it was a pleasure to share info on Robert O. Anderson that I & especially @odinnmelsted.bsky.social have collected w/ @roycerk2.bsky.social & glad that info proved useful in deflating one of the conspiracy theories in this apparently "mid" & misleading book:

Conferencing at the beautiful University of Iceland (where I studied a decade ago) at the Congress of Nordic Historians. I'll be discussing "Green Nordics? Histories of Energy Transitions, Green Mythmaking and Environmental Realities" with Anna Åberg, Mogens Rüdiger and @tanjariekkinen.bsky.social!

the intro & most articles for the J Energy History special issue that @moneschleper.bsky.social @odinnmelsted.bsky.social & I edited have been out for ages, but I've delaying skeeting a summary of the whole issue until all the articles were up. which they now are! 1/x stm.cairn.info/journal-of-e...

We're throwing an #energyhist conference in Maastricht, Workshop on Alternative Energy Histories (October 20-21, deadline for proposals is April 4):

Very happy to see this #specialissue on #oilhist and #envhist out in the world: stm.cairn.info/journal-of-e.... With great articles by @renaudbecot.bsky.social, Reynaldo de los Reyes Patiño, @mattinbiglari.bsky.social, Randal L. Hall, Jelena Stanković, @michielbron.bsky.social, and Robert Lifset.

CfP: Predicting Europe. Histories of the Future in Post-1945 Europe Deadline: 17 January

Please check out and share our CfP for a special issue of Business History devoted to "Sustainability Transitions in Business History". I'm editing alongside @marrv.bsky.social and Mattias Näsman (Umeå). Abstracts are due January 30th. think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

the oil spillover - read all about it! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New article out about the oil industry and geothermal energy in Iceland, or how spillovers from oil like exploration & drilling technologies enabled Iceland's geothermal wonder. It's part of a special issue about "oil spillovers" edited by @ccmmody.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

@dudleymarianna.bsky.social and I are looking for papers for panel(s) on landscapes of energy history and transition for #ESEH2025! We also plan a workshop session on new methods and approaches within #energyhistory. Let us know whether you want to be involved in either / or by 11 Oct! #envhist

Started a new job as an Assistant Professor in the History Department at Maastricht University today. The campus is still quiet, but that will change soon. Busy and exciting times ahead!

📢 Das DACH Netzwerk Umweltgeschichte lädt zu seinem 1. NEST-Workshop zum Thema „Umwelt – Technik – Wissen“ nach Berlin ein (6.- 8. Nov. 2024)! Wir wollen einen Begegnungsraum jenseits der großen Konferenzen schaffen, in dem MAs, PhDs und Early-Postdocs sich vernetzen, ihre Projekte gemeinsam ...

Had the honor of speaking about Iceland at the University of Alaska today (well, online)