Julia Sawatzky
@juliasawatzky.bsky.social
emergency medicine resident passionate about planetary health & social justice 🌱 Board member & Alberta co-chair @cape-acme.bsky.social
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“Climate change has infiltrated my medical practice”
@albertadoctors.bsky.social @albertanurses.bsky.social @naheednenshi.bsky.social @drluannemetz.bsky.social @shoffmanab.bsky.social @dshepyeg.bsky.social @abdanielsmith.bsky.social #health #medicalpractice #doctors #nurses
@albertadoctors.bsky.social @albertanurses.bsky.social @naheednenshi.bsky.social @drluannemetz.bsky.social @shoffmanab.bsky.social @dshepyeg.bsky.social @abdanielsmith.bsky.social #health #medicalpractice #doctors #nurses
📣 Op Ed "Climate change has infiltrated my medical practice."
Dr. Pétrin-Desrosiers is treating the climate crisis firsthand and demanding real leadership on its health impacts.
📰 Read her powerful op-ed in the Montreal Gazette: https://www.montrealgazette.com/opinion/op-eds/article1074216.html
Dr. Pétrin-Desrosiers is treating the climate crisis firsthand and demanding real leadership on its health impacts.
📰 Read her powerful op-ed in the Montreal Gazette: https://www.montrealgazette.com/opinion/op-eds/article1074216.html
September 17, 2025 at 7:08 AM
“Climate change has infiltrated my medical practice”
@albertadoctors.bsky.social @albertanurses.bsky.social @naheednenshi.bsky.social @drluannemetz.bsky.social @shoffmanab.bsky.social @dshepyeg.bsky.social @abdanielsmith.bsky.social #health #medicalpractice #doctors #nurses
@albertadoctors.bsky.social @albertanurses.bsky.social @naheednenshi.bsky.social @drluannemetz.bsky.social @shoffmanab.bsky.social @dshepyeg.bsky.social @abdanielsmith.bsky.social #health #medicalpractice #doctors #nurses
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Join us to support BOLD action on methane #pollution
@calgaryclimatehub.ca @jennyyeremiy.bsky.social @cape-ab.bsky.social @cape-bc.bsky.social @cape-acme.bsky.social @cane-aciie.bsky.social @scanedmonton.bsky.social @robb-barnes.bsky.social @jvipondmd.bsky.social @juliasawatzky.bsky.social
@calgaryclimatehub.ca @jennyyeremiy.bsky.social @cape-ab.bsky.social @cape-bc.bsky.social @cape-acme.bsky.social @cane-aciie.bsky.social @scanedmonton.bsky.social @robb-barnes.bsky.social @jvipondmd.bsky.social @juliasawatzky.bsky.social
⚡ PHONE ZAP ⚡ AUGUST 27 ⚡ GET THE FEDS TO ACT ON METHANE POLLUTION
Did you know that federal methane regulations are ready to go? Let's help get them across the finish line! Join our phone zap and let's use our collective voice for climate action!
www.forourkids.ca/methane_phon...
Did you know that federal methane regulations are ready to go? Let's help get them across the finish line! Join our phone zap and let's use our collective voice for climate action!
www.forourkids.ca/methane_phon...
August 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Climate disruption is displacing families, threatening food & water security & driving up insurance rates. The economic cost of inaction is mounting – while the window to prevent runaway climate chaos is closing.
We must act now to protect our health, the economy & our children’s future.
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We must act now to protect our health, the economy & our children’s future.
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August 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Climate disruption is displacing families, threatening food & water security & driving up insurance rates. The economic cost of inaction is mounting – while the window to prevent runaway climate chaos is closing.
We must act now to protect our health, the economy & our children’s future.
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We must act now to protect our health, the economy & our children’s future.
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Tylene Appel asked Pierre Poilievre about the riding’s $1.5 billion well cleanup problem. He dodged the question. therockies.life/letter-aband...
LETTER: Abandoned Wells in Battle River-Crowfoot Deserve Real Answers
Tylene Appel asked Pierre Poilievre about the riding’s $1.5 billion well cleanup problem. He dodged the question.
therockies.life
August 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Tylene Appel asked Pierre Poilievre about the riding’s $1.5 billion well cleanup problem. He dodged the question. therockies.life/letter-aband...
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As Canada prepares to host the G7 summit, Prime Minister Carney has an opportunity and responsibility to lead boldly on climate justice, economic transformation, and international solidarity. Let’s make sure he rises to the challenge. Sign the petition: 350.org/canada/fairs...
Canada's Climate Fair Share
Canada can't take on the climate crisis alone. As one of the world’s top polluters and wealthiest countries, we must do our fair share.
350.org
June 6, 2025 at 4:14 AM
As Canada prepares to host the G7 summit, Prime Minister Carney has an opportunity and responsibility to lead boldly on climate justice, economic transformation, and international solidarity. Let’s make sure he rises to the challenge. Sign the petition: 350.org/canada/fairs...
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Three doctors and the Canadian Medical Association have launched legal action pushing back against political interference in the medical care of transgender youth in Alberta. More on this important litigation via @alannasmith.bsky.social here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
#ableg
#ableg
The legal fight over gender-affirming health care in Alberta
Podcast Episode · The Decibel · 2025-06-03 · 19m
podcasts.apple.com
June 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Three doctors and the Canadian Medical Association have launched legal action pushing back against political interference in the medical care of transgender youth in Alberta. More on this important litigation via @alannasmith.bsky.social here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
#ableg
#ableg
Mitigating methane emissions is low hanging fruit for our new Federal government, and crucial for our health — “our children, and our children’s children, are counting on it.” www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
Urgent: ambitious methane emissions reduction needed
Meeting our methane targets is an important prerequisite for Canada’s international competitiveness.
www.hilltimes.com
June 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Mitigating methane emissions is low hanging fruit for our new Federal government, and crucial for our health — “our children, and our children’s children, are counting on it.” www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
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"According to the International Energy Agency, two thirds of global energy investment went towards clean energy in 2024. Alberta could, and should, be a leader in this sector."
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
Globe editorial: Free the market for renewable energy in Alberta
The sector is in retreat, weighed down by provincial red tape and uncertainty created by the government
www.theglobeandmail.com
June 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"According to the International Energy Agency, two thirds of global energy investment went towards clean energy in 2024. Alberta could, and should, be a leader in this sector."
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
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“The study… found the legacy of open-pit mining “can persist long after mining operations end,” resulting in devastating losses for fish containing some of the highest levels for selenium ever recorded in the province.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thetyee.ca/News/2025/06...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thetyee.ca/News/2025/06...
Old Coal Mines Near Crowsnest Pass Are Still Killing Fish | The Tyee
A new study warns against new mines in the area, finding toxic selenium pollution persists for decades.
thetyee.ca
June 2, 2025 at 10:38 PM
“The study… found the legacy of open-pit mining “can persist long after mining operations end,” resulting in devastating losses for fish containing some of the highest levels for selenium ever recorded in the province.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thetyee.ca/News/2025/06...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thetyee.ca/News/2025/06...
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Oil and gas industry seems to run the Alberta Energy Regulator... www.desmog.com/2025/02/11/a...
Alberta’s Energy Regulator Is ‘Fully Captured’ by Industry, Study Finds
The AER significantly underreports the number and scale of spills, says researcher Kevin Timoney.
www.desmog.com
May 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Oil and gas industry seems to run the Alberta Energy Regulator... www.desmog.com/2025/02/11/a...
“Any kind of changemaking you’ll do will be a little bit lonely.” Thank you @courtghoward.bsky.social for bringing Planetary Health so powerfully & beautifully to #ICEM2025 and making me and many others feel hopeful, motivated, and very much less alone.
May 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
“Any kind of changemaking you’ll do will be a little bit lonely.” Thank you @courtghoward.bsky.social for bringing Planetary Health so powerfully & beautifully to #ICEM2025 and making me and many others feel hopeful, motivated, and very much less alone.
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This must stop! We need a full arms embargo and sanctions now, so this killing with impunity ends.
Our new Canadian govt and PM need to speak up!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Our new Canadian govt and PM need to speak up!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Israel accused of ethnic cleansing after more than 140 killed in Gaza in 24 hours
Israel says intensified bombings are part of campaign expansion to ‘achieve all of the war goals in Gaza’
www.theguardian.com
May 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This must stop! We need a full arms embargo and sanctions now, so this killing with impunity ends.
Our new Canadian govt and PM need to speak up!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Our new Canadian govt and PM need to speak up!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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It appears Canadian fossil fuel companies have dropped the pretence that they care about climate action.
The federal gov't should proceed with eyes wide open. Industry wants rollbacks + handouts, not solutions to the climate crisis.
@cape-acme.bsky.social
www.theenergymix.com/fossil-fuel-...
The federal gov't should proceed with eyes wide open. Industry wants rollbacks + handouts, not solutions to the climate crisis.
@cape-acme.bsky.social
www.theenergymix.com/fossil-fuel-...
Fossil Fuel CEOs Press Ottawa to Ease Climate Rules, Fast-Track Projects
As major fossil fuel companies push the federal government to dismantle key climate policies in the name of economic growth, environmental advocates warn the move would give industry a licence to “pol...
www.theenergymix.com
May 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
It appears Canadian fossil fuel companies have dropped the pretence that they care about climate action.
The federal gov't should proceed with eyes wide open. Industry wants rollbacks + handouts, not solutions to the climate crisis.
@cape-acme.bsky.social
www.theenergymix.com/fossil-fuel-...
The federal gov't should proceed with eyes wide open. Industry wants rollbacks + handouts, not solutions to the climate crisis.
@cape-acme.bsky.social
www.theenergymix.com/fossil-fuel-...
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We need teams of "Streeters" to get out this week to key locations in each ward around the city to help gather more signatures/letters. We hope to recruit another 1000 letters this weekend from all corners of the city. Canvass Materials will be provided!
docs.google.com/forms/d/1hPx...
docs.google.com/forms/d/1hPx...
Stand for Safe Streets and Local Autonomy
Friends! With two more weeks in this legislative session, the time to fight for active transportation is now! Can you spare two hours this Saturday morning or at another time this week?
Our goal is to...
docs.google.com
May 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
We need teams of "Streeters" to get out this week to key locations in each ward around the city to help gather more signatures/letters. We hope to recruit another 1000 letters this weekend from all corners of the city. Canvass Materials will be provided!
docs.google.com/forms/d/1hPx...
docs.google.com/forms/d/1hPx...
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“It’s never been this bad before.”
That’s what one patient told Dr. @juliasawatzky.bsky.social during an asthma attack.
In Alberta’s oilsands region, ER visits for asthma are double the provincial average—and the air we breathe is part of the story. #WorldAsthmaDay 1/
That’s what one patient told Dr. @juliasawatzky.bsky.social during an asthma attack.
In Alberta’s oilsands region, ER visits for asthma are double the provincial average—and the air we breathe is part of the story. #WorldAsthmaDay 1/
Fighting for air: keeping health and justice at the forefront of Canadian environmental policy
The air we breathe is a shared resource, and in many ways each breath we take connects us to people across Canada.
www.hilltimes.com
May 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
“It’s never been this bad before.”
That’s what one patient told Dr. @juliasawatzky.bsky.social during an asthma attack.
In Alberta’s oilsands region, ER visits for asthma are double the provincial average—and the air we breathe is part of the story. #WorldAsthmaDay 1/
That’s what one patient told Dr. @juliasawatzky.bsky.social during an asthma attack.
In Alberta’s oilsands region, ER visits for asthma are double the provincial average—and the air we breathe is part of the story. #WorldAsthmaDay 1/
Albertans deserve accurate monitoring of industrial air pollution and rigorous investigation of environmental health risks 🍃 My latest Op-Ed: cape.ca/fighting-for...
Fighting for air: Keeping health and justice at the forefront of Canadian environmental policy - CAPE
The air we breathe is a shared resource, and in many ways each breath we take connects us to people across Canada - by Julia Sawatzky
cape.ca
May 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Albertans deserve accurate monitoring of industrial air pollution and rigorous investigation of environmental health risks 🍃 My latest Op-Ed: cape.ca/fighting-for...
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It's time for provincial ministries of education to step up and fund public quality climate #education, while protecting teachers and students from oil and gas influence.
Send a letter to your Minister of Ed today #abed #bced #sasked www.forourkids.ca/parent_minis...
Send a letter to your Minister of Ed today #abed #bced #sasked www.forourkids.ca/parent_minis...
Send a letter to your Minister of Education
www.forourkids.ca
May 7, 2025 at 2:40 AM
It's time for provincial ministries of education to step up and fund public quality climate #education, while protecting teachers and students from oil and gas influence.
Send a letter to your Minister of Ed today #abed #bced #sasked www.forourkids.ca/parent_minis...
Send a letter to your Minister of Ed today #abed #bced #sasked www.forourkids.ca/parent_minis...
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Where is Public Health?
Last week, I was writing about #measles spreading in Ontario and Alberta and the invisibility of public health officials there. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
CBC News has more on the topic today, including this observation. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Last week, I was writing about #measles spreading in Ontario and Alberta and the invisibility of public health officials there. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
CBC News has more on the topic today, including this observation. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
May 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Where is Public Health?
Last week, I was writing about #measles spreading in Ontario and Alberta and the invisibility of public health officials there. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
CBC News has more on the topic today, including this observation. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Last week, I was writing about #measles spreading in Ontario and Alberta and the invisibility of public health officials there. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
CBC News has more on the topic today, including this observation. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
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Each card is pre-addressed to a 🇨🇦 policymaker, urging them to hold the fossil fuels industry accountable before wildfires do even more damage to the landscapes that define this country.
Because we shouldn’t have to say goodbye to the places that make Canada, Canada.
signedseareddelivered.com
Because we shouldn’t have to say goodbye to the places that make Canada, Canada.
signedseareddelivered.com
May 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Each card is pre-addressed to a 🇨🇦 policymaker, urging them to hold the fossil fuels industry accountable before wildfires do even more damage to the landscapes that define this country.
Because we shouldn’t have to say goodbye to the places that make Canada, Canada.
signedseareddelivered.com
Because we shouldn’t have to say goodbye to the places that make Canada, Canada.
signedseareddelivered.com
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“The real crisis facing Canadians isn’t only energy—it’s the rising toll of climate change and pollution on our health,” said Dr. @juliasawatzky.bsky.social , emergency medicine resident physician and Co-Chair of @cape-ab.bsky.social cape.ca/health-profe... #cdnpoli #elbowsup @cape-acme.bsky.social
Health professionals call out oil and gas industry’s misleading claims in open letter to federal party leaders - CAPE
CAPE Alberta released an open letter to federal party leaders responding to the oil and gas industry’s recent “Build Canada Now” campaign.
cape.ca
April 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
“The real crisis facing Canadians isn’t only energy—it’s the rising toll of climate change and pollution on our health,” said Dr. @juliasawatzky.bsky.social , emergency medicine resident physician and Co-Chair of @cape-ab.bsky.social cape.ca/health-profe... #cdnpoli #elbowsup @cape-acme.bsky.social
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Oil & gas executives are manufacturing an “energy crisis” to justify gutting climate regulations and expanding fossil fuel projects. CAPE Alberta physicians are calling out the misinformation and demanding better from our leaders. Read the open letter. @juliasawatzky.bsky.social
Health professionals call out oil and gas industry’s misleading claims in open letter to federal party leaders - CAPE
CAPE Alberta released an open letter to federal party leaders responding to the oil and gas industry’s recent “Build Canada Now” campaign.
cape.ca
April 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Oil & gas executives are manufacturing an “energy crisis” to justify gutting climate regulations and expanding fossil fuel projects. CAPE Alberta physicians are calling out the misinformation and demanding better from our leaders. Read the open letter. @juliasawatzky.bsky.social
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This is not about bike lanes, this is about distracting Albertans from the Corruptcare scandal. Stay focused. Call a public inquiry. Reach out to me and let’s talk about what we can do together.
#ableg
#ableg
April 18, 2025 at 3:47 AM
This is not about bike lanes, this is about distracting Albertans from the Corruptcare scandal. Stay focused. Call a public inquiry. Reach out to me and let’s talk about what we can do together.
#ableg
#ableg
"Environmental regulations, current and future,
provide essential healthcare savings and could go a long way toward addressing healthcare shortages." Our crises are connected -- and so are their solutions! Incredible report out today from @cape-acme.bsky.social @robb-barnes.bsky.social 🌎
provide essential healthcare savings and could go a long way toward addressing healthcare shortages." Our crises are connected -- and so are their solutions! Incredible report out today from @cape-acme.bsky.social @robb-barnes.bsky.social 🌎
cape.ca
April 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"Environmental regulations, current and future,
provide essential healthcare savings and could go a long way toward addressing healthcare shortages." Our crises are connected -- and so are their solutions! Incredible report out today from @cape-acme.bsky.social @robb-barnes.bsky.social 🌎
provide essential healthcare savings and could go a long way toward addressing healthcare shortages." Our crises are connected -- and so are their solutions! Incredible report out today from @cape-acme.bsky.social @robb-barnes.bsky.social 🌎
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🚨New CAPE report, “Healthy, Wealthy & Wise,” examines the health benefits of four environmental regulations passed by the federal government over the past 13 years.
Environmental issues are health issues, and have a massive economic impact. ⬇️ Download the full report at the link: loom.ly/Y4FwHK4
Environmental issues are health issues, and have a massive economic impact. ⬇️ Download the full report at the link: loom.ly/Y4FwHK4
April 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🚨New CAPE report, “Healthy, Wealthy & Wise,” examines the health benefits of four environmental regulations passed by the federal government over the past 13 years.
Environmental issues are health issues, and have a massive economic impact. ⬇️ Download the full report at the link: loom.ly/Y4FwHK4
Environmental issues are health issues, and have a massive economic impact. ⬇️ Download the full report at the link: loom.ly/Y4FwHK4
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I know there’s a flood of terrible news—US democracy unraveling, global trade in chaos—but amid it all, the planet is still burning. Ocean heatwaves last 3x longer, & Canada’s still pushing new pipelines & LNG export terminals. This is climate arson, and they’re getting away with it. Don't let them!
Climate crisis has tripled length of deadly ocean heatwaves, study finds
Hotter seas supercharge storms and destroy critical ecosystems such as kelp forests and coral reefs
www.theguardian.com
April 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I know there’s a flood of terrible news—US democracy unraveling, global trade in chaos—but amid it all, the planet is still burning. Ocean heatwaves last 3x longer, & Canada’s still pushing new pipelines & LNG export terminals. This is climate arson, and they’re getting away with it. Don't let them!