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Top Ten Asbestos Facts (2018)
Posted on February 22, 2018 -- UPDATED ON AUGUST 2, 2018 Top Ten Asbestos Facts (2018) Asbestos a known carcinogen that kills as estimated 40,000 Americans every year. All types of asbestos cause lung cancer, mesothelioma, cancer [...]
ADAO Outraged that Six Countries Prevented the Inclusion of Chrysotile Asbestos in the UN Rotterdam Convention List of Hazardous Substances
April 24, 2017 Press Release: Global Asbestos Action Alliance confronts global asbestos industry – Good CoP/ Bad CoP? May 2, 2017 MEDIA EVENT NOTICE: Global petition demanding action on chrysotile and reform of the Rotterdam Convention [...]
MEDIA EVENT NOTICE: Global petition demanding action on chrysotile and reform of the Rotterdam Convention to be handed to COP President Rotterdam Convention Tuesday 2nd May
April 24, 2017 Press Release: Global Asbestos Action Alliance confronts global asbestos industry – Good CoP/ Bad CoP? Global Asbestos Action Alliance Rotterdam Convention Media Kit GLOBAL ASBESTOS ACTION ALLIANCE MEDIA EVENT NOTICE Global petition [...]
ADAO and NRDC Host Successful Congressional Staff Briefing
April 2017 Briefing Resources Posted on April 29, 2017 Scott Slesinger, Carrie McNamara, Julie Gundlach, Robin Tucker, Dan Swanson, and Linda Reinstein The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) successfully concluded another empowering day on [...]
“Miracles occur, why not for us?” – Colin’s Story
Posted on May 1, 2017 We have been touched by asbestos in individual ways, yet we are joined together by a bond of community. As a testament to the strength of our global family, the Asbestos [...]
International Workers’ Memorial Day || Remember the Dead. Fight for the Living.
Posted on April 27, 2017 ADAO stands shoulder to shoulder with individuals, trade unions, and organizations for International Workers Memorial Day dedicated to those who have fallen victim to or been injured by accidents in the [...]
Press Release: Asbestos Disease Awareness Org. President Issues Statement Opposing the Regulatory Accountability Act, Introduced Today by Senators Portman and Heitkamp
For Immediate Release: April 26, 2017 Asbestos Disease Awareness Org. President Issues Statement Opposing the Regulatory Accountability Act, Introduced Today by Senators Portman and Heitkamp President Trump Reneges on His Promise to Protect “The Little [...]
Rotterdam Convention Updates from Michael Borowick, Assistant Secretary, Australian Council of Trade Unions
April 24, 2017 Press Release: Global Asbestos Action Alliance confronts global asbestos industry – Good CoP/ Bad CoP? Global Asbestos Action Alliance Rotterdam Convention Media Kit April 27, 2017 DAY THREE Yaser Abu Shanab [...]
Press Release: Global Asbestos Action Alliance confronts global asbestos industry – Good CoP/ Bad CoP?
Global Asbestos Action Alliance Rotterdam Convention Media Kit Press Release Geneva, 24 April 2017 Global Asbestos Action Alliance confronts global asbestos industry - Good CoP/ Bad CoP? For more than a decade the asbestos industry [...]
ACTION ALERT! Share Your Asbestos Story at ADAO’s Senate Staff Luncheon Briefing on April 27
Posted on April 20, 2017 Briefing Flyer The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is heading to Washington, DC on Tuesday to take our powerful ban asbestos advocacy to Capitol Hill once again, and we need YOUR HELP [...]