Microsoft Word - Letter to TrudeauClimateHealth2018

Health professionals argue that the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion (TMX) poses significant risks to public health and the environment, claiming that the National Energy Board's review process was flawed and failed to account for climate-related health impacts and the toxicity of diluted bitumen.

• The National Energy Board (NEB) review process for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion (TMX) is described as flawed, specifically for failing to consider downstream greenhouse gas emission impacts and using an inadequate health risk assessment.
• The authors argue that any risk assessment for fossil energy projects must include the health consequences of climate change, such as mortality and morbidity from wildfires, heat events, air pollution, sea-level rise, flooding, and food shortages.
• Diluted bitumen is identified as more toxic and dangerous than crude oil, with unpredictable behavior in aquatic environments and lower recovery rates during clean-up efforts.

APA

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (2018). Microsoft Word - Letter to TrudeauClimateHealth2018. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Letter-to-TrudeauClimateHealth2018.pdf#new_tab

Chicago

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. Microsoft Word - Letter to TrudeauClimateHealth2018. 2018. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Letter-to-TrudeauClimateHealth2018.pdf#new_tab.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{canadianassociationofphysiciansfortheenvironment2018microsoft, author = {{Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}}, title = {{Microsoft Word - Letter to TrudeauClimateHealth2018}}, publisher = {Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}, year = {2018}, month = oct, url = {https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Letter-to-TrudeauClimateHealth2018.pdf#new_tab}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }