Meet Teresa from Vermillion, #Alberta. Teresa’s story is but one of thousands from Alberta landowners living with the fallout of leaking oil and gas wells and a #regulator that won’t protect them. Learn more >> ecojustice.ca/news/landown... TAKE ACTION >> www.cleanupyourmess.ca/write-your-mla

Heat is becoming deadlier for outdoor workers — but a new study shows that clear, comprehensive standards can prevent illness and save lives.

📢 ACTION ALERT 📢 Calling all Albertans! Bill 7 is proposing worrisome changes to the Water Act, and we need your help. Here's what you can do to oppose bad water policy in Alberta: albertawilderness.ca/action-alert...

Methane is an invisible health threat, and Alberta’s gas system is leaking it everywhere. Regulators claim progress, but real-world data shows massive underreporting. Rural families are breathing this in while industry shrugs. Alberta needs honest accounting and real protections.

edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu... "As physicians, we’re already seeing the impacts of climate change in our practices, from heat-related illnesses to respiratory problems from wildfire smoke," says Julia Sawatzky of @cape-ab.bsky.social cont'd . .

Another major pipeline expansion from Enbridge would mean higher emissions and more health impacts for Albertans. This is the opposite of a just, healthy energy transition.

Many of these people are in Alberta, where aging oil and gas wells litter our landscape and leak methane into our atmosphere. @phillipmeintzer.bsky.social @c4re-for-ab.bsky.social @cape-ab.bsky.social @calgaryclimatehub.ca @forourkidscanada.bsky.social #cleanupyourmess #ableg

A new op-ed from CAPE AB Co-Chair Dr. Julia Sawatzky cuts through the hype: gas-powered AI data centres mean more air pollution, more toxic chemicals, and more pressure on rural & Indigenous communities. Alberta deserves a cleaner vision.

The Calgary Climate Symposium runs Nov 17–21. It’s free, online, and open to all — featuring keynote Dr. Katharine Hayhoe and a health-focused panel with CAPE members Dr. Steve Wilton, Dr. Phil Barber, Dr. Kristen Sjonnesen, and Dr. Christine Gibson. Learn more: calgary.ca/ClimateSymposium

Alberta's pushing new coal mines and a plan to stick taxpayers with $60B in oil well cleanup costs. Join landowners & citizen activists Nov 5 in Calgary to fight back. Free admission + food. Details: CleanUpYourMess.ca/nov5-calgary-townhall #ABLeg

"For a rational civilization, there would be clear incentives to be much bolder in countering this existential crisis." www.nationalobserver.com/2024/12/01/o...

Methane from oil and gas sites is fuelling the climate crisis and polluting the air our kids breathe. CAPE joined @forourkidscanada.bsky.social this week for a webinar on why we need strong methane rules now. Watch the recording here:

Coming up on Thursday, Oct 23 - join us for Clean Air, Healthy Kids & Communities: The Case for Strong Methane Regulations. Explore the impacts of methane on kids and communities - and the policy solutions we need in order to end emissions. Registration is still open. RVSP now!

Join @thecityofedmonton.bsky.social and @ualberta.bsky.social on Thursday, Oct. 23 for a free virtual lunch and learn featuring experts on climate trends in Edmonton, the Climate Change + Health Hub, and new tools to connect climate researchers! 💡 ➡️ Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Dr. Norm Campbell, CAPE: “As a general rule, there’s substantive increases in cancers and heart attacks, strokes, dementia, and birth defects [near orphan wells]. These are major causes of death and disability, and rates may be going up by 20% in some of the people living close to these wells.”

Premier Smith’s plan to nearly double Alberta’s oil production puts profits ahead of people’s health. Physicians warn it will worsen air pollution, raise rates of asthma, heart disease, and cancer, and leave taxpayers with the cleanup bill—all while fast-tracking industry projects.

Without proper cleanup, aging oil and gas wells at the end of their producing lives continue to leak methane and toxic pollutants — and potential policy changes in AB risk shifting these cleanup costs onto taxpayers. Learn more at tonight's town hall. 👇

Join us Oct 3 at Edmonton’s Garneau Theatre for an Ecological Grief Dialogue & Film Screening – The Magnitude of All Things with Dr. Ashlee Cunsolo. 🎬🌍 Free event + popcorn & soda! CAPE AB will have a booth, so come say hi! www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-he...

Alberta’s “Mature Asset Strategy” (MAS) is smoke & mirrors. As @ablawg.bsky.social shows, it hides the real origins of the oil & gas cleanup crisis - decades of lax rules + industry lobbying - and shifts costs onto the public instead of making polluters pay. 1/4

🛢️💨 Join us for a virtual town hall exposing how Alberta is letting oil and gas companies off the hook while everyday Canadians pay the price – with their tax dollars and their health. 🗓️ Oct 2 @ 7pm MT 🎤 CAPE AB physicians + landowners + lawyers 🎯 Register: cleanupyourmess.ca/oct2-townhall

Dr. Courtney Howard, former CAPE president, CAPE AB physicians Andrea Hull & John O’Connor, and others coauthored a CMAJ commentary calling for urgent, community-led research on the health impacts of Alberta’s oil sands, amplifying Indigenous concerns and linking environmental protection to health.

Methane is a super-pollutant fueling floods, fires, drought, and heatwaves. Most of it in Canada comes from oil and gas. Cutting methane is the fastest way to protect our kids’ health and climate. Take action here with @forourkidscanada.bsky.social .

Alberta's restrictions on renewable projects have led to the cancellation of enough power to cover 109% of the province's average electricity demand. We're losing clean, affordable electricity & rural tax revenue while investors look elsewhere. Alberta deserves better.

⚡ PHONE ZAP ⚡ AUGUST 27 ⚡ GET THE FEDS TO ACT ON METHANE POLLUTION Did you know that federal methane regulations are ready to go? Let's help get them across the finish line! Join our phone zap and let's use our collective voice for climate action! www.forourkids.ca/methane_phon...

Over 100 groups, including @cape-acme.bsky.social, are calling on Mark Carney to back a bold, renewable-powered east–west grid. Clean energy, good jobs, stronger communities, healthier futures—with Indigenous rights and workers at the centre.

Alberta has scrapped its limits on methane gas flaring. The province flared 36% over its limit last year. Dr. @jvipondmd.bsky.social explains why this move by the Province is a disaster for public health and why @cape-acme.bsky.social wants the cap reinstated.

Fires are raging across the prairies. Parents and caregivers are unequivocal - we need urgent action to reduce #methane pollution. We must #ProtectWhatWeLove #CleanAirDay #EnviroWeek Please sign our @forourkidscanada.bsky.social letter: www.forourkids.ca/methane_poll...

In reaction to the Alberta government’s decision to eliminate limits on methane flaring, the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) Alberta is warning of serious public health consequences for communities across the province.

STATEMENT In reaction to the Alberta government’s decision to eliminate limits on methane flaring, the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) Alberta is warning of serious public health consequences for communities across the province.

Greenhouse gas emissions from Alberta's oilsands have also continued to set new records. They hit 86.5 megatonnes in the latest National Inventory Report. (By comparison: Quebec's *total* emissions were 78.9 megatonnes that year.)

Thank you for sharing this! Dr. Norm Campbell of @cape-ab.bsky.social explains this so well in this podcast with me, too. thegravitywell.net/episode-2-th...

Heads up, Calgary! Got your tickets yet? #KatharineHayhoe June 22 at 6pm! www.ted.com/talks/kathar... #yyc

Wildfire smoke harms more than lungs—it affects your brain too. Ultrafine particles can cause brain fog, memory issues, & raise risks of stroke & dementia. During smoke events, limit outdoor time, run air purifiers, wear N95 masks...and demand climate action from your elected officials.

Alberta’s dormant oil & gas wells are leaking dangerous methane at far higher rates than reported. Industry must be held accountable to decommission them, and not be allowed to walk away while communities face air pollution, long-term health harms, and climate damage.

Selenium from old coal mines is building up in fish in Alberta’s Eastern Slopes. Bioaccumulation threatens ecosystems and risks long-term health impacts for people who rely on these waters. Coal’s toxic legacy can harm communities for generations. No new coal mining in the Eastern Slopes.

I've been asking myself, who is in the Alberta conversation with @mark-carney.bsky.social? Today I had my answer. It excludes First Nations. Leaving out important voices does not bode well. cape.ca/health-profe... @cape-ab.bsky.social @cbcsteve.bsky.social @johnvaillant.bsky.social

Dr. Norm Campbell, Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the University of Calgary, representing @cape-acme.bsky.social, told reporters “nearly all wells, whether active or abandoned, leave various toxins.

Please sign on and urge the federal government to strengthen methane regulations. Methane pollution from oil & gas operations fuels wildfires & worsens air quality, threatening children’s health & community safety across the Prairies.

The out-of-control wildfires in central Canada are devastating lives, homes, and human health. As doctors and nurses, we see the toll firsthand. We need bold climate action now to protect our communities from worsening climate-fueled disasters.

Norm also explains there is evidence the @abenergyregulator.bsky.social is disproportionately NOT addressing of inactive and delinquencies oil and gas sites near Indigenous communities, rather focusing on urban centers or landowners with high lease rentals. 6/

Dr. Norm Campbell of the @cape-acme.bsky.social explains the known health impacts of benzene: a toxin present in oil and gas leaking wells. It’s known to cause lung cancer, heart attacks, strokes, lower birth rates and birth defects for persons who live near oil and gas operations due to toxins. 5/

@forourkidscanada.bsky.social and @cape-acme.bsky.social have been recommending the Alberta Education ministry review the findings of the polluting education report to stop 🛑 the fossil fuel industry from lying to kids about the climate crisis. 3/ www.forourkids.ca/pollutingedu...

Climate survivors' calls for a cap should not go ignored. Take a moment to remind Prime Minister Mark Carney to implement an emissions cap on oil and gas corporate emissions without delay. Take action here: www.sierraclub.ca/action-item/...

The climate emergency is here. And fossil fuel companies keep profiting. We launched Signed, Seared, Delivered to hold them accountable ⬇️ www.signedseareddelivered.com

Sunshine Oilsands failed to protect groundwater and wildlife, prompting a warning from Alberta’s energy regulator. This is more than a regulatory issue — it’s a public health risk. Albertans deserve better than polluting industries skirting the rules.

Safe streets save lives. Supporting walking, biking, and wheeling is a public health and climate solution. CAPE Alberta backs @pathsforpeople.bsky.social's call for safer, more inclusive streets in Edmonton. Speak up: win.newmode.net/pathsforpeop...

“We don't have to choose this future for our kids.” — Dr. @jvipondmd.bsky.social, former @cape-acme.bsky.social President. New research shows kids born in 2020 will face unprecedented exposure to extreme heat, floods & climate disasters. But we still have time to act. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Albertans deserve accurate monitoring of industrial air pollution and rigorous investigation of environmental health risks 🍃 My latest Op-Ed: cape.ca/fighting-for...

“It’s never been this bad before.” That’s what one patient told Dr. @juliasawatzky.bsky.social during an asthma attack. In Alberta’s oilsands region, ER visits for asthma are double the provincial average—and the air we breathe is part of the story. #WorldAsthmaDay 1/

It's time for provincial ministries of education to step up and fund public quality climate #education, while protecting teachers and students from oil and gas influence. Send a letter to your Minister of Ed today #abed #bced #sasked www.forourkids.ca/parent_minis...