Aerin Jacob, PhD
@aerinj.bsky.social
(she/her) Ecologist and conservationist. I like big trees, canoes, & looking under rocks.
Opinion: Dismantling environmental laws isn't in Canada's national interest vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it. People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19
derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2mo agoRIP Mark Rothko. You would have loved how the hydrogen peroxide bleach is only turning the Reflecting Pool blue around the perimeter
We’re surveying people with Long Covid and caregivers of children with Long Covid to better understand what matters to you. This national survey for people in Canada covers questions about funding, research, treatments, resources, and more. #LongCovid 1/2
What I wouldn’t give for a water sample of the reflecting pool right now. #environmentalDNA
Our journalists have been busy this week covering the latest environmental news out of Ottawa. Catch up on their work in this thread ⤵️ 🧵
Exclusive: my interview with Guilbeault - he thinks Carney believes the markets will largely take care of climate, that this govt has a "negative bias" towards regulations, and that Canada will likely be sued for violating the net-zero law if it doesn't ditch it first thenarwhal.ca/guilbeault-e...
Guilbeault on Carney’s faith in a market fix for climate change | The Narwhal
Former environment minister Steven Guilbeault says he was ‘becoming a tool to justify some of the things the government is doing,’ as he leaves the Liberals
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Please join me in welcoming 💫THE PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK💫 to legislated pay transparency! #ShowTheSalary BC, PEI, and Ontario already have laws like this. It isn't perfect but it's a big step forward. Advocacy works. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Bill to identify gaps in pay equity now law in N.B. | CBC News
The Pay Transparency Act, which received royal assent Friday in the final legislative session, will ensure employers include salary on job postings, and disclose pay gaps to government.
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I recommend this training! @stephenbheard.bsky.social taught a short workshop for NCC’s graduate fellowship last year. I worked through key exercises of the book with them over the next four months. Each student improved! Made progress on theses, submitted manuscripts, & wrote blog posts.
Stephen Heard@stephenbheard.bsky.social · 2mo agoYour occasional reminder: I can help teach your students to write! My one-week intensive scientific writing course can happen at your institution. Details here:
This is actually in my wheelhouse - passive ventilation and cooling demand reduction will be insufficient to deal with higher outdoor temperatures. Virtually every single building in the northern hemisphere will need mechanical cooling to keep indoor SET <26°C.
My latest #biodiversity story - any guesses about what Canada spends to assess 1,000+ species at risk of extinction? Spoiler alert: it's not very much. Canada's Endangered Species Watchdog Is Strapped for Cash via @thetyee.ca www.thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...
Canada’s Endangered Species Watchdog Is Strapped for Cash | The Tyee
One commissioner said it’s like ‘providing a fire department with garden hoses for three-alarm fires.’
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Yet another example of the lack of scientific integrity in impact assessment processes, especially about mitigation measures. “…there’s no legal requirement to monitor outcomes, there’s limited evidence to show whether those relocation efforts actually work.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
B.C. moves millions of amphibians for development, but researchers say their survival isn't tracked | CBC News
Millions of amphibians and reptiles are displaced and relocated from their habitats because of development projects in B.C., according to a new study. But researchers say there’s no monitoring require...
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If you need a script for getting your company off Twitter, I WROTE YOU ONE. Multiple people have used it, successfully, to explain the legal liability your company incurs by forcing employees to be on a platform with child sexual abuse material. I will help you use it. anildash.com/2026/02/23/t...
Taking action against AI harms - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
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Ketan Joshi@ketanjoshi.co · 2mo agoI've been a broken record on this for three years and I'll be a broken record for as long as that fucking website exists: X is a viciously racist far-right organising platform that ONLY WORKS because a huge number of centrists, lefties and progressivs cannot stop propping it up
This nightmare replacement of the Island Airport with Heathrow on-the-Lake has to be stopped: Feds launch Billy Bishop consultation as opponents pressure Toronto Liberals www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/10/n...
Feds launch Billy Bishop consultation as opponents pressure Toronto Liberals
Asking the public to weigh in on the expansion comes as a federal byelection looms in the Toronto riding of Beaches—East York, where a loss would cut the Liberal majority to just one seat.
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UPDATE: The deadline for public feedback has been extended to July 22. More info in the thread ⬇️
Aerin Jacob, PhD@aerinj.bsky.social · 3mo agoA running thread of articles, blog posts, and more about the Government of Canada’s proposal to fast-track “major projects” and weaken federal environmental laws and regulations.
The strong collective response of the science community to the proposed OMB rule has demonstrated the broad unity that’s possible when we all work together. We'd do well to apply this same level of activation to the larger assaults on science and democracy. My new post: blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...
The Science Community Is Stepping Up. Let’s Go Bigger.
The scientific community is fighting a proposed change to research funding. Let's keep this momentum going to take on more attacks on science.
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“Within two minutes we were able to get ChatGPT to tell us how we can cut ourselves safely. Within 65 minutes it was giving us a full personalised suicide plan and drafting suicide notes for our family and friends.” Shut it all down. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...
Happy #PrideMonth! To celebrate, I'm starting a thread of readings on queerness in animals/evolution, and keep adding throughout the month. I'll include a mix of writing for popular audiences as well as some scientific articles and book recommendations! 🧪 🏳️🌈 (1/n) Nature has ALWAYS been queer! 🌈
Building my zombie apocalypse skills learning to harvest seaweed. * Many species * Sustainable harvesting methods — vital given how important seaweeds are for ecosystems * Preserving, e.g., pickle, dry * Many recipes Books, workshops, tours, dried products: www.dakinitidalwilds.com
Some of these positions are still open for applications. More job ads in the comments below the post (on LinkedIn).
Aerin Jacob, PhD@aerinj.bsky.social · 3mo agoAnother roundup of conservation-related jobs in Canada. Share and comment to help others find opportunities, and to advocate for pay transparency. #ConservationJobs www.linkedin.com/posts/aerinj...
This afternoon, we are seeing the first wave of federal scientists whose positions are being politicized & stripped of their employment protections. This is “schedule P/C” (previously “schedule F”) and I’ll link other posts about different agencies in this thread (1/x)
Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2mo agoHere are the CDC positions they are saying are in the excepted service as policy roles — including "Epidemiologist," "Research Epidemiologist," and "Health Scientist."
Major projects should not come at the expense of safeguarding communities & the environment. CSEE President Julia Baum, VP Marc Johnson & incoming VP Sarah Otto explain why in their @ca.theconversation.com article: theconversation.com/canadas-majo... @juliabaum.bsky.social @evoecolab.bsky.social
The Conversation Canada@ca.theconversation.com · 2mo agoCanada’s ‘major projects’ should not come at the cost of the environment
"The time to act is now. The scientific community needs to flood OMB with responses during the public comment period, open until 13 July. Universities and associations must speak out as a united front to mobilize Congress and be ready to file lawsuits once the regulations are finalized." 2/
Yes, we do! Listen to @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social as he interviews world experts on conservation, environmental science, and more! Find all the episodes on your favourite podcast platforms. mongabay.cc/Newscast
Aerin Jacob, PhD@aerinj.bsky.social · 2mo agoWhaaaaat, @mongabay.com has a podcast?! Great range of topics and guests on #conservation issues — science, policy, practice, threats, solutions, and more — from around the world. This one is next for me. 💪🌍🧪 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m...
The @ipbes.net spatial Planning and Connectivity assessment is now open for public (upon registration) review. If you are working on conservation planning or connectivity modelling, have a look and let us know if there is something we missed. www.ipbes.net/notification...
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Whaaaaat, @mongabay.com has a podcast?! Great range of topics and guests on #conservation issues — science, policy, practice, threats, solutions, and more — from around the world. This one is next for me. 💪🌍🧪 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m...
The conservation sector must speak truth to power, says political ecologist
Podcast Episode · Mongabay Newscast · March 31 · 1h 1m
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“These are among the largest, deepest and most thermally buffered freshwater systems in the Arctic and subarctic. Yet the results suggest that even these iconic lakes have undergone substantial ecological reorganization within only a few decades.” www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/scien...
Pushed by climate change, Canada’s northern great lakes show signs of a biological reset
Study finds that single-cell algae that make up the base of the food chain has been almost entirely replaced by a different set of species
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This is such good news. Congrats to UCAR and everybody at NCAR. Federally funded science is worth fighting for.
Dan Garisto@dangaristo.bsky.social · 2mo agoBreaking: Judge Jackson blocks NSF from dismantling NCAR. www.courtlistener.com/docket/72496...
This thread gets longer and longer. People are speaking up about the risks and consequences of weakening -- some say "eviscerating" -- environmental protection in Canada.
Aerin Jacob, PhD@aerinj.bsky.social · 3mo agoA running thread of articles, blog posts, and more about the Government of Canada’s proposal to fast-track “major projects” and weaken federal environmental laws and regulations.