Calgary Climate Week kicks off tomorrow, bringing together communities, innovators, investors, & policymakers to celebrate & accelerate climate solutions. From climate tech tours to a local food showcase & a wide range of community events. Check it out if you're in town!

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Teresa is from Vermillion, #Alberta. Teresa’s story is but one of thousands from AB landowners living with aging oil wells and a regulator that won't enforce the polluter-pays law. Learn more > www.cleanupyourmess.ca TAKE ACTION > www.forourkids.ca/send_a_postc... www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsYg...

Teresa’s Story: Albertan Farmer Speaks Out About Multi-Billion Dollar Well Cleanup Crisis

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Alberta’s AI data centre boom: big promises, bigger risks. Communities like Olds are raising alarms over health, water, & energy impacts. CAPE AB volunteers including Dr. @juliasawatzky.bsky.social joined a town hall last month to speak about the health concerns surrounding gas-powered data centres.

When the Biggest AI Data Centre Comes to Your Town | The Tyee

The largest in Canada is proposed for Olds, Alberta. Residents scrambled to know its impact.

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If you drill it, you clean it. That was the deal between the provincial government & oil & gas corporations. But the Alberta government is planning to let corporations walk away from cleanup & stick taxpayers with the bill. Come to the Calgary townhall tomorrow & find out how you can get involved!

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Stop MAS Townhall - Calgary If you drill it, you clean it. That was the deal between the provincial government and oil and gas corporations. But in a few weeks, the Alberta government is planning to b...

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Alberta’s 275,000 aging oil & gas wells are a public health blind spot. CAPE doctors John O’Connor and Stephen Wilton are among the experts sounding the alarm: without better data, communities near these sites face unknown risks. It’s time for action. #PublicHealth #ClimateJustice #Alberta

Canada’s oil patch has a data problem and it’s putting public health at risk

Lack of data is shrouding the health risks of Alberta’s orphaned oil wells, but the province’s plan doesn’t address the gap

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Excellent article. Thank you @nigelb.bsky.social et al. ablawg.ca/2026/04/14/t... @www.thegravitywell.net @cape-ab.bsky.social @lorenmcginnis.bsky.social @calgaryclimatehub.ca @ctvnewscalgary.bsky.social @chrystia-freeland.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social @naheednenshi.bsky.social

The Next Shoe Drops. The Northback (Grassy Mountain) Interests File an International Investment Law Claim Against Canada

By: Nigel Bankes and Kyla Tienhaara Matter Commented On: Request for Arbitration, Riversdale Resources Pty Ltd and Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd v Canada, December 16, 2024, and Notice of Intent to S…

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Join us in Airdrie on April 29 to learn how you can get involved to help stop the Alberta government’s handout to oil and gas corporations. Visit the link below to register. albertatalks.ca/stopmas-aird...

Stop MAS Townhall – Airdrie » Alberta Talks

The Alberta government is planning to make you pay for the oil and gas clean up. This is not fair, and we need to stop this. Join our townhall and find out how.

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Join our friends from Environmental Defence and the Alberta Environmental Network for a free online training session on Wednesday, April 23 to learn how to speak to your MLA about protecting our water from coal pollution, the Mature Asset Strategy, & why this matters to you. No experience required!

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Meet With your MLA: Training Session - with Environmental Defence and Alberta Environmental Network. After registering, you will receive a confirmation ema...

Join Environmental Defence and Alberta Environmental Network for a training session bringing together Albertans who are ready to make their voices heard. Two critical issues are on the line for Alber...

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The Oil Sands Alliance wants to build a huge, multibillion dollar Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage (CCUS) project across northeast Alberta, paid for by taxpayers. This is a new and largely untested technology, & a leaking or ruptured CO₂ pipeline can harm people within 20km. Take action now!

Alberta-Ottawa methane deal risks 3 million tonnes of extra emissions by delaying action to 2035. Weak provincial rules around venting undercut federal standards. We need strong, science-backed methane rules NOW. Take action: tell Ottawa to close the loopholes! cape.ca/action/harmf...

Smith and Carney's deal on methane could let Big Oil waste millions worth of natural gas

A tentative Alberta-Ottawa deal reached last week could allow the province's oil and gas industry to release about 3 million extra tonnes of planet-warming methane into the atmosphere, analysts say.

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The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) just released updated rules for the Grassy Mountain coal project, but they still ignore the serious health risks we warned about earlier this year. This project threatens our water, air, and communities. Albertans deserve better. Our health isn’t negotiable.

Another Atrocity by the Alberta Energy Regulator

AER reveals 194 addresses of Grassy Mountain commenters who were promised email privacy.

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UPDATE: In an unsettling twist, the Alberta Ethics Commissioner Shawn McLeod has refused to investigate the potential conflicts of interest of Mr. David Yager.

Edmonton folks: the City’s Climate Action Survey closes Jan 30 (Friday). This is a quick, important chance to push for stronger climate and public health action. engaged.edmonton.ca/climateactio... 1/

Climate Action Plan Update (2027-2030)

We invite you to learn more about the City’s climate action plan update and provide feedback on the draft action concepts.

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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.

New Analysis Provides More Evidence That Heat Standards Save Lives - Inside Climate News

As the Trump administration is expected to finalize a standard to prevent heat-related injury and illness for workers by early next year, a new study shows that clear, comprehensive rules save lives.

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📢 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...

Action Alert: Talk to your MLA about Bill 7, the Water Amendment Act - Alberta Wilderness Association

We need you to speak with your MLA and request that they oppose amendments to the Water Act proposed in Bill 7 before it becomes law.

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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.

Chasing methane, the invisible pollutant

We’re being led to believe it’s possible to eliminate wasted methane, but this could be another false promise from an industry that has fooled us too many times.

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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 . .

Opinion: Alberta's AI boom poses hidden health, environmental risks

Today, I'm concerned about a growing threat to health: the rush to build gas-powered AI data centres across Alberta.

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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.

Enbridge to spend $1.4-billion on pipeline networks to boost oil flows to U.S. refiners

Mainline Optimization Phase 1 project will increase capacity on company’s Mainline network and its Flanagan South Pipeline by about 250,000 barrels a day

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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

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This new @amnesty.org study is damning. A quarter of the world’s population lives within a 3 mile radius if a fossil fuel project. That’s 2b people. We must end this era of greed and harm. www.downtoearth.org.in/amp/story/cl...

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.

Opinion: Alberta's AI boom poses hidden health, environmental risks

Today, I'm concerned about a growing threat to health: the rush to build gas-powered AI data centres across Alberta.

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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...

We need to treat fossil fuels like Big Tobacco

To reduce the consumption of fossil fuels and stem disinformation that blocks effective climate action, a comprehensive ban on advertising, promotion and sponsorship of fossil fuel products and indust...

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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:

Clean Air, Healthy Kids & Communities: The Case for Strong Methane Regulations

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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!

Clean Air, Healthy Kids & Communities: The Case for Strong Methane Regulations

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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.”

Alberta Orphan Well Strategy Faces Pushback from Residents, Municipalities, Experts

Pushback is growing among Alberta municipalities, landowners, and concerned residents who say the province is pressing ahead with a regulatory system that lets oil and gas companies dodge taxes, skip ...

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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.

CAPE Alberta warns Premier Smith's mandate letter threatens public health and environmental justice - CAPE

Premier Danielle Smith's newly released plans for expanding oil production would expose Albertans to more pollution and health harms, warns the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (...

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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. 👇

REGISTER: Virtual Town Hall - Alberta Oil and Gas Well Cleanup Crisis

Join us October 2nd for a virtual town hall exposing the government's plan to make taxpayers pay for oil and gas cleanup. Free registration - secure your spot now.

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