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BC Regional Committee of @CAPE_ACME, a physician-directed non-profit committee working to secure human health by protecting the planet. 🌎🩺
British Columbia
Joined September 2022
We are excited to announce @Melissa_Lem as this year's keynote speaker at High Ground 2025. A widely-published author and president of @CAPE_BC_Tweets , Dr. Melissa Lem will speak about the disinformation around climate change, and how public health can support transformative
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Please find us on the other site. Our username there is cape-bc. 🦋
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5/ Vancouver has already experienced heat domes, wildfire smoke, & flooding. Taking this step isn’t just about cleaner air—it’s about protecting our health, safety, and future. 🌱 Let’s make Vancouver a leader in climate action.
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4/ What else can you do? 👉 Submit a written comment: https://t.co/kFEzI3HKVn 👉 Sign up to speak: https://t.co/RnEUWepz49 Let council know why this matters to YOU. Health, safety, climate—this is a chance to lead by example. Deadline to register: 5pm, November 25
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Request to speak at a Council meeting
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3/ Are you a doctor or nurse in BC? Add your name to our open letter urging Vancouver Council to vote YES for clean, healthy, gas-free buildings. 🖊️ Sign here: https://t.co/xbdiAqa4fs Your voice as a health care provider can make all the difference. 🥼
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Please sign this open letter from healthcare professionals that will be sent to the City of Vancouver Mayor and Council regarding the upcoming vote (November 26) on allowing gas for heat and hot...
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2/ Why does this matter? 🔥 Burning natural gas releases pollutants like nitrogen dioxide & benzene, harming human health. 🌍 57% of Vancouver's carbon pollution comes from buildings. 🌡️ Moving to clean energy is critical for tackling climate change & protecting public health.
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1/ 🚨 Vancouver, this is BIG. Council is voting next Tuesday on mandating clean electric heating & hot water systems in all new buildings—phasing out natural gas hookups for good! 🏙️🔥 We need YOUR voice to ensure they vote YES. Here's how you can help: 🧵
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Sign up for our educational and practical Climate Emergency virtual conference happening this Saturday, October 26th! https://t.co/vNp65LjMfc
@UBCCPD #residents #medicalstudents #climatehealth #planetaryhealth #Climate_ER
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🧵1/4 Did you know that elders who live downwind of fracking wells have a higher risk of premature death? From land to sea, LNG is unhealthy for all. Let's protect health across the lifespan. @SayNoToLNG #HealthForAll #WHO75 #WorldHealthDay
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🧵1/7 Fossil fuel companies position “natural gas” as a clean energy source, but LNG is mostly composed of methane – a greenhouse gas 80x more powerful at warming our atmosphere than CO2. From land to sea, LNG is Unhealthy for all. #WorldHealthDay #SayNoToLNG
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CAPE President @Melissa_Lem joined @saynotolng on the @ship.energy podcast to discuss the upstream health impacts of using #LNG as a marine shipping fuel. Tune in to the episode ⬇️ https://t.co/GWcGHorlNt
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Liquefied Natural Gas is being greenwashed in the #shipping industry as a sustainable alternative to conventional marine fuels. Yet research clearly shows #LNG has health and climate ramifications along the entire supply chain from land to sea. ➡️ @saynotolng
#WorldHealthDay
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Source: Unconventional Oil and Gas Development Exposure and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Case–Control Study in Pennsylvania, 2009–2017 | Environmental Health Perspectives | Vol. 130, No. 8
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Background: Unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD) releases chemicals that have been linked to cancer and childhood leukemia. Studies of UOGD exposure and childhood leukemia are extremely...
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Did you know that children living near fracking wells in the US have a higher risk of developing acute lymphoblastic leukemia? This #WorldHealthDay, let's protect the health of future generations. From land to sea, LNG is unhealthy for all. #SayNoToLNG #HealthForAll #WHO75
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Declare your love for a healthy climate❤️Join us at @forourkids_vyr's mega rally at Vancouver City Hall to show your support for strong climate action.
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Mark your calendars - come rally to protect old-growth 🌲❗ Premier Eby has promised to protect old-growth within 100 days. Let's hold him to his words - join us to show your support for old-growth! #ProtectOldGrowth 📅 Sat., Feb 25. 12 - 3:30 PM 📍 Contennial Square & BC leg.
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