn: shorturl.at/VOiPa
talkingclimate.ca
Jane Goodall's final lesson
Honoring Jane Goodall's life, Pope Leo's first climate address, and finding hope in action
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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 30/07/2025
I am fairly skeptical of many ways people use LLMs, but drafting a refutation of misleading statements that have regurgitated in variants many times over the last couple decades and therefore are well-represented, alongside refutations, in training data is not an obviously terrible application.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 30/07/2025
This past week brought a landmark legal opinion for climate and set another series of staggering heat records: a powerful reminder of why we all have a role in accelerating climate solutions. Read the full edition of the newsletter here:
talkingclimate.ca
The world's top court makes a climate decision
Big global win for climate, heatwave disaster in Kashmir, and supporting innovation for lasting change
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Paul Voosen @voosen.me · 30/07/2025
So what makes a climate assessment? In short: not this new Energy Dept report, which rehashes contrarian greatest hits with areas of known uncertainty -- that climate scientists talk about all the time. It's all a little grim. Who needs 721 authors when you have 5?
science.org
Contrarian climate assessment from U.S. government draws swift pushback
Researchers say DOE report cherry picks data to downplay threat of greenhouse gases
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
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.
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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.
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Loren Albert @albert-loren.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Advocating for science www.agu.org/events/webin...
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| AGU
<p>Join AGU for an impactful session on how scientists can advocate for science at the national level. Learn <strong>why your voice matters</strong>, how to <strong>communicate science effectively</st...
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Loren Albert @albert-loren.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Standards and measurements sound boring, but they are absolutely essential to science. Trump cuts threaten a measurement lab critical for advanced chips and medical devices www.npr.org/2025/03/26/n...
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Trump cuts threaten a measurement lab critical for advanced chips and medical devices
The Atomic Spectroscopy Group provides standardized measurements used across wide swaths of science and industry. The Trump administration plans to cut it.
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Jeremy Koster @jeremykoster.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
The FAQ on the COA form is a little vague on the criteria to use, but it is generally accepted that, if there was no communication among a subset of co-authors on a particular paper, then it doesn't rise to the level of a collaboration to list. (Streamlined COA forms help program officers.) (19)
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Jeremy Koster @jeremykoster.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Also, NSF takes conflicts of interest seriously. That said, when you're filling out your COA form, listing every single co-author might not be necessary. When papers have many co-authors (e.g., genetics papers), not everyone rises to the level of a collaborator. (18) www.nsf.gov/funding/seni...
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Frequently Asked Questions: Collaborators and Other Affiliations (COA) Information Template
Do you have questions about the Collaborators and Other Affiliations (COA) Information Template? You can get them answered here.
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Jeremy Koster @jeremykoster.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Oh, one more thing. This website is probably the best resource for NSF's response to the executive orders: www.nsf.gov/executive-or... Please check there first before emailing the program officers (who have been coached to email you this link as a first response). (17)
nsf.gov
NSF Implementation of Recent Executive Orders
Information for the NSF community regarding executive orders.
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Jeremy Koster @jeremykoster.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Finally, have confidence that the program officers and staff members working in NSF’s directorates are among the most committed and thoughtful people that you could ever hope to meet, doing their absolute best to uphold the agency’s mission as long as the time allows. (16)
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Jeremy Koster @jeremykoster.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Perhaps now more than ever, cultivate curiosity in your students and reassure them that there are paths toward becoming a scientist in the future. Education and training remain a huge part of the NSF mission. (15)
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Jeremy Koster @jeremykoster.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Great ideas can come from anywhere, and congressional legislation (e.g., CHIPS and Science Act) has directed the NSF toward the goal of broadening participation in science. Researchers can organize and approach the legal counsel at their universities for clarifications on their activities. (14)
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Jeremy Koster @jeremykoster.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
If you are invited to submit a draft of an abstract, recognize that abstracts are written for public audiences (i.e., taxpayers), not your academic peers. Make it clear why this study is worth doing. Avoid jargon. Think big picture. Minimize potential for misinterpretations. (9)
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Jeremy Koster @jeremykoster.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)
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Loren Albert @albert-loren.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Share the impacts on your research: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Are the Trump team’s actions affecting your research? How to contact Nature
Use this form to share information with Nature’s news team, or to make suggestions for future coverage.
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Monika Wieland Shields @orcawatcher.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
An important read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... See you in the streets 💪🏻
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The Needling @theneedling.com · 14/02/2025
Tesla Owner Running Out of Room For Bumper Stickers Explaining Tesla Ownership: bit.ly/3X1tdOs
Back of Tesla covered in bumper stickers like "Bought before we knew Elon was crazy" and "bought before the hand gesture."
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Seth Campbell @alpinesciences.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Some people asked if I could list real impacts from some of the recent federal decisions. Here are SOME real impacts our team has faced already in 3 weeks: 1. Im quite certain 1 project (likely 2) I have that support low income high school students across the country, will be canceled. 🧪
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Loren Albert @albert-loren.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Just found Alt NIH on Bluesky. Hoping to find a good Alt NSF, Alt NASA, Alt USDA.... heck, how about an Alt universe I can join for at least 4 years...
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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
FAI is closely tied up with Koch-world. A majority of its employees and board members have Koch ties. FAI’s goal is as said here, to privatize government including NIH and NSF.
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Loren Albert @albert-loren.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Proximal remote sensing helps bridge the gap! Congratulations to Zoe Pierrat and other co-authors on this New Phytologist article: doi.org/10.1111/nph....
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Proximal remote sensing: an essential tool for bridging the gap between high‐resolution ecosystem monitoring and global ecology
A new proliferation of optical instruments that can be attached to towers over or within ecosystems, or ‘proximal’ remote sensing, enables a comprehensive characterization of terrestrial ecosystem st...
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Loren Albert @albert-loren.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Hello Blue Sky! Good to be here. How well can leaf reflectance spectra predict hydraulic traits in Amazon trees? Find out in our new RSE article led by Dr. Maquelle Garcia! authors.elsevier.com/c/1kGKn7qzT3...
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