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ADAO October eNewsletter
Much has happened since our last newsletter update in June. ADAO has been at the forefront of important discussions about the need for a global asbestos ban, and communication and collaboration at all levels have [...]
Global Ban Asbestos Network (GBAN), a Social Media Community, launches Facebook page today
Posted on October 10, 2010 ADAO and ABREA, in conjunction with other worldwide leaders working to end asbestos production and use, will launch GBAN - Global Ban Asbestos Network website next month. GBAN will harness the power [...]
Letter to the LA Times
This letter to the editor was published in the LA Times Opinion section on August 2. Symbolism of the state rock Re "Don't fear this rock," Opinion, July 27 As a native Californian and mesothelioma [...]
SB 624 is about People
Back in 1965, when asbestos was a profitable industry in California, serpentine, since it was the host rock for asbestos, was designated as the state rock. This was in response to pressure from the asbestos [...]
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 [...]