Mike MacFerrin, PhD
Glaciologist of ice sheets & meltwater @CUBoulder. Proud father and a love-stricken husband. He/him. Demand inclusivity. δt is all we got in this world, y’all.
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Springer Nature journals unify their policy to encourage preprint sharing
Recognizing the benefits, we move from merely supporting the use of preprint servers to promoting it.
Microplastics Are Highly Diverse and Those Differences Matter
The small pieces of plastics that pollute our oceans are more diverse than we make them out to be. Recognizing their variety may help us find solutions.
The corporations backing Alabama's war on women
On Wednesday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a draconian bill that would effectively ban all abortions in the state. The radical legislation would be a dramatic step backward for women's rights and gender equality -- banning abortion even in cases...
Political Confessional: I Think Democrats Should Compromise On Abortion To Win Votes
Welcome to Political Confessional, a column about the views that Americans are scared to share with their friends and neighbors. If you have a political belief …
Barbara MacFerrin Fine Art Photography
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An Indigenous Critique of the Green New Deal
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In Pennsylvania, Methane Emissions Higher Than EPA Estimates
Although methane emission estimates from underground coal production appear to be accurate, the calculated emissions from natural gas production are underreported.
Stop Enviva in Mississippi
Submit a public comment today to stop Enviva from harming our forests, communities and climate.
Wildly Underestimated Oilsands Emissions Latest Blow to Alberta’s Dubious Climate Claims
As disaster looms, petro province lets industry call the shots.
Faculty receive WARF, Kellett, Romnes awards
Thirty-two members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been awarded 2019-20 faculty fellowships. The awardees span the four divisions — arts and humanities, physical sciences, social sciences and biological sciences — on campus.
The Blackfeet Nation is trying to open its own national park
Members of the Blackfeet Nation want tourists to understand how the story of Glacier National Park is really the story of their nation.
Permafrost collapse is accelerating carbon release
The sudden collapse of thawing soils in the Arctic might double the warming from greenhouse gases released from tundra, warn Merritt R. Turetsky and colleagues.
Colloquia | Department of Geography & Environmental Studies
Spring 2019
Friday, April 26, 3:00 - 4:30 pm, Columbine Hall, rm 329
Ice Slabs, Surprise Crevasses, and Cold-War Bases: Explorations of Surface Meltwater from the Interior of the Greenland Ice Sheet
Dr. Mike MacFerrin, Department of Geography,...
Mike MacFerrin, PhD
If anyone's in CO Springs tomorrow, I'm giving a Colloquium talk to the @UCCS Geography & ES dep't.
"Ice Slabs, Surprise Crevasses, and Cold-War Bases: Explorations of Surface Meltwater from the Interior of the Greenland Ice Sheet"
3:00pm, Columbine 329 uccs.edu/geography/coll… pic.twitter.com/Pp03t6JgWi
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Denver Completes Divestment from Fossil Fuel Companies
The city had previously held nearly $180 million in securities issued by Chevron and Exxon Mobil.
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My journey to explore the extra-terrestrial has begun on Earth! Last year, I had the privilege to be a crew member at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS), a Mars-like analog in the Utah desert. Now, with experience, I plan to command my first...
Listen carefully — top banks are sounding the climate alarm
Extinction Rebellion’s wave of protests across London are grabbing the headlines this week, and rightly so.
Mike MacFerrin, PhD
Apparently, “Top banks are sounding the climate alarm” 🚨, while they simultaneously fund new fossil fuel projects at record rates. Drill baby drill.
Until that stops, they can shove these empty public sentiments up their dividend-holes, TYVM.
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An adventure in predatory publishing: the contents of two medicine cabinets
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