Ben Collison
@benrcollison.bsky.social
phd candidate @dalhousie.bsky.social || forest ecohydrology 🌳💧|| impact assessment ⛏️⚖️ || salmon watersheds 🐟 || benrcollison.com
📍 K’jipuktuk (halifax, ns 🇨🇦)
📍 K’jipuktuk (halifax, ns 🇨🇦)
Policy Options commentary to go along with our study: policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/11/mini...
Canada mining oversight weakened by missing assessment data
A new study finds Canada’s mining impact assessments plagued by missing data, weak coordination, and threats to transparency.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Policy Options commentary to go along with our study: policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/11/mini...
We use our database to summarize patterns in IA timelines, minerals being mined, access to information, and so much more...
November 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We use our database to summarize patterns in IA timelines, minerals being mined, access to information, and so much more...
got it! i will keep an eye out for it
September 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
got it! i will keep an eye out for it
this looks awesome!! is there a repository where the datasets can be downloaded from? I’m specifically wondering about my study area in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.
September 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
this looks awesome!! is there a repository where the datasets can be downloaded from? I’m specifically wondering about my study area in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.
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If you are scientists, researcher, or scholar of any kind, it's time to invest HEAVILY in science communication. If the government won't let the people know the facts, we must.
And I already got you covered. #academicsky #science #phd #research
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And I already got you covered. #academicsky #science #phd #research
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January 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
If you are scientists, researcher, or scholar of any kind, it's time to invest HEAVILY in science communication. If the government won't let the people know the facts, we must.
And I already got you covered. #academicsky #science #phd #research
medium.com/educreation/...
bsky.app/profile/roxa...
And I already got you covered. #academicsky #science #phd #research
medium.com/educreation/...
bsky.app/profile/roxa...
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Has nobody mentioned the music?
(random short list, no order, trying to cover different genres):
Rush
The Guess Who
Bryan Adams
Celine Dion
Arcade Fire
Drake
K'Naan (we can claim him)
K-OS
Leonard Cohen
Michael Bublé
The Weeknd
Metric
Cowboys Fringants
Shania Twain
....
1/2
(random short list, no order, trying to cover different genres):
Rush
The Guess Who
Bryan Adams
Celine Dion
Arcade Fire
Drake
K'Naan (we can claim him)
K-OS
Leonard Cohen
Michael Bublé
The Weeknd
Metric
Cowboys Fringants
Shania Twain
....
1/2
January 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Has nobody mentioned the music?
(random short list, no order, trying to cover different genres):
Rush
The Guess Who
Bryan Adams
Celine Dion
Arcade Fire
Drake
K'Naan (we can claim him)
K-OS
Leonard Cohen
Michael Bublé
The Weeknd
Metric
Cowboys Fringants
Shania Twain
....
1/2
(random short list, no order, trying to cover different genres):
Rush
The Guess Who
Bryan Adams
Celine Dion
Arcade Fire
Drake
K'Naan (we can claim him)
K-OS
Leonard Cohen
Michael Bublé
The Weeknd
Metric
Cowboys Fringants
Shania Twain
....
1/2
A few of the many sources of evidence that could be used to build the same argument: new coal mines on the eastern slopes of the Rockies is a bad idea.
December 27, 2024 at 7:17 AM
A few of the many sources of evidence that could be used to build the same argument: new coal mines on the eastern slopes of the Rockies is a bad idea.
Coal mining during the 1800’s in this region continues to pollute downstream freshwater supplies www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Legacy coal mining impacts downstream ecosystems for decades in the Canadian Rockies
Mountaintop removal coal mining leaves a legacy of disturbed landscapes and abandoned infrastructure with clear impacts on water resources; however, t…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 27, 2024 at 7:09 AM
Coal mining during the 1800’s in this region continues to pollute downstream freshwater supplies www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Collard et al. 2023 also clearly make the case that environmental impact assessments for coal mines consistently fail to accurately predict trade-offs for job/tax revenue vs. environmental damage. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Years late and millions short: A predictive audit of economic impacts for coal mines in British Columbia, Canada
Environmental impact assessments (EIAs) include economic benefit predictions that influence whether project proposals proceed to the construction and …
www.sciencedirect.com
December 27, 2024 at 7:00 AM
Collard et al. 2023 also clearly make the case that environmental impact assessments for coal mines consistently fail to accurately predict trade-offs for job/tax revenue vs. environmental damage. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...