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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"...attempts to separate affluence and poverty and pristine and contaminated nature are all related...landscape aesthetics can never be a refuge from ethics." Anna Jorgensen in a wonderful review of the excellent 2007 book Storming the Gates of Paradise: Landscapes for Politics by Rebecca Solnit.

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I usually give a couple of Public Scholarship talks in the region, and I love that part of my job. But this talk, given the venue, has me especially excited.

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Chandra Russo @chandrarusso.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

My newest piece with proud Appalachian organizer Shawna McCown in @convergencemag.com We argue that while data center resistance is winning many of its immediate fights, it can accomplish something bigger: building a multiracial movement of the many. @surj.org j.org @stanfordpress.bsky.social

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Is Data Center Resistance a New Vehicle for Multiracial Democracy?

Anti-data center sentiment, from Kentucky to Michigan, is proving to be an effective way to overcome racial divisions and carve out new winning coalitions.

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

"Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory, and a sterner sense of justice than we do." RIP Wendell Berry

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Excited to be teaching 200-level Sustainability & Climate Action Planning and 400-level Community-based Study of Environmental Issues this fall. Not pictured: lots of articles by brilliant folks. The top book is MY assigned reading this semester because I’m learning something new this year, too.

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Listening to Bill Gates talk about "the dangers of the latest technology" is sort of like listening to Charles Manson discuss "the dangers of the latest cults." www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...

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Bill Gates on the Dangers of AI

An interview with the Microsoft co-founder about artificial intelligence, his ideas for regulation, and Jeffrey Epstein

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

For colleagues beginning their semesters this week, with the first week of classes, remember Gramsci. “Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.” Of course, he died in a fascist prison...

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Thrilled to be going back to Australia! For this two-week trip, I am part of a group of Colgate University faculty and staff visiting universities in Melbourne and Brisbane, as well as Heron Island Research Station within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. My job is great.

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Manuscript resubmitted and fingers crossed

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Renewable energy is set to become the world's largest source of electricity in 2026, overtaking coal after reaching near parity in 2025. www.iea.org/reports/elec...

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Electricity Mid-Year Update 2026 – Analysis - IEA

Electricity Mid-Year Update 2026 - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Presenting today at the Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences (AESS) annual conference, which is virtual this year. My student presents her project tomorrow.

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

The AESS 2026 Virtual Conference is June 15-16, 2026. I'll be there with a student. Join Us! Whether you are a scholar, practitioner, or advocate, AESS is a great place for interdisciplinary collaboration. Final Call for Posters: May 31st. Submit here: aessconference.org Help spread the word!

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

We're hiring an Assistant Director of Sustainability/Program Coordinator of Environmental Studies. Please spread far and wide and encourage folks to apply: careers.colgate.edu/postings/6906

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Assistant Director, Sustainability; Program Coordinator, Environmental Studies

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

The Environmental Studies Program at Colgate University invites applications for a 1-year visiting assistant professor position beginning fall 2026. We seek folks who approach human-environmental challenges from environmental justice & policy perspectives. Application: apply.interfolio.com/183235

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

This semester, I’m teaching my 300-level US Environmental Politics course and co-teaching, with my environmental science colleague, our 400-level Community-based Study of Environmental Issues course with some great local community partners. Not pictured: dozens of articles by brilliant colleagues.

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

I’m still in the midst of my reading between semesters, but I wanted to shout out this book. It’s a fantastic exploration of the Mississippi River, New Orleans, and the region's complex politics and geography. I highly recommended.

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Check out my awesome partner, Chandra Russo, and her new book, White Flank. In her words: "This book was built on the wisdom and experiences of organizers who have dedicated their lives to fighting for multiracial democracy. They give me hope in these dark times." bookshop.org/p/books/whit...

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, 'Wow! What a Ride!” - HST

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

manuscript submitted and fingers crossed

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

The end of an era. Lots of feelings. Worth a read. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/a...

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Marc Maron on the End of His Landmark Podcast

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Come see a great talk today. All are welcome.

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

The current Trump administration is attempting to rescind the Endangerment Finding, which would further hinder efforts to address climate change. Please consider submitting a comment in response to this plan www.regulations.gov/document/EPA...

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Regulations.gov

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

After a year away, I am back in the classroom this fall, teaching "Sustainability & Climate Action Planning" and co-teaching "Rivers: Resources, Politics & Environmental Change" with friend/geology colleague @colddirt.bsky.social Not pictured, dozens of articles by brilliant folks.

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

As per my usual routine before fall classes start: manuscript submitted and fingers crossed.

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

I’m coteaching a 300-level interdisciplinary undergrad course with geologist colleague and friend @colddirt.bsky.social in the fall. The course is “Rivers: Resources, Politics, and Environmental Change.” Looking forward to discussing stories like this www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/u...

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Military Raised Water Level of River in Ohio for JD Vance’s Family Boating Trip

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

A short story in the @colgate.edu Research Magazine on my project “Condors over Cattle: Managed Wilderness and the Pastoral Tradition in Northern Baja California,” with @bryanbrasmussen.bsky.social news.colgate.edu/researchmaga...

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Condors vs. Cattle | Colgate Research

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Loving our vacation back to our former home of Colorado. Our time in Denver was fantastic and now we are headed to the mountains for a few days. My favorite part about seeing our dear old friends at this stage of life is that my daughter is friends with their kids. It is a special kind of joy.

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Two students, Leigha Schultze & Charlie Tourbaf, presented “Redefining Wilderness: Comparative Perspectives and Policy Impacts in Protected Areas Across the U.S., Canada, and Australia” at the Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences annual conference in Minneapolis today. They did great!

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Loved this "The story being told over these 16 years was about one man's journey to get his damn life together...The future for WTF will be heavy on awards...there will also be a chance to look back and take stock...Where were we when this started, and where are we now?" defector.com/there-will-n...

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There Will Never Be Another 'WTF With Marc Maron' | Defector

I heard Marc Maron announce he was ending his podcast the way that I imagine he’d’ve wanted me to—while walking through my neighborhood in Los Angeles, through wired headphones, just a little too hopp...

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Marc Maron announced that after 16 years, he’ll be wrapping up the WTF podcast. So I’m not ready for any more big changes in my life for a little while.

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Ending the Energy Star program is not a conservative policy choice in any way, shape or form

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

In university life on the traditional semester schedule, April (and early May) is Everything Everywhere All at Once - which is hard for university professors who are fly fishers in the Northern Hemisphere, as April is usually a GREAT month for fishing. Luckily, I am on sabbatical this semester.

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Proud to share recent public scholarship @colgate.edu undergraduates Yangboya He and Robyn Landes, colleagues Christopher Henke, John Pumilio, and I, just published New York's Climate Smart Communities Program: A Study of Climate Policy Capacity in NY Towns and Villages. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

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New York's Climate Smart Communities Program: A Study of Climate Policy Capacity in NY Towns and Villages

New York’s Climate Smart Communities (CSC) program is administered by the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and provides a framework for counties, cities, towns, and villages to r...

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

“What we call Man's power over Nature turns out to be a power exercised by some men over other men with Nature as its instrument.” CS Lewis (pls forgive the gendered language)

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

JD Vance skis in jeans (probably)

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Noon today at the quad in front of our natural science buildings

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

"Post-truth is pre-fascism." Timothy Snyder

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/03/2025

i’m sorry, i’m tired of this shit. there was no pronoun policing. i have encountered exactly three or four land acknowledgments in like ten years, and the most you’ll hear about “intersectionality” is in liberal nonprofits. this is just freefloating resentment masquerading as analysis.

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