We need to raise our voices strong and clear: polluting, health-harming #fossilfuel infrastructure does not belong close to schools, homes, or medical facilities. Join us in learning more about how to leverage your trusted voice to protect the health of our communities.

Timely tb in
the New England Journal of Medicine NEJM

'It's Time for the Health Sector to Stop Bankrolling the Fossil Fuel Industry'

#HealthcareDivest from fossil fuels.

Priscila HCWH - US & Canada American Medical Student Association (AMSA) AMA
The Joint Commission
The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health
bit.ly/Divest4Health

Join us! @prhe UCGreenNewDeal UC San Francisco WS Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit First, Do No Harm UC Davis Environmental Health Sciences Center UC Center for Climate, Health and Equity UC Center for Climate Justice UCSF Office of Sustainability Lisa Patel, MD, MESc Britt Wray, PhD Medical Students for a Sustainable Future Medical Students for a Sustainable Future at MCW

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Fossil fuel emissions resulted in the loss of
👉🏾388,000👈🏾
disability-adjusted life years -in one year.

US 👉🏾health👈🏾 systems must end their ongoing, massive investments in fossil fuels bit.ly/3NNNIdR

It's time #HealthcareDivest from fossil fuels
healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hl…

Breaking: Today is the annual shareholder meeting of one of the largest fossil financing banks in the world - RBC.

Our inspiring, hope filled group of leaders will speak our truth to the bank's power as we embrace our own.

Follow along today with us.

#ClimateCrisis

ICYMI: a recap of why we will be showing up at RBC's annual meeting today.

RBC is one of the world's largest financiers of fossil fuels, impacted communities and slowing the energy transition.

Read the 🧵below

🚨BIG STORY: Exxon just filed an unprecedented lawsuit in a GOP court designed to punish shareholders raising climate concerns.

The suit aims to intimidate shareholders out of ever raising such questions in the future, under threat of financial punishment levernews.com/exxon-declares…

L'Chaim!

Union of Reform Judaism announces #Divestment from fossil fuels.

The URJ
Climate Safe Pensions Network
ejewishphilanthropy.com/reform-movemen…

Awesome news!

The first 'zero-carbon' behavioral health center! Kudos to Boston Medical Center & HCWH - US & Canada!

Next up: #HealthSector institutions like Boston Medical Center stop investing their massive staff pension funds in fossil fuels in the first place. bit.ly/3NNNIdR

#HealthcareDivest

Landmark Climate Case Victory🏆

International court rules Switzerland violated its citizens' rights by failing to act adequately on climate change/reduce fossil fuel emissions.

Share widely - similar lawsuits around the world boosted by this decision.
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cnn.com/2024/04/09/cli…

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A good time to reflect on the well-documented connection between unconventional oil & gas drilling & earthquakes.

Oklahoma: a '90O-fold increase' following the fracking rush there, for example.
#HealthcareDivest
HCWH - US & Canada

Great overview👇🏾
scientificamerican.com/article/even-i…

AMAZING NEWS
More Fossil Fuel Divestment - now, the state of Oregon❤️

Major kudos to Divest Oregon
and Governor Tina Kotek

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