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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
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Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Canada Blocks Asbestos's Placement on UN's List of Hazardous Substances
Kathleen Ruff wrote an excellent piece in the June Newsletter of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) regarding "Canada's Refused to Allow Asbestos to be Put on United Nations List of Hazardous Substances." Ms. Ruff's article discusses what occurred at the UN Conference in Geneva June 20 to 24, where more than a hundred countries present were on the point of achieving consensus to add chrysotile asbestos to the Rotterdam Convention's list of hazardous substances. Countries can still export substances on the list, but they must first obtain Prior Informed Consent.
The asbestos lobby has used its political power over the past several years to prevent chrysotile asbestos from being put on the list of hazardous substances, as they deny that chrysotile asbestos is hazardous. So at the meeting in Geneva, Canada again intervened and would not agree to letting chrysotile asbestos be put on the Convention's list of hazardous substances. Canada, single-handedly, destroyed consensus and prevented action on chrysotile asbestos. According to Ms. Ruff, Canada refused to give any reason for its immoral and destructive conduct in sabotaging the Convention. As a consequence, the asbestos industry can continue selling asbestos to developing countries, without giving any information of its hazards.
Related articles
- Oh Canada: Government Blocks Listing of Asbestos as Hazardous Export While Removing Asbestos From Parliament Buildings (jonathanturley.org)
- Ex-cabinet minister Strahl urges Tories to act on asbestos (globaltvbc.com)
- Asbestos: Canada is spending millions to remove it from politicians' offices while exporting it by the ton. (slate.com)
- Chrysotile Asbestos: Harper Government Defends Carcinogen Despite Rotterdam Pressure (huffingtonpost.ca)
- Canada wins battle to keep asbestos off hazardous list (cbc.ca)
- Daily Show Exposes Asbestos Hypocrisy in Quebec Canada (futureenv.blogspot.com)
- Quebec Government Decides to Back Loan to Restart Asbestos Mine (futureenv.blogspot.com)
- First Quebec, Now Zimbabwe (futureenv.blogspot.com)
- Asbestos Dangers Crop Up In Japan's Disaster (futureenv.blogspot.com)
- Controversy Regarding Brodeur's Asbestos Research Information at The New York Public Library. (futureenv.blogspot.com)
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Quebec Government Decides to Back Loan to Restart Asbestos Mine
Image via WikipediaQuebec government announced that it was providing conditional support of the reopening of the Jeffrey Mine Inc in the town of Asbestos through a $58 million loan guarantee. Economic development minister Clément Gignac also suggested that chrysotile asbestos from that mine could help save lives in India. Gignac said, the relaunched mine would create 425 full-time jobs in the region plus provide millions of dollars in taxes and royalties to Quebec which in turn will create a $7.5 million economic diversification fund for the region.
To justify the decision, Gignac told reporters that millions of people in India die of cholera every year because they lack access to potable water and proper sanitary infrastructure. "Excuse me, but the fact is that chrysotile asbestos cement can be used to make many more kilometres of infrastructure because it is less expensive and is a durable material and we can improve the quality of life of citizens in India," he said.
To justify the decision, Gignac told reporters that millions of people in India die of cholera every year because they lack access to potable water and proper sanitary infrastructure. "Excuse me, but the fact is that chrysotile asbestos cement can be used to make many more kilometres of infrastructure because it is less expensive and is a durable material and we can improve the quality of life of citizens in India," he said.
Related articles
- Cancer society 'disappointed' with Quebec asbestos expansion (canada.com)
- Que. hands $7.5M to asbestos mine (cbc.ca)
- Asbestos Expert Demands Canada Retract "Safe Use" Statement (futureenv.blogspot.com)
- Asbestos mine gets $7.5 million from Quebec (canada.com)
- Air has high asbestos levels at Que. worksites: study (cbc.ca)
- In a Town Called Asbestos, a Plan to Restart the Industry That Made It Prosperous (nytimes.com)
Friday, December 31, 2010
Paul Mancuso of Utica New York Ordered to Pay $17,972 to EPA
HVAC ducts insulated with chrysotile asbestos. |
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- The EPA Tracks Down its Asbestos-Abetting Fugitive (sierraclub.typepad.com)
- Environmentalists petition Nitish to stop asbestos factory (thehindu.com)
- Window Company Owner Fined Following Asbestos Exposure (first4lawyers.com)
- Government Refuses to Act on Cancer-Causing Insulation (futureenv.blogspot.com)
- Woman Wanted by E.P.A. Is Arrested (nytimes.com)
- Licensed Lead and Asbestos Inspector Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison (futureenv.blogspot.com)
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