Three Health Reasons to Close Coal Plants!
Prepared by Kim Perrotta, Executive Director, CAPE Working in collaboration with 15 health organizations from across Canada, CAPE made a formal submission to one of the four Federal/Provincial Working Groups that is collecting ideas to create the Climate Action Plan that will meet Canada’s obligations to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The submission, co-signed by organizations … Continued
Closing Alberta’s Coal Plants – A Boon for Canada’s Climate and Alberta’s Air Quality
Prepared by Kim Perrotta, Executive Director, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE), and Dr. Joe Vipond, Emergency Room Physician in Calgary and CAPE member, November 2, 2015 The closure of 18 generators in six coal-fired power plants in Alberta would produce climate benefits for all Canadians and immediate air quality health benefits for … Continued