Respiratory effects
Fine and ultrafine particulates can lodge deep in the lungs, contributing to inflammatory responses, asthma exacerbation, and reduced lung function over chronic exposure.
Education & Outreach
Education & Outreach
The Coalition runs accessible, fact-checked education programs on geo-engineering — what it is, what's documented, what's contested, and what residents and councils can do about it.
Primer
Geo-Engineering 101
Geo-engineering is the deliberate, large-scale modification of Earth's natural systems — most often the atmosphere — to influence climate, precipitation, or solar radiation. The term covers everything from surface-level cloud seeding (well-documented and used commercially for decades) to proposed stratospheric aerosol injection programs aimed at reflecting sunlight away from the planet.
The Coalition's research focuses on the downstream consequences of these interventions — both proposed and actively occurring — on the soil, air, and water of the communities below them. Our position is not ideological. Our position is that whatever is being added to the atmosphere can be identified, measured, and named.
Three things are documented science: (1) cloud-seeding programs operate openly across the western United States and B.C.; (2) high-altitude aerial particulates are detectable in soil and snowpack samples globally; (3) the elemental composition of those particulates is rarely consistent with natural atmospheric chemistry. These are the facts we start from.
What's contested is intent and origin. The Coalition's job is not to settle that debate by assertion — it's to make the underlying chemistry, deposition rates, and observed environmental effects visible enough that the public can engage with the conversation on real evidence.
Health
Health considerations from geo-engineering contaminants
The Coalition does not provide medical advice. We document exposure pathways and translate the published toxicology so communities can make informed decisions and ask their providers the right questions.
Heavy-metal exposure
Aluminum, barium, strontium and other metals identified in atmospheric and soil samples can accumulate in soft tissue, bone, and the central nervous system.
Drinking-water concerns
Contaminants deposited on snowpack and surface water enter drinking-water systems — particularly in rural and unfiltered private-well communities.
Soil & food chain
Topsoil deposition leads to uptake in garden produce, forage crops, and traditionally harvested foods — concentrating exposure for subsistence-based communities.
Note: The Coalition does not diagnose or treat. If you have health concerns, document your exposure and bring it to a licensed medical provider — preferably one with environmental medicine experience.
First Nations & Indigenous Programs
Programs designed with — not for — Indigenous communities.
Community workshops
In-person sessions delivered at the request of tribal councils, elders' groups, and community organizations. Material is calibrated to the audience — from technical environmental staff to school-age learners.
Youth education curriculum
A multi-week curriculum on atmospheric science, environmental sampling, and stewardship — co-developed with educators in B.C. First Nations schools.
Council briefings
Closed-door briefings for tribal councils and band leadership: research findings, policy implications, and recommended next steps — without media or external observers present.
Plain-language briefs
Quarterly research briefs translated into clear, jargon-free language and distributed in formats appropriate to the community — print, web, or read-aloud.
Bring us to your community
Request an education session for your community or organization.
Workshops, school programs, and council briefings are scheduled on a rolling basis. Tell us where you are and what you'd like covered.