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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. 🌎🩺

[Centre for Civic Governance @CivicGovernance]

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 change in this realm.

[cape_bc @CAPE_BC_Tweets]

Please find us on the other site. Our username there is cape-bc. 🦋

[cape_bc @CAPE_BC_Tweets]

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.

[cape_bc @CAPE_BC_Tweets]

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: 🧵

[cape_bc @CAPE_BC_Tweets]

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

[cape_bc @CAPE_BC_Tweets]

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

[@CAPE-ACME @CAPE_ACME]

🧵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

[@CAPE-ACME @CAPE_ACME]

🧵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

[cape_bc @CAPE_BC_Tweets]

@CAPE_ACME Source: Life cycle greenhouse gas perspective on exporting liquefied natural gas from the United States: 2019 update. https://t.co/dCaz0sp7YB

[cape_bc @CAPE_BC_Tweets]

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

[cape_bc @CAPE_BC_Tweets]

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

[cape_bc @CAPE_BC_Tweets]

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

[cape_bc @CAPE_BC_Tweets]

@CAPE_ACME Source: Exposure to Unconventional Oil and Gas Development and All-cause Mortality in Medicare Beneficiaries.” Nature energy vol. 7,2 (2022): 177-185. https://t.co/UHlpKDQCI2

[cape_bc @CAPE_BC_Tweets]

@CAPE_ACME 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

[cape_bc @CAPE_BC_Tweets]

@CAPE_ACME 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