🗺️ 🏭 🧟 🥊 Tankers, flare stacks, and fossil fuels—oh my! Check out this new map tool to get an overview of polluting LNG projects across North America. stand.earth/lng-false-cl...

The Burnaby incinerator is one of B.C.’s top polluters, releasing dioxins, mercury, and other toxins linked to cancer, respiratory illness, and hormone disruption. Metro Vancouver is deciding its new waste plan now. Tell them it’s time to shut it down and protect community health.

Dr. Bethany Ricker, a CAPE physician in Nanaimo, spoke with Redeye Radio, warning that fracking and LNG are making people sick. Health professionals & First Nations leaders demand an independent health assessment before any new projects are approved.

Saturday | 10:25 PT Health workers and First Nations challenge BC and Canadian governments to prove LNG is safe (it's not), before approving any more projects. Dr. Bethany Ricker joins us. @cape-bc.bsky.social @ubcic.bsky.social @cape-acme.bsky.social #bcpoli

Are you a health care worker who cares about the polycrisis of environmental degredation and climate? Check out this amazing conference (that I happen to be speaking at). with @drmelissalem.bsky.social @sethdklein.bsky.social @avilewis.ca and more! October 25th. virtual. ubccpd.ca/learn/learni...

We all have blind spots, which is why it is important to check them regularly especially while driving an economic engine forward.

The planetary health emergency is already here, but so are the opportunities for action. Join CAPE’s Planetary Health Emergency: The Health Benefits of Climate Action conference on Oct 25. Hear from leading experts & explore how health professionals can drive climate solutions. tinyurl.com/CAPEconf

By approving Ksi Lisims, the BC gov has chosen the side of the fossil fuel industry at the exact moment global markets are shifting to renewables. Piece by Dr. Melissa Lem (@cape-bc.bsky.social), Kai Nagata (@dogwoodbc.bsky.social) & Emiko Newman (BCCEC). bcclimateemergency.ca/in-the-news-...

New research shows LNG terminals burn nearly 3× more gas in their first two years, releasing toxic air pollution that B.C. isn’t tracking. Doctors say this public-health blind spot puts frontline communities at risk.

Climate change is a health emergency — let’s act like it. Join UBC EnviroMed and CAPE BC today for the National Day of Action on Planetary Health! Sign-making, dinner, and inspiring speakers from CAPE & beyond. Register: forms.gle/DTeV6nw5U65m...

Reminder that this webinar is happening tonight!

Dr. Ann Loewen, CAPE Manitoba chair: "Our health is worth it. All that we are fighting for and advocating for is essential to a life well lived."

🔥 That's not smoke. It’s the plume from LNG Canada flaring in Kitimat, BC. New research shows LNG export facilities flare 3x more gas during start-up than regular operations — a phase can last up to 2 years. But in Canada, regulators don’t account for start-up flaring in environmental assessments.

🔥 New study: LNG facilities flare *3x more gas* during start-up than regular operations — a phase that can last 2 years. But 🇨🇦 LNG projects don't include start-up flaring in environmental assessments. So regulators are vastly underestimating air pollution and health risks for nearby communities.

Connect the Dots between climate and health tomorrow in Vancouver! Join CAPE BC, Sue Big Oil & Frack Free BC for a community picnic on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 5:30pm at Trout Lake Picnic Shelter. www.eventbrite.ca/e/connect-th...

Under the UNFCC Canada is not responsible for the downstream combustion emissions of the fossil fuels we export. So we conveniently ignore them (as in Ksi Lisims Assessment and BC and fed announcements today), though those GHGs are more than Canada's territorial emissions to the global atmosphere.

Learn about the dangers LNG poses to our physical and mental health at this webinar with Dr. Bethany Ricker (CAPE BC co-chair), Dr. Rachel Grimminck (CAPE), Zachary Daly (@cane-aciie.bsky.social), & Emiko Newman (@bcclimateemergency.bsky.social ). 📆 Oct. 1, 7-8pm PST 👉 Register: bit.ly/4mlWXzv

Learn about the dangers LNG poses to our physical and mental health at this webinar with Dr. Bethany Ricker (CAPE BC co-chair), Dr. Rachel Grimminck (CAPE), Zachary Daly (@cane-aciie.bsky.social), & Emiko Newman (@bcclimateemergency.bsky.social ). 📆 Oct. 1, 7-8pm PST 👉 Register: bit.ly/4mlWXzv

LNG and fracking are making people sick—causing asthma, pre-term birth, heart attacks, cancers, and even premature death. While industry profits, communities pay the price. It’s time to put health first. Learn more: ProtectHealthfromLNG.ca

Tonight at 7: 'Climate in Therapy' at @thecinematheque.bsky.social. A moving look at ecological grief & the human side of climate crisis. Post-screening panel with CAPE psychiatrist Dr. Kai Irani & Doctors for Planetary Health physician Rashmi Chadha. We have a few free tix—DM if you’d like one!

Big win for clean air & healthy travel in Vancouver's Stanley Park! The Park Board approved a new bus route & study of a permanent bike lane. CAPE BC was proud to send a letter in support of this step toward safer, healthier mobility.

BC just approved Ksi Lisims LNG. This project threatens ecosystems and human health, locks us into decades of expanded fracking and burning of fossil fuels, and ignores Indigenous consent.

B.C. just approved one of its largest LNG projects yet. Ksi Lisims LNG will ship 12M tonnes of gas a year overseas. Ministers say it will benefit the Nisg̱a’a Nation — but also admit it will worsen greenhouse gas emissions. #bcpoli

The Carney government is pouring billions into war and fossil fuels while cutting public services and abandoning climate and health. As doctors and advocates, we know this threatens lives. On Sept 20, people across Canada will draw the line: for people, peace, and the planet. Join in. 1/2

Doctors, nurses, and First Nations leaders are calling on BC to pause LNG expansion until the health impacts are fully studied. Communities are already reporting higher rates of cancer, lung disease, and worsening symptoms during flaring.

15 médecins (dont la présidente de l'ACME), infirmières et chefs des Premières Nations de renom, ont mis au défi les gouv. de la C-Britannique, du Canada et l'industrie de prouver que l'industrie du GNL est sûre pour la santé. @cape-acme.bsky.social @cape-bc.bsky.social @drmelissalem.bsky.social

Just a few hours until tonight’s event on the health + Indigenous rights impacts of LNG & fracking in BC. Hear from Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, Dr. Ulrike Meyer, Gitxsan Firekeepers Drew Harris & Grace Vickers, Dene Ze’ Na’Moks & more. 7pm @ UBC MSAC in Mount Pleasant. RSVP if you haven’t yet!

The BC government is rushing LNG expansion without considering the health impacts on rural & Indigenous communities. Join Indigenous and health leaders Monday, Sept 8, 7 PM at UBC MSAC to hear why this industry threatens health, rights, and the environment.

bcmj.org/council-heal... "Eco-distress—distress from changes to the environment—is a normal reaction to threatened and actual loss of individuals, communities, and ecosystems. Clinicians should validate patients’ concerns..." @drmelissalem.bsky.social @cape-bc.bsky.social 1/2

The BC government is rushing LNG expansion without considering the health impacts on rural & Indigenous communities. Join Indigenous and health leaders Monday, Sept 8, 7 PM at UBC MSAC to hear why this industry threatens health, rights, and the environment.

BC’s climate plan is off track, and people are paying the price with their health. Last month, CAPE BC submitted a detailed critique of CleanBC, calling for urgent action on fracking, LNG, pollution, and more. Our health depends on it. Read more: 1/

This summer and fall, join Frack Free BC, @cape-bc.bsky.social, and amazing local groups for the Connect the Dots tour — a series of community-powered events happening all across B.C. Learn more and register for an event near you: FrackFreeBC.ca

Join Frack Free BC, @cape-bc.bsky.social and amazing local groups for the #ConnectTheDots tour — a series of community-powered events happening all across B.C. 👋 Let’s build a future that works for everyone. Find an event near you at FrackFreeBC.ca @wildernews.bsky.social @dogwoodbc.bsky.social

“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.” “Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” grist.org/biking/one-m...

1/ More seniors are dying in their homes during heat waves, and cities aren’t ready. In BC's 2021 heat dome, over 600 people died. A new UN report shows heat deaths among people 65+ have risen 85% since the 1990s. It’s time we treated this like the public health crisis it is.

CAPE BC has submitted a letter to Vancouver City Council in support of Councillor Maloney’s motion to develop a Vision Zero Road Safety Policy and Action Plan. Why? Because safe streets are a public health issue. (1/5)

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.

The Texas tragedy comes as experts worry that children around the globe are increasingly at risk from extreme weather events because they are smaller physically, less developed psychologically and dependent on adults for support and protection.

Fracked gas harms health—from cancer to childhood asthma. In the @vancouversun.bsky.social, CAPE doctors Ulrike Meyer & @timtakaro.bsky.social call for a pause on LNG expansion in B.C. until a full, independent health impact assessment is done. 1/

Toxic dust near Metro Vancouver’s incinerator contains dangerous levels of dioxins and heavy metals. Doctors and others are raising the alarm about serious health risks for nearby communities and calling for immediate testing and action. Read the full release:

One way for the Carney government to begin repairing goodwill with the climate concerned, after the sucker punch that was Bill C-5, would be prioritizing a national power grid to be the backbone of decarbonization. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/04/n...

Two new Vision Zero motions are coming to Vancouver City Council, aimed at making our streets safer for walking, biking, and rolling. Safer active transportation means healthier people, less pollution, and a more climate-friendly city. Let’s make it happen. More info and how to take action below.

LNG is not a climate solution, & @cape-acme.bsky.social doctors are speaking out. The first tanker has left LNG Canada, but health experts are warning of the real costs: worsening climate impacts, air pollution, & risks to frontline communities. www.theenergymix.com/canadas-lng-...

4 years after the deadly heat dome claimed 600+ lives, BC is still dangerously unprepared for the next extreme heat event. To keep people safe, we need to build more housing AND cooler, greener, safer communities. www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm... @cape-bc.bsky.social @drmelissalem.bsky.social

"Ensuring equitable access to shade, green space and cooling through targeted tree planting and preservation efforts isn’t just about beautifying neighbourhoods—it’s a public health imperative." My latest op-ed with Dr. Bethany Ricker + David Quigg. @sierraclubbc.bsky.social. @cape-acme.bsky.social

Canada's first LNG shipment has left Kitimat, but the health costs are just beginning. Fracked gas harms people and the climate at every stage, from extraction to export. BC deserves better. Read @cape-acme.bsky.social 's full response:

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.

Wildfires are a health crisis, but fossil fuel air pollution causes far greater, ongoing harm. Canada can’t claim climate leadership while expanding oil & gas. Carney’s plan sells out our health and our future. We need bold action for clean energy, clean air, & the courage to stand up to Big Oil.

The 2021 Heat Dome was one of the deadliest disasters in Canadian history. We can’t let it happen again. Join CAPE & @sierraclubbc.bsky.social in calling on BC to keep its promises: act on extreme heat, grow green spaces, & build climate-safe, healthy communities where everyone can thrive.

Building walkable, bike-friendly cities can slash carbon emissions, cut air pollution, and prevent thousands of deaths each year. Cleaner air and safer streets mean healthier lungs, fewer heart attacks, and a stronger climate response.