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Mathijs Boom

@mathijs_boom

Historian of science, environment and energy | mathijsboom.bsky.social

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The nail-biting appeal case Milieudefensie vs. Shell has begun today. Shell argues that the court's jurisdiction doesn't extend to worldwide climate policy. Brings to mind Brundtland's “The Earth is one but the world is not” of 1987 milieudefensie.nl/actueel/livest…

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At least once a day I have an uncanny feeling that I can't believe this is all actually happening. Reading this tweet was one of those times. I just cannot believe the known world is actually being destroyed in my lifetime.

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Still recommended! Kolbert's book first introduced me to 18th-century natural history, inspiring my PhD dissertation. Alongside history, the book's also a grim warning for what's to come.

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Stumbled across Aart Klein's amazing photographs of the construction of the Haringvlietdam in 1961. An imposing modernist project, part of the 'Deltawerken'—meant to protect the Netherlands from storm surges. They bring to mind Michael Heizer's concrete landscape art.

Stumbled across Aart Klein's amazing photographs of the construction of the Haringvlietdam in 1961. An imposing modernist project, part of the 'Deltawerken'—meant to protect the Netherlands from storm surges. They bring to mind Michael Heizer's concrete landscape art.
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From August, I'll be a postdoc at the IISG. I'll start a research project on the anti-nuclear movements of the 70s and 80s. From early modern earth histories, I'll turn to more recent histories of environments, mining and energy politics. Excited to begin!

From August, I'll be a postdoc at the <a href="/IISG_Amsterdam/">IISG</a>. I'll start a research project on the anti-nuclear movements of the 70s and 80s. From early modern earth histories, I'll turn to more recent histories of environments, mining and energy politics. Excited to begin!
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For ESEH 2025, I'd like to organise a panel around nuclear energy and/or the nexus of energy history and social movements. Anyone interested in teaming up? Let me know! eseh2025.com/call-for-papers

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Zeer teleurgesteld en volledig in verwarring. Ik heb niets concreets mogen vernemen over de dreiging en kan slechts zeggen dat als het morgen in Utrecht hierom niet kan, het overmorgen elders ook niet zal kunnen. Wash, rinse, repeat. Wat blijft er zo over van ons grondrecht om te

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Hier is het #WOinActie statement naar aanleiding van het verbieden van waarschijnlijk de grootste WO-demonstratie ooit (al zullen we daar nu nooit meer achterkomen): woinactie.blogspot.com/2024/11/woinac…

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Ik ben verhuisd naar het alternatief en doek dit account over niet al te lang op. / I've moved to the alternative and will close this account some time soon.