Kucinich works for asbestos eradication
18 Jun 2009 by Wendi Lewis under News, People
In researching for my upcoming visit to Washington, D.C., to attend the International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma, I was encouraged to find some news from the office of Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH). He has recently gone on the record with strong objections to the continued use of asbestos in America and around the world. Asbestos, of course, is linked to mesothelioma as its only proven cause.
In a news release from his office on Capitol Hill, Kucinich says, “Asbestos is a highly toxic material that has no place in construction projects here or anywhere else, especially when viable alternatives are available.” In the past, asbestos was used for fire protection, but there are other modern materials available now that preclude the necessity for using asbestos. Still, it is included in many construction materials today, including roofing shingles.
The statement was spurred by a letter of inquiry that Kucinich spearheaded, to urge The World Bank to finalize a construction guidance that would drastically reduce the use of asbestos in new construction projects. The report was commissioned in 2006, and completed in 2008, but its release has been stalled. Kucinich, joined by four other members of Congress, urged World Bank to release the guidance immediately.
The World Bank is not a bank in the usual sense, but is a source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries worldwide. It is made up of two development institutions owned by 185 member countries. The World Bank carries out projects and provides a wide variety of analytical and advisory services to help meet the development needs of individual countries and the international community.
Regarding asbestos, the 2009 Guidance says, “Health hazards from breathing asbestos dust include asbestosis, a lung scarring disease, and various forms of cancer … Mesothelioma, a signal tumor for asbestos exposure, occurs among workers’ family members from dust on the workers’ clothes and among neighbors of asbestos air pollution point sources. Some experimental animal studies show that high inhalation exposures to all forms of asbestos for only hours can cause cancer.”
Kucinich says, “Global asbestos use is on the rise at the very time it should be eliminated.”
Read the full text of the 17-page Guidance on Asbestos.
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Greetings from the walking dead who are “not victims and WR Grace is not guilty” from a so called trial held in Missoula Mt which resulted in the guilty getting away with murder by a Judge Molley and WR Grace who made a disGrace out of the words/meaning and truth of justice/Fairness/accountability/responsibility/and down right knowing and allowing this deadly poison to be put upon MILLIONS of human beings with a latency, to get away with it, until they go to this/their/my/Libby/etc etc trial and are found not guilty.Even when the evidence is THOUSANDS sick, dead and dying because of them all by the same Tremolite asbestos.The United States and WE the People LOST in this trial. ALL those that resulted in death by their product and finding out 40 years later that this was done to all of us, knowingly…I have to ask if there is any one or any thing or any where that Justice can be made for the sake of those we leave behind like my children who follow in my foot steps.They should not have to fight for what is right and what also was done to them.This goes for thousands in Libby from Libby ALL sick and dying from the same thing by the same people and today Libby is for sale as safe??? I would like to see a mis trial and those in fault held accountable for this failure because the bottom line is this and this has to change…”When Government can knowingly allow Corporations to Knowingly kill “We the People” and do nothing to stop it, THEN, We the People” HAVE a Government JUST as GUILTY as the Corporations for killing US. Welcome to Libby Mt. A mis trial is demanded and we the people of Libby need help and justice.The US of A needs to seek Justice for it's people who are victims of this holocaust that is killing millions today all over the world. 80% of this murder of the people came from Libby Mt.I want it known that WR Grace and the US Government ARE GUILTY of killing Mike Crill and his family and friends by failure in their DUTIES to warn, inform and protect the People/WE the People from something that is known, KNOWN to kill you. Hello Libby Mt and the deadly air and who cares.It would be nice to see some kind of human justice for the killing of millions befor I die but I sure the hell ain;t going to hold my breathe for this, I may need it….asbestoskillnme@yahoo.com if any one can do anything for us walking dead from Libby Mt. Thank you.And stay away from Libby Mt is a Health Emergency someone forgot to mention. I wonder why????
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