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The Evolution of Plant Minds
I was listening this past weekend to an NPR story about the history of chewing gum (see http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106439600&ft=1&f=1032). ... Libby Montana to get $130 million asbestos cleanup grant
The town of Libby Montana is getting a $130 million asbestos cleanup grant from the U.S Government after over 200 people have died from asbestos contamination in this area of northwestern Montana. The Environmental... Asbestos Found in Baby Powder
Traces of asbestos have been found in baby powder used to prevent rashes. The Korea Food and Drug Administration is checking 30 different baby powder products manufactured by 14 companies. So far up to 40 percent have been found to contain asbestos. "Asbestos has been found... Toxic French aircraft carrier to be scrapped in England
A 32,700-tonne French aircraft carrier is on it's way to England to be scrapped on Teesside by Hartlepool-based Able UK after it was deemed to toxic to be break up in India. The vessel named Clemenceau contains 700... A brief overview of Mesothelioma cancer
"Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that is found usually among men who are advanced in years. This type of cancer is caused from the effects of exposure to asbestos ad as a result affects the membranes of our vital organs such as the heart and lungs. Mesothelioma cancer is not...Man Sues to Stop His Own Autopsy
A man who expects to die from cancer caused by inhaling asbestos is challenging a court order that will require his body to undergo an autopsy.Seventy-one-year-old James Ross does not want an autopsy an believes that it shouldn't be a condition of his estate being paid a... The case for selling asbestos: Canada major exporter
Barry Artiste Op/Ed The case for exporting Cancer in Mineral form is Politics, plain and simple. Asbestos, Quebec is a small town, with a small population, but a big Liberal stronghold in the region by those... 363 views | 27 recommendations | 7 comments
Fort Jackson, SC TV Station finds problems Similar to Ft Bragg
Fort Jackson, SC TV Station finds problems Similar to Ft BraggFort Jackson is the gateway to many Americans to the United States Army. Featured in the 1994 film Renaissance Man, Fort Jackson is...Stop Exporting Asbestos! A Plea to Canadians
While the Canadian Government takes great care to ensure its own safety against the dangers of asbestos, you’ll probably never hear them make too big a fuss about it — what with Canada being a leading... 300 to die yearly in B.C. of asbestos-related disease
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Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor
This story fails to warn readers of one of the causes of asbestos related deaths caused in part by the rash of pre 1980 homes being demolished or renovated in the...
created by Barry Artiste | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
1375 views | 10 recommendations | 3 comments
1375 views | 10 recommendations | 3 comments
The Onion's Worst Band Names of 2007
It's that time of year--album releases slow to a crawl, the PR shuffle slows to a crawl, and editors and writers seeking filler and desiring easy holiday writing compile their Best and Worst of the year lists.... Christmas toy: CSI Toy Kit "asbestos warning"
Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas kids from your friendly Chinese Toy Manufacturer,The popular CSI show now comes in Toy Kit form for those up and coming Crime Scene Investigators, who one day may wonder how come...
created by Barry Artiste | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
6358 views | 20 recommendations | 3 comments
6358 views | 20 recommendations | 3 comments
Farmer refuses to remove asbestos
More people die from (mesothelioma) exposure to asbestos than accidents on British roads. In the next 30 years 150-250,000 UK citizens will die of lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis. The Asbestos Hazards...ACTU ,UNIONS and ohs perspectives on the environmental /nuclear issue
"ACTU opposes nuclear power station on OHS and environmental grounds The ACTU last week voiced its strong opposition to the Howard Government's push to build up to 25 nuclear power plants in Australia and labelled the move as a distraction from the Government's ongoing...New ways to strike it rich on the Web
"Clever entrepreneurs are using the Internet to build a healthy customer base - before they even have the ability to deliver what they're selling. One of the many remarkable aspects of the Internet is how easily people can use it to pretend to be something they aren't. There...
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