Sara Cannon, PhD

Prominent climate scientist argues it's time to ditch the 'myth of neutrality' | CBC Radio Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe talks to Bob McDonald about the polarization of science and why she thinks scientists should stop pretending to be neutral when it's our planet at risk.

“Scientists should stop trying to be neutral and instead embrace their values,”says a group of top climate scientists, including @katharinehayhoe.com. The neutrality myth is harming the reputation of science right when we need it most.” #ClimateCrisis

Science isn’t neutral. It’s science.

For people wanting to support the families of Tumbler Ridge, verified fundraisers have been collected here:

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Happy International #WomeninStem Day! Look at some of the work by our amazing women at @ubcoceans.bsky.social. Watch the video too! @amandavincent.bsky.social @salomebug.bsky.social @surlyscientist.bsky.social #DianneNewell. https://oceans.ubc.ca/2026/02/11/international-women-in-stem-day-at-iof-science-that-protects-oceans-communities-and-futures/

Happy International #WomeninStem Day! Look at some of the work by our amazing women at @ubcoceans.bsky.social. Watch the video too!

@amandavincent.bsky.social @salomebug.bsky.social @surlyscientist.bsky.social #DianneNewell.

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Photograph depicting wave impact on the lagoon-facing shoreline in Bikenibeu, Tarawa, on February 24, 2005. Photo: Julia Mayer Not all waves are created equal. Analysis of #Kiribati’s Tarawa lagoon shorelines show future flooding risk will not be uniform across the atoll based on wave direction line up. https://oceans.ubc.ca/2026/01/21/not-all-waves-are-created-equal/ @simondonner #JuliaMayer @UBCGeog @ubcires

Not all waves are created equal. Analysis of #Kiribati’s Tarawa lagoon shorelines show future flooding risk will not be uniform across the atoll based on wave direction line up. oceans.ubc.ca/2026/01/21/n... @simondonner.bsky.social #JuliaMayer @ubcgeography.bsky.social @ires.ubc.ca

This whole thread. As usual Harsha puts to words such a good read on this weird moment.

This Year in Conservation Science: Whales, Birds, and Killer Roads • The Revelator We asked conservation researchers around the world to send us their favorite papers of 2025. They address the planet’s most pressing problems — and important solutions.

This Year in Conservation Science: Whales, Birds, and Killer Roads

(My last major article for 2025, and the last piece at @therevelator.org before our winter break. I enjoyed pulling this together.)
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Equity for early-career researchers in fisheries and aquatic science | Canadian Science Publishing

Reflecting on what we’ve done and what more we can do to advance #equity in 🇨🇦#AquaticSciences in a new blog post blog.cdnsciencepub.com/equity-for-ea

Thanks to @jaimegrimm.bsky.social @roberthechler.bsky.social @bradhowell.bsky.social @kirkwoodlab.bsky.social and non-bsky authors for this collab 💙💧

Did you publish #conservation science in 2025? I'm wrapping up interesting research from the past year and I'd love to hear from you! Send me a link to your paper and 1-3 sentences about why you think people should read it: DM or jplatt@therevelator.org Deadline Dec. 5.

Petition to Oppose Imposition of Deep Seabed Mining on American Samoa / Tagi e te’ena le ‘eli’ina o le sami loloto ma le alititai o Amerika Samoa e fa’asaga i le Iunaite Sitete o Amerika / Petición pa... This petition is organized by Right to Democracy and America the Beautiful for All Coalition in support of leaders and communities from American Samoa and all U.S. territories. When signing the petiti...

When we submitted our petition to oppose deep sea mining in American Samoa, it had over 2,000 signatures

We left it open, and now there are over 3,000 signatures

You can still sign

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Open Letter to Protect Tri-Council EDI Data **Edited to add: we have received more than 4500 signatures for our letter but adding any more than 2000 names to this public page seems to be causing our Form to crash! Rest assured that we have all ...

here is the petition, note that these conservative MPs are now requesting *25 years* of applicant data

there is simply no reason to include disaggregated and identifiable data to parliament

this would be a gross violation of the tri-councils ethical and legal obligations, a huge overreach by the state into the privacy of applicants & undermine the tri-councils goal to ensure ethical research

canadian researchers please sign the petition (see next post)
#cdnhist #stsky

Liber Ero Fellowship Program

Apply to the Liber Ero Program by November 1! The program supports exceptional post-doctoral fellows who address pressing conservation challenges of relevance to Canada. See liberero.ca for more details.

Accueil - Liber Ero Fellowship Program

Postulez au programme Liber Ero d’ici le 1er novembre! Le programme soutient des postdoctorantes et postdoctorants exceptionnels qui désirent relever d'importants défis de conservation de la nature au Canada. Consultez liberero.ca/fr pour plus de détails.

Applications are now open for two two-year UBC Biodiversity Postdoc Fellowships biodiversity.ubc.ca/training-and.... $77,000 /y + benefits and $7000 /y research funds.

Sharing for conference organizers: I’ve been part of many Indigenous science sessions at the major science organizations— Ecological Society of America, American Geophysical Union, Soil Science Society of America, and now Living Data. I’m so appreciative to be part of these communities.

Photo: Solana Pasqual. Bridging the gaps to save British Columbia’s #salmon. Dr. Sara Cannon @surlyscientist.bsky.social says “#Indigenous stewardship needs to be recognized and supported, giving First Nations and local communities clear decision making authority.” https://oceans.ubc.ca/2025/09/29/bridging-the-gaps-to-save-british-columbias-salmon/

Bridging the gaps to save British Columbia’s #salmon. Dr. Sara Cannon @surlyscientist.bsky.social says “#Indigenous stewardship needs to be recognized and supported, giving First Nations and local communities clear decision making authority.”
oceans.ubc.ca/2025/09/29/b...

We invite you to propose a session for the 2026 joint conference of IAGLR and the Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences. The conference will be held May 25–29, 2026, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, as a hybrid event. https://bit.ly/4lpMJNK

#connectedwaters26 #IAGLR26

Really proud to be a co-author on this new paper, led by the brilliant @ulaskimarta.bsky.social

Check out the key highlights in this thread 👇

Week 29 Within, amongst, against

Each Friday, I summarize what happened this week in science 🧪& higher ed. This was Week 29:

- new executive order makes a mockery of peer review
- UCLA facing demand for $1 Billion, patents are latest attack on Harvard
- mRNA, climate assessments & so much more at buttondown.com/liminalcreat...

Decolonize scientific institutions, don’t just diversify them Indigenous scholars set out eight steps to stop marginalization in academia and to enable a shared Indigenous agenda in science.

New article led by Tara McAllister & co-authored by Lelani Walker, @niiyokamigaabaw.bsky.social, myself, Bradley Moggridge, Serena Naepi, Brittany Kamai and @napaaqtuk.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Examining critical assumptions in global conservation practice The ability of conservation practitioners to design and implement successful conservation projects and scale up positive outcomes depends in large part on their ability to make accurate assumptions a...

New paper! What we think we know, know we don’t know, and don’t know we don’t know, when it comes to working on environment and climate issues. 🧪

doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

Now is the time to take the day off. Then tomorrow, start planning for how you will mobilize people as they start to realize they’ve been fucked over. How will you help people channel their anger into making change?

The time is now (after a day off) for working out your answer.

Update: The Environmental Protection Agency placed 139 employees on administrative leave today and launched an investigation into their signing of an open letter criticizing agency leadership.

See our initial reporting. ⬇️

The Fight for Climate Justice at the World Court Vanuatu, a South Pacific island nation on the frontlines of the climate crisis, is fighting for climate justice at the world’s highest court.

The Fight for Climate Justice at the World Court. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

On May 23, President Trump signed an executive order he’s calling a “restoration of gold standard science.” But don’t be fooled, this is not about scientific integrity. It’s about political control.

The order gives Trump’s political appointees sweeping power over federal science. They can now:

The application deadline for our second cohort of the Africa-UBC Oceans and Fisheries Visiting Fellows Program has been EXTENDED to June 30, 2025!
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Upwell 2025: A Wave of Ocean Justice | LinkedIn Please join us online on June 3rd, 2025 for Upwell: A Wave of Ocean Justice. JOIN ONLINE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-2025-upwell-a-wave-of-ocean-justice-tickets-1309060879329 (Please reach...

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Resistance resources for political newbies Resistance Resources for Political Newbies By Alaina Johns INTRO This is a guide for people who want easy-to-understand info about why our democracy is at risk, why ordinary people need to speak ou...

An excellent resource to bookmark: docs.google.com/document/u/1...

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Chevron ordered to pay more than $740 million to restore Louisiana coast in landmark trial A Southeast Louisiana jury ruled oil company Chevron must pay more than $740 million dollars to restore damage it caused to coastal wetlands following a landmark trial more than a decade in the making...

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