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Doctors call for divestment from fossil fuels.
©2015 8872147 Canada Inc. or its licensors CMAJ, September 22, 2015, 187(13) E403 For a third year in a row, a group of eco-conscious physicians will campaign at the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) General Council Aug. 23–26 for physician associations to divest from fossil fuels and reinvest in renewable energy. The international divest–invest movement, which has been gaining momentum since ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0959-8138
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.322.7287.638