So The US EPA is proposing to allow new uses for Asbestos?

That is tragic and still your EPA.. As for why I care, google Wittenoom. That will explain it.@gregloa

@whowasthatmaskedman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wittenoom,_Western_Australia

Ok. So what does the American EPA, which has absolutely NO jurisdiction or influence on Australia, have to do with this?

I still don't understand why this is upsetting you so much. What, exactly do you anticipate happening here?

@whowasthatmaskedman You familiar with Centralia, PA? It has and continues to have a coal fire burning beneath it. They had to abandon the town.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania

Does that mean we should never have extracted anymore coal ever anywhere?

@whowasthatmaskedman I know what mesothelioma is dunderhead. A good friend's mother just passed from this horrible disease.

You don't know what you are talking about.

[quote]The smallest fibre, let loose in the atmosphere can cause Mesothelioma[/quote]

No moron, you get it from repeated, regular exposure to asbestos like what happened when it was in every building for decades.

It's not coming back to building materials. They are considering using it again in manufacturing, that's all.

Stop listening to Snopes. They are run by progressives and regularly contribute and associate with members of the Democrat party. It's propaganda. Snopes is great if you want to know if the email forward you got from your uncle is legit, not so much when it comes to politics.

Sorry. I thought I may be discussing this rationally on a scientific basis. I come from an age when "Progess" was in a forward direction and was generally considered a good thing. And before you go calling people names, look up the number of traffic cops who died of lung cancer. @SumKindaMunster

[quote][i]Sorry. I thought I may be discussing this rationally on a scientific basis[/i][/quote]

Well then your first mistake was using Snopes as your "scientific" guide. Snopes is opinion, they make a few calls, send a few emails and draw their own conclusions. There is nothing scientific in their methods.

[quote][i]I come from an age when "Progess" was in a forward direction and was generally considered a good thing. [/i][/quote]

And your interpretation of "progress" is based on your own, well worn and stubborn liberal world view. As I said earlier, it's a change, it remains to be seen whether this is a good change or not. You clearly don't believe so, but that is merely your [i]opinion[/i].

[quote]And before you go calling people names, look up the number of traffic cops who died of lung cancer. [/quote]

Yeah well maybe next time don't assume the person you are speaking to is ignorant and has no idea about what the true danger of asbestos is. I am well aware of the horror of this insidious disease.