"CONTRADICTionary: An Almanac of Resistance" published, with two entries written by me

Today I was notified that the book CONTRADICTionary: An Almanac of Resistance has now been published by Open Humanities Press. The book is for sale but also freely available for download (Open Access). I have written two of the entries. The starting point for the book are the terms the Trump administration tried to "ban". Each of those terms has an entry in this book.

References:

— Tønnessen, Morten 2026. Environmental quality. P 84–85 in CONTRADICTionary: An Almanac of Resistance (eds. Bernd Herzogenrath and Nicol A. Barria-Asenjo). Open Humanities Press. ISBN: 978-1-78542-171-6.

— Tønnessen, Morten 2026. Pollution. P 163–164 in CONTRADICTionary: An Almanac of Resistance (eds. Bernd Herzogenrath and Nicol A. Barria-Asenjo). Open Humanities Press. ISBN: 978-1-78542-171-6.

Minister of research and education asked about abuse, neglect, control of research

Today I attended a talk my Norway´s minister of research and education, Torbjørn Røe Isaksen, at University of Stavanger, and asked him a question about the government´s abuse (minister of immigration and integration Sylvi Listhaug), neglect (minister of finance Siv Jensen) and attempted control (minister of fisheries Per Sandberg) of research. Among other things, the minister responded that Sandberg felt misunderstood, and that it is more important that Jensen accepts the government´s climate policies than what she believes is actually happening with the climate. He also reiterated that research must be independent and free.

23 UiS researchers sign petition calling for climate profile

I am one of the initiators of a petition which was published in the regional daily newspaper Stavanger Aftenblad yesterday, entitled (in the newspaper) "UiS må omstilles" [University of Stavanger must be restructured]. 23 researchers at UiS have signed the petition, which calls for a change from today´s emphasis on petroleum research to more research on renewable energy and climate change perspectives.

Rector's reply to chronicle on petroleum research posted on UiS debate pages

Rector Marit Boyesen's reply to my chronicle "Olje og omstilling: 10 spørsmål om fremtidens UiS" [Oils and restructuring: 10 questions about the future University of Stavanger], entitled "Olje, omstilling og fremtidens UiS" [Oil, restructuring and the future University of Stavanger] has now been posted on the debate pages of University of Stavanger (see debate thread).