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Outrageous, Criminal, and Reprehensible. Funding for the Canadian Jeffrey Asbestos Mine Continues
CBC article: "Quebec government loan to aid asbestos mine" Bernard Coulombe, President of the Jeffrey Asbestos Mine, held a press conference today announcing the Canadian government’s funding for the Jeffrey chrysotile asbestos mine. Asbestos is a [...]
Fernanda Giannasi: “Challenges to a Total Ban of Asbestos in Brazil” ADAO Conference Presentation
ADAO was honored to have so many amazing individuals come together at the 8th Asbestos Awareness Conference to discuss the impact of asbestos on public health, the environment, and the economy. We are excited to [...]
Press Release Regarding Construction of Asbestos-Producing Plant in Bihar
Press Release Bihar CM asked to "Halt construction on any asbestos plant in Bihar" by Linda Reinstein Ban Asbestos Movement Gathers Momentum Vaishali/Patna/New Delhi June 27, 2012: California based Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) has sent [...]
Join with ADAO in Social Media Day on June 30
This Saturday, June 30th, is Mashable’s Social Media Day around the world! The third annual SMD will bring people together through the power of “the digital revolution happening right before our eyes.” Participating in Rio [...]
WEI Publishes ADAO’s “Asbestos: Still Legal and Lethal in North America”
ADAO was recently asked to write an article for the Women and Environments International (WEI) Magazine’s Spring/Summer 2012 edition “Asbestos & Women’s Health.” This incredibly informative publication – which includes contributions from Olga Speranskaya, Laurie [...]
ADAO to Attend United Nations Rio+ Social Event
ADAO has been eagerly looking forward to participating in tomorrow’s cutting edge Rio+ Social conference and global virtual event as part of the United Nations’ Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development. Rio+ Social is a gathering [...]
ADAO Presents with International Delegates at People’s Summit Workshop in Brazil
ADAO RIO + 20 Landing Page ADAO was given a great opportunity to present at a satellite workshop during the United Nation’s Rio+ 20 Conference on Sustainable Development in Brazil. An impressive group of international [...]
Rio +20: “The Future We Want is Free of Asbestos!”
ADAO RIO + 20 Landing Page ADAO has been given a great opportunity to participate and present at several international events and workshops during the United Nation’s Rio+ 20 Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio [...]
Letter to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon Urging the UN to Declare Schmidheiny persona non grata
ADAO is proud to stand with the international community in support of a petition and letter to the United Nation’s Secretary-General to ban Stephen Schmidheiny from attending the United Nation’s Rio+ 20 Conference, and to [...]
Letter to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon Urging the UN to Declare Schmidheiny persona non grata (Italian translation)
Click here for English translation 28 maggio 2012 RE: Petizione per dichiarare Stephan Schmidheiny Persona Non Grata Al Segretario Generale dell’ONU Ban Ki-Moon: Illustrissimo Il mese scorso la Dottoressa Fernada Giannasi, brasiliana, nota per il [...]