Mari-Tech 2023 is heading to Vancouver, BC from April 18-20, 2023 and we can't wait to see you there! For more information, go to: mari-techconference.ca #MT2023 #MariTechConf

"This is an exciting opportunity to explore integrated planning that takes a more holistic perspective on environmental impact. With Clear Seas’ reach, we will be able to engage a wider range of marine stakeholders and rights holders in this discussion." businesswire.com/news/home/2022…

Using the graph model for conflict resolution, simone and Hipel respond to a proposed aggregate mine in a part of Waterloo, Ontario. These models lay the groundwork for future assessments of decision-makers' motivations, perceptions, and strategies bit.ly/3DK5Ak0

UBC engineers want to save whales from drowning…in noise news.ubc.ca/2022/12/15/ubc… via UBC Media Relations

New paper with Keith Hipel and @peterajohnson, online with Environmental Values: Analysing and Anticipating Conflict using a Values-Centred Online Survey ingentaconnect.com/content/whp/ev…

#CCGLive UPDATE: MV Europe fuel spill: this morning we are tracking a slick from the initial release of fuel using air and on-water resources in coordination with WCMRC. The slick is estimated to be approximately 60-100L of fuel.

Federal, provincial, municipal and First Nations officials have been called in to assess the impact of a fuel spill in English Bay Saturday. bc.ctvnews.ca/canadian-coast…

#CCGLive – FINAL UPDATE about the MV Europe fuel spill, Vancouver: This morning, two Shoreline Clean-up Assessment Teams walked the shorelines to search for any signs of fuel and none has been reported. Since the initial release on Saturday, there has been no further pollution.

On Feb. 3-9 Clear Seas will present at the International Marine Protected Areas Congress, for #IMPAC5, amongst conservation professionals, government officials and Indigenous leaders from around the world. More here: bit.ly/3WqxnfG IMPAC5

Green cities can help keep our environment free of chemicals! Our new paper in Nature Communications shows how more greenspace can help our cities remove hazardous chemicals. See our blog post - go.nature.com/3YOkbTK for full details! aman saini @AmandaGiang Emma Gillies (1/5)

New paper out showing that #RainGardens can protect salmon from toxic road runoff (bitly.ws/IVTV)! Rachel Scholes (she/her) @amandagiang Sylvie Spraakman UBC IRES • bsky.app/profile/ires.ubc.ca (1/3)

Great to see our work getting out there! Big shout out to co-first author Yanru Wang, collaborators at the City of Vancouver Sylvie Spraakman and elsewhere Rachel Scholes (she/her) @amandagiang Cassandra Johannessen

🚢 Could liquefied natural gas (LNG) have climate benefits if used as a marine fuel in place of heavy fuel oil⛽️? Not if methane emissions (or methane slip) remain unregulated. Imranul Laskar & @amandagiang identify policies to mitigate methane slip: doi.org/10.1088/2634-4…

Quirks and quarks interviewed Sylvie Spraakman and me about our experiment showing rain gardens could help protect salmon from toxic road runoff! pca.st/episode/ba4748… @amandagiang Rachel Scholes (she/her) UBC IRES • bsky.app/profile/ires.ubc.ca UBC Media Relations

Ulstein Secures Order for Wind Farm CSOVs from J.P. Morgan gcaptain.com/ulstein-secure…

Biden Administration Launches $3 Billion Clean Ports Program gcaptain.com/biden-administ…

Enjoyed the UBC sustainability photo pop-up. Great chance to think differently about themes in my work and see some great contributions at the exhibit. Photos are in the atrium of the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability at UBC for another week or so. UBC Sustainability

Dr. @amandagiang's lab is looking for a GAA to develop decision support for assessing alternative technologies for reducing the environmental impacts of marine shipping! Application instructions: ires.ubc.ca/gaa-pathways-t…

Between 2024's challenges and 2025's unknowns, here's a bright spot: our team's cultural favorites from the year. Books, shows, and moments that made us think, laugh, and feel. chalkboard.cascadeinstitute.org/staff-favourit…

Join a special Cascade Institute Speaker Series presentation with Dr. Jonathan Leader Maynard of King's College London for a crucial discussion on how ideological competition drives Russia's war in #Ukraine. 📅 Jan 16, 1PM PST 📍 In-person + Zoom 📨RSVP required cascadeinstitute.org/about/events/