Join the fight against Asbestos Disease
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is dedicated to serving as the voice of asbestos victims. They aim to save lives by raising awareness about the widespread use of asbestos, which...
View ArticleSign the Petition – Ban Asbestos!
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) has drafted a petition asking the United States Congress to totally ban asbestos. Information in the petition states that “Congress is expected to...
View ArticleAsbestos Hearing set for Feb. 28
The U.S. House of Representatives will hold a hearing on Feb. 28, 2008, to discuss asbestos. In the next decade, it is estimated that 100,000 people – 30 per day – will lose their lives as a result of...
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Asbestos Awareness Day April 1
The 4th Annual Asbestos Awareness Day is set for Tuesday, April 1, 2008. The first week of April, April 1-7, also is Asbestos Awareness Week. On October 6th, 2004, Senator Harry Reid introduced Senate...
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What do YOU want to tell America?
As I’ve mentioned here in several other posts, April 1 is National Asbestos Awareness Day, and April 1-7 is National Asbestos Awareness Week. This event is sponsored by the Asbestos Disease Awareness...
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CSI: Asbestos
CNN has recently produced a segment following up on a story first reported in December, alerting the public to the presence of asbestos in a “CSI:” toy fingerprint kit, based on the popular television...
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Mayor declares Asbestos Awareness Day
Montgomery Mayor Bobby Bright signed a proclamation today, declaring April 1 as Asbestos Awareness Day in Montgomery, Ala., in a ceremony at his office . This proclamation goes hand-in-hand with a...
View ArticleConference educates about asbestos
Over the weekend I traveled to Detroit, Michigan, to attend the fourth annual Asbestos Awareness Day Conference, presented by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization. The conference included a full...
View ArticleToday is Asbestos Awareness Day
Today, April 1, is Asbestos Awareness Day. On a national level, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is working in Washington, D.C., and around the world, to increase awareness and secure...
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Karmanos tackles looming asbestos epidemic
As I mentioned earlier this week, I spent the past weekend in Detroit, Michigan, at the 4th Annual Asbestos Awareness Day Conference, presented by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)....
View ArticleAsbestos in CSI toy sparks lawsuits
Public Justice recently filed suit in federal and California state courts against CBS Broadcasting, Inc., Planet Toys, Inc., and several retail manufacturers in response to their production and...
View ArticleRemembering Warren Zevon, 1947-2003
Sunday, Sept. 7, is the fifth anniversary of Warren Zevon’s death. The Grammy award-winning composer and musican, who penned such popular tunes as “Werewolves of London,” passed away in 2003 from...
View ArticleAsbestos Awareness Conference set for March 28
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) has announced its Fifth Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference is set for March 28, 2009, in Manhattan Beach, Calif. The purpose of the...
View ArticleSenate establishes fifth annual National Asbestos Awareness Week
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization announced that the United States Senate has officially introduced a resolution declaring the first week of April as National Asbestos Awareness Week. This is...
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Asbestos Awareness Week in Montgomery, AL
Mayor Todd Strange today signed a proclamation declaring April 1-7 as Asbestos Awareness Week in Montgomery, Alabama. This proclamation supports National Asbestos Awareness Week, as established by...
View ArticleLight a candle for unity, hope and remembrance
As Asbestos Awareness Week – April 1-7, 2009 – draws to a close, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is encouraging the mesothelioma and asbestos awareness community to recognize the...
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Mark your calendar for mesothelioma, asbestos awareness events
It’s not too early to begin making preparations for Mesothelioma Awareness Day, September 26. The Meso Foundation has a helpful toolkit on its web site, that will assist you in planning mesothelioma...
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ADAO Bulletin calls for more urgency in fight to ban asbestos
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), has issued a special bulletin urging the mesothelioma community and U.S. citizens in general to step up the fight to ban asbestos in the United...
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ADAO founder draws from personal loss to fight asbestos disease, raise awareness
“For every life lost to asbestos, a shattered family is left behind.” This is the motto and the message of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) co-founder Linda Reinstein. Linda, who now...
View ArticleCalifornia asked to find non-lethal official state rock
A story on the Cold Truth web site published Oct. 21 reported on a recent meeting of the Manhattan Beach, Calif., City Council, during which it passed a resolution to ask the State of California to...
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