My Dad has asbestosis – years of working in a ship engine room when everything was wrapped in asbestos for insulation and protection. Luckily he’s had no signs of cancer develop from this but he does have compromised breathing. He also has had to have regular check ups every year – more frequently now he’s over 70 – to ensure there has been no change to his lung health.
Make sure they use plenty of the cancer-causing flame retardant material that “saved the lives of dozens of (imaginary) babies whose mothers put a lit candle in the crib/put a lit candle on the nearby bureau/put a lit candle nearby that was knocked over by the dog etc.” – all claimed in the lies spewed by a single doctor in the pay of a “non-profit shell organization” made up of the three largest producers of flame-retardant material.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmh4RdIwswE
And since Nixon’s library is in Yorba Linda, I can see why he’s so concerned about the wildfires!
I like to think of asbestos as the DDT of fire protection. Both were so effective they became the universal tool, then, after years of exposure, the aftereffects reared their ugly heads and we are still paying the price decades later.
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the 34-year-old vehicle for federal chemical regulation, has generally been a failure. The burden of proving chemicals dangerous falls almost entirely on the government, while industry confidentiality privileges built into the TSCA deny citizens and federal regulators critical information about how substances are made and what their effects are.
In the years since the TSCA became law, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been able to issue restrictions on only a handful of chemicals and has lacked the power to ban even a dangerous carcinogen like asbestos.
A recent episode of the radio program 99 Percent Invisible seems to suggest one of the country’s most powerful “free markets” is responsible for the wildfire property damage in the first place. It details how scientific and engineering data has been available for years now showing how homes and landscaping can be designed to make structures surprisingly defensible against wildfires. But homeowners and builders stubbornly and stupidly keep insisting on using the same designs and materials that guarantee they’ll burn to the ground time and time again.
Masterskrain Premium Member over 5 years ago
Just as long as it’s the “Trump Approved Asbestos” from Russia, complete with Comrade-Cadet Bonespurs Trumpski’s picture on the label!
Scoutmaster77 over 5 years ago
Does this qualify as sarcasm? I love sarcasm.
Striped Cat over 5 years ago
I like asbestos. It tastes delicious.
poppet bear over 5 years ago
My Dad has asbestosis – years of working in a ship engine room when everything was wrapped in asbestos for insulation and protection. Luckily he’s had no signs of cancer develop from this but he does have compromised breathing. He also has had to have regular check ups every year – more frequently now he’s over 70 – to ensure there has been no change to his lung health.
Strawberry Hellcat: Gair I gall, ffon I’r anghall over 5 years ago
Make sure they use plenty of the cancer-causing flame retardant material that “saved the lives of dozens of (imaginary) babies whose mothers put a lit candle in the crib/put a lit candle on the nearby bureau/put a lit candle nearby that was knocked over by the dog etc.” – all claimed in the lies spewed by a single doctor in the pay of a “non-profit shell organization” made up of the three largest producers of flame-retardant material.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmh4RdIwswE
And since Nixon’s library is in Yorba Linda, I can see why he’s so concerned about the wildfires!
Godfreydaniel over 5 years ago
I hear Scott Pruitt isn’t doing much these days, maybe we can perform asbestos experiments on him……..
Smitty over 5 years ago
My inner Nixon voice saying, “My god McKinley, it’s hazardous!” makes me chuckle.
Fido (aka Felix Rex) Premium Member over 5 years ago
I like to think of asbestos as the DDT of fire protection. Both were so effective they became the universal tool, then, after years of exposure, the aftereffects reared their ugly heads and we are still paying the price decades later.
Charlie Tuba over 5 years ago
Beware of Astroturfing!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Heimbach
Strawberry Hellcat: Gair I gall, ffon I’r anghall over 5 years ago
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the 34-year-old vehicle for federal chemical regulation, has generally been a failure. The burden of proving chemicals dangerous falls almost entirely on the government, while industry confidentiality privileges built into the TSCA deny citizens and federal regulators critical information about how substances are made and what their effects are.
In the years since the TSCA became law, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been able to issue restrictions on only a handful of chemicals and has lacked the power to ban even a dangerous carcinogen like asbestos.
kaffekup over 5 years ago
trump is bringing back the asbestos jobs that President Obama killed!
Andrew Sleeth over 5 years ago
A recent episode of the radio program 99 Percent Invisible seems to suggest one of the country’s most powerful “free markets” is responsible for the wildfire property damage in the first place. It details how scientific and engineering data has been available for years now showing how homes and landscaping can be designed to make structures surprisingly defensible against wildfires. But homeowners and builders stubbornly and stupidly keep insisting on using the same designs and materials that guarantee they’ll burn to the ground time and time again.