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The Incontrovertible Facts about SB 624
Much has been said about SB 624, the recent effort to rescind the designation of Serpentine as the California state rock. Here are the facts: According to the AB 265 bill Memorandum dated April 16, 1965, [...]
SB 624: California’s Cancer Causing Rock Awareness Legislation
I’m another nerd geologist with 26+ years of experience principally studying the asbestos issue; I’ve published widely and have spoken on this topic extensively in the US and abroad. What is obvious here is that [...]
NY Times “California May Drop Its Official State Rock, and Geologists Feel the Pain”
The Times is having fun at California's expense--I get it. Having lived on both coasts, I know the joy New Yorkers feel laughing at the west. Your article focused on the geology of the state [...]
SB 624: California’s Cancer Causing Rock Awareness Legislation
It is amazing how cloudy a simple issue can become when people with different agendas muck up the water. That’s what’s happening with the effort undertaken by Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), The John McNamara [...]
NEWS: EHP, peer-review journal publishes revealing article on asbestos and calls for a global ban
Today, the Environmental Health Perspectives, a peer-review journal published by a division of the National Institute of Health, released the article “A Worn-Out Welcome: Renewed Call for a Global Ban on Asbestos” detailing the effects [...]
Message from TC McNamara in Support of SB 624
My family and I are encouraged to see our Californian State Senate and Assembly Committee on Natural Resources unanimously vote to pass SB 624 for final consideration. ADAO Press Release. For the past [...]
Global Campaign Against Quebec’s Asbestos Mining
On June 24th, public health advocates in nine countries participated in a global demonstration opposing the Quebec government's proposed funding of the Jeffrey Asbestos Mine. Canada already exports more than 200,000 tons of asbestos a [...]
ADAO Hosts Successful Staffer Briefing
Posted on June 18, 2010 On Tuesday, June 15 in Washington, DC, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) held a staff briefing for more than 30 House staffers, most of whose bosses sit on the [...]
ADAO Urges Expedited Action on Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010
On June 10, 2010, ADAO submitted a coalition letter to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce requesting expedited action for chemical substances with documented risks, such as asbestos, to forgo the [...]
11th Inter-American Congress on Prevention of Occupation Risks in Mexico City
In April, ADAO had the honor to present “E X P O S E D: Workers at Risk” at the 11th Inter-American Congress on Prevention of Occupation Risks in Mexico City. This international conference discussed [...]