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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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]