We reviewed peer-reviewed & grey literature on Indigenous participation in plastic pollution research. We found that "participation" ranged from "gathering data from Indigenous ppl" (traditional extraction) to Indigenous-led decision-making. 1/7 cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Yesterday we starting trading a new cohort of lab members! Welcome Bridget (right), Lana (left), Kelsey, Riley, and Melissa (not pictured). We’re looking forward to our shared work together. :)

Aamjiwnaang First Nation is surrounded by Chemical Valley, the largest concentration of petrochemical refining in Canada. This report reveals how data sharing with the community is manipulated to support the continued violation of land and life. Read more yellowheadinstitute.org/data-coloniali…

Published in #CPPlastics: Review of participation of Indigenous peoples in plastics pollution governance by Dr Max Liboiron CLEAR and Riley Cotter. Available to read, share and download now ➡️bit.ly/3rKfFKC #plastic #environment #plasticpollution #recycling

6️⃣Securing the #6 position, we have "Models of justice evoked in published scientific studies of #PlasticPollution" by Dr Max Liboiron, Imari Walker-Franklin | Microplastics Bae | PhD, MUN Geography, and colleagues. Take a look at the #OpenAccess paper here: ow.ly/4iPH50QiSRM #BestOfCSP

What a thoughtful way to organise paper authorship. "Equity in author order" civiclaboratory.nl/2016/05/23/equ… Great work @CLEAR_lab_ I am learning a lot. Thanks to 4D Oceans Lab for discussing this today. Dr Max Liboiron

We have full-time & part-time summer positions in the lab! Wet lab technician (based in St. John's), mapping/data work and historical research (the last two can be remote or in-person & applicants should be familiar with Nunatsivut) civiclaboratory.nl/2024/03/25/ful…

We have a year and a half long, full time position in the lab for a technician to process samples. Based on the St. John’s campus, CLEAR lab is a training lab that specializes in plastic pollution research and anticolonial, justice-based methods. civiclaboratory.nl/2024/03/25/ful…

Featuring CLEAR lab member Sam Morton!

It’s Super Grad Day at MUN Geography, which means CLEAR member Lana Vulteta presents on their project on plastics, ice and snow in Nunatsiavut!

Riley Cotter presenting on what people in Nain were asking & saying about surface water plastics in Nunastiavut.

Last MUN Geography master’s student proposal of the day: the talented Bridget Kakooza talks about plastics and Ringed seal.

If you’re in Hopedale (NL), you may have seen our team driving in circles in the harbour, along shorelines, and in the Nanuk centre. We’re collecting samples to monitor plastics in the area.

Congratulations to Dr. Alex Zahara for defending his dissertation, "Settler Fire Management: An Examination of Wildfire Policy, Practice & Research in the Boreal Forest Region of Northern Saskatchewan"! It exemplified foregrounded humility, responsibility & community-based work!

Happy Fall semester from CLEAR lab! (Special thanks to Alex Stead photography for the amazing photoshoot!)

We're hiring full-time and part-time lab technicians this fall to process samples from Nunatsiavut for plastics! Students, professionals, retirees, and community members are welcome to apply. Deadline Oct 1. MUN Geography GradStudies@MUN Humans of MUN Biology civiclaboratory.nl/2024/09/10/lab…

Need a power/sample size calculation for a study or upcoming grant? Led by Emil Hodzic-Santor, we built a simple, free, and pain-free (!) shiny app. feedback welcome plz share with interested parties. check it out: powercalc.ca 🦾🤓 Michelle Sholzberg Kieran Campbell Lianne Jeffs