We deserve safer homes!

“Natural” gas is not good for our health. It comes from fracking, an environmentally destructive process that poisons water aquifers and communities. It’s not natural, it’s fracked.

When fracked gas is burned inside of our homes, it releases toxic chemicals into the air we breathe such as carcinogenic benzene, formaldehyde, and asthma-causing nitrogen dioxide.

Studies show that 1 in 8 cases of childhood asthma can be linked to the use of leaky gas stoves in our homes. Recent studies also show that Vancouver’s fracked gas contains up to 50 times more benzene than other cities in North America. Benzene is a well known carcinogen that doctors say isn’t safe in any amount.

Burning gas in our homes is not only toxic to our health but is a leading cause of climate change.

11 percent of B.C.’s total carbon emissions come from the use of gas in buildings, while fracking for it releases fugitive methane emissions which warm the planet 84 times faster than carbon dioxide fueling the climate crisis and putting our communities at risk.

We have easy solutions to get our homes off of toxic fracked gas. We can power our homes with clean electricity by using energy efficient appliances such as heat pumps and induction stovetops, which not only lower our carbon emissions but also our energy bills.

Let’s work together to get dirty fracked gas out of our homes. The first step is to make sure that all new buildings come equipped with electric heat pumps and stovetops.

Take action today and sign the petition at saferhomesbc.app