Was the quote taken out of context?
Earlier today a Denier was very offended that the head of the IPCC made some sort of remark about rubbing asbestos on the face of a Denier. The quote from the article the Denier posted said <
The asbestos appeared to refer to a specific Denier named Christopher Booker, who is a pro-asbestos advocate who claims asbestos is chemically identical to talc and is harmless.
So if someone advocates the public be exposed to unlimited asbestos, is it unfair to advocate the Denier be exposed to asbestos? To be exposed to something the Denier insists is not harmful?
Some of Booker’s other “ideas” are that the Theory of Evolution is junk and that secondhand cigarette smoke is harmless. (Maybe some tobacco carcinogens to go with the asbestos for Booker!)
You can read about Booker here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Booker
<
There was no comment in what I wrote for which your response would have been relevant.
Me saying that it was absurd to claim asbestos was (literally) chemically identical to talc did not imply anything about the wprld ending. Indeed, if Deniers were honest they would find Booker as objectionable as I do.
It is as if you guys are programmed to just say things and it does not really even matter whether they are really related to what is being discussed.
<
Your objections to that are subjective and political. It is not the same as saying that asbestos is chemically *identical* to talc and harmless–the talc claim is an objectively wrong (and absurd) scientific claim.
Asbestos? do i need to wooolrry?
I recently moved into an older home. the upstairs was finished, with tile flooring. They were coming loose in many spots, so i put on a dust mask and removed them all. After my parents came over, my dad told me they were probably asbestos tile (9×9 inch). I disposed of them properly, but am wondering if i am going to get lung cancer from this in 10 or 20 years?
I have never before been exposed to asbestos in any way (automotive, school or another house)
thanks in advance
what is the average cost for an asbestos abatement in a crawl space?
we just meet with our home inspector and his biggest concern for this house is that there is loose asbestos everywhere in the crawlspace that is lining our ducts and pipes. I’m curious to know what it might cost to have all that asbestos removed and what the process intails.
Will short-term exposure to asbestos have any effects on me?
i recently became aware of floor tiles in my home that contain asbestos.
the tiles were located underneath some carpet that was recently pulled up b/c of a water flood on the floor. the tiles are sporadically broken into pieces. we don’t know how they broke or how long they have been broken.
water extraction took place on thursday & heaters were placed in the home. on friday (after level of asbestos was determined), fans were placed in the home to facilitate the drying process. the central heat & air conditioning was left on throughout the weekend.
floor was determined to be 100% dry on monday, & the fans were removed that day.
i experienced headaches & on tuesday, i vomitted.
i understand that my reactions (symptoms) may have been merely from dirt & dander circulating b/c the carpet was removed. just want to know if asbestos is now being removed, was asbestos exposure minimal, & is it possible the ANYTHING bad can/will result from the things i mentioned above?
Could you please estimate the total number of asbestos fibers in this house?
A house that is approximately 1760 Sq Ft with 8 Foot ceilings has received the following results after an air quality test was performed: Volume (Liter): 300, Fibers/Fields: 2/100, Fibers/CC: <0.005.
Based on this information what would you estimate to be the asbestos fiber count?
Here is a link to the actual test if that helps any http://s883.photobucket.com/albums/ac32/skankyskeezer/Fiber/?action=view¤t=fibers.jpg (it’s the same information though). Thanks!
Apparently it’s supposed to be .005 CC per 300 Liters
I called the company that analyzed the air sample directly and the man I spoke too said my test results say there are .005cc of fiber per 300 Liters and he said the house was “clean” and I was “in good shape.” So maybe that will change your calculations. Or maybe he was wrong. I don’t know.
58 reasons not to vote for Obama TRUE? FALSE?
Obama LAUNDRY LIST OF LIES.
1.) Selma Got Me Born – LIAR, your parents felt safe enough to have you in 1961 – Selma had no effect on your birth, as Selma was in 1965.
2.) Father Was A Goat Herder – LIAR, he was a privileged, well educated youth, who went on to work with the Kenyan Government.
3.) Father Was A Proud Freedom Fighter – LIAR, he was part of one of the most corrupt and violent governments Kenya has ever had
4.) My Family Has Strong Ties To African Freedom – LIAR, your cousin Raila Odinga has created mass violence in attempting to overturn a legitimate election in 2007, in Kenya. It is the first widespread violence in decades.
5.) My Grandmother Has Always Been A Christian – LIAR, she does her daily Salat prayers at 5am according to her own interviews. Not to mention, Christianity wouldn’t allow her to have been one of 14 wives to 1 man.
6.) My Name is African Swahili – LIAR, your name is Arabic and ‘Baraka’ (from which Barack came) means ‘blessed’ in that language. Hussein is also Arabic and so is Obama.
7.) I Never Practiced Islam – LIAR, you practiced it daily at school, where you were registered as a Muslim and kept that faith for 31 years,until your wife made you change, so you could run for office.
8.) My School In Indonesia Was Christian – LIAR, you were registered as Muslim there and got in trouble in Koranic Studies for making faces (check your own book).
9.) I Was Fluent In Indonesian – LIAR, not one teacher says you could speak the language.
10.) Because I Lived In Indonesia, I Have More Foreign Experience – LIAR, you were there from the ages of 6 to 10, and couldn’t even speak the language. What did you learn, how to study the Koran and watch cartoons.
11.) I Am Stronger On Foreign Affairs – LIAR, except for Africa (surprise) and the Middle East (bigger surprise), you have never been anywhere else on the planet and thus have NO experience with our closest allies.
12.) I Blame My Early Drug Use On Ethnic Confusion – LIAR, you were quite content in high school to be Barry Obama, no mention of Kenya and no mention of struggle to identify – your classmates said you were just fine.
13.)An Ebony Article Moved Me To Run For Office – LIAR, Ebony has yet to find the article you mention in your book. It doesn’t, and never did, exist.
14.) A Life Magazine Article Changed My Outlook On Life – LIAR, Life has yet to find the article you mention in your book. It doesn’t, and never did, exist.
15.) I Won’t Run On A National Ticket In ‘08 – LIAR, here you are, despite saying, live on TV, that you would not have enough experience by then, and you are all about having experience first.
16.) Present Votes Are Common In Illinois – LIAR, they are common for YOU, but not many others have 130 NO VOTES.
17.) Oops, I Misvoted – LIAR, only when caught by church groups and democrats, did you beg to change your misvote.
18.) I Was A Professor Of Law – LIAR, you were a senior lecturer ON LEAVE.
19.) I Was A Constitutional Lawyer – LIAR, you were a senior lecturer ON LEAVE.
20.) Without Me, There Would Be No Ethics Bill – LIAR, you didn’t write it,introduce it, change it, or create it.
21.) The Ethics Bill Was Hard To Pass – LIAR, it took just 14 days from start to finish.
22.) I Wrote A Tough Nuclear Bill – LIAR, your bill was rejected by your own party for its pandering and lack of all regulation – mainly because of your Nuclear Donor, Exelon, from which David Axelrod came.
23.) I Have Released My State Records – LIAR, as of March, 2008, state bills you sponsored or voted for have yet to be released, exposing all the special interests pork hidden within.
24.) I Took On The Asbestos Altgeld Gardens Mess – LIAR, you were part of a large group of people who remedied Altgeld Gardens. You failed to mention anyone else but yourself, in your books.
25.) My Economics Bill Will Help America – LIAR, your 111 economic policies were just combined into a proposal which lost 99-0, and even YOU voted against your own bill.
26.) I Have Been A Bold Leader In Illinois – LIAR, even your own supporters claim to have not seen BOLD action on your part.
27.) I Passed 26 Of My Own Bills In One Year – LIAR, they were not YOUR bills, but rather handed to you, after their creation by a fellow Senator, to assist you in a future bid for higher office.
28.) No One Contacted Canada About NAFTA – LIAR, the Candian Government issued the names and a memo of the conversation your campaign had with them.
29.) I Am Tough On Terrorism – LIAR, you missed the Iran Resolution vote on terrorism and your good friend Ali Abunimah supports the destruction of Israel.
30.) I Am Not Acting As President Yet – LIAR, after the NAFTA Memo, a dead terrorist in the FARC, in Colombia, was found with a letter stating how you and he were working together on getting FARC recognized officially.
31.) I Didn’t Run Ads In Florida – LIAR, you allowed national ads to run 8-12 times per day for two weeks – and you still lost.
32.) I Won Michigan – LIAR, no you didn’t.
33.) I won Nevada – LIAR, no you did not.
34.) I Want All Votes To Count – LIAR, you said let the delegates decide.
35.) I Want Americans To Decide – LIAR, you prefer caucuses that limit the vote, confuse the voters, force a public vote, and only operate during small windows of time.
36.) I passed 900 Bills in the State Senate – LIAR, you passed 26, most of which you didn’t write yourself.
37.) My Campaign Was Extorted By A Friend – LIAR, that friend is threatening to sue if you do not stop saying this. Obama has stopped saying this.
38.) I Believe In Fairness, Not Tactics – LIAR, you used tactics to eliminate Alice Palmer from running against you.
39.) I Don’t Take PAC Money – LIAR, you take loads of it.
40.) I don’t Have Lobbysists – LIAR, you have over 47 lobbyists, and counting.
41.) My Campaign Had Nothing To Do With The 1984 Ad – LIAR, your own campaign worker made the ad on his Apple in one afternoon.
42.) My Campaign Never Took Over MySpace – LIAR, Tom, who started MySpace issued a warning about this advertising to MySpace clients.
43.) I Inspire People With My Words – LIAR, you inspire people with other people’s words.
44.) I Have Passed Bills In The U.S. Senate – LIAR, you have passed A BILL in the U.S. Senate – for Africa, which shows YOUR priorities.
45.) I Have Always Been Against Iraq – LIAR, you weren’t in office to vote against it AND you have voted to fund it every single time, unlike Kucinich, who seems to be out gutting you Obama. You also seem to be stepping back from your departure date – AGAIN.
46.) I Have Always Supported Universal Health Care – LIAR, your plan leaves us all to pay the 15,000,000 who don’t have to buy it.
47.) I Only Found Out About My Investment Conflicts Via Mail – LIAR, both companies you site as having sent you letters about this conflict have no record of any such letter ever being created or sent.
48.) I Am As Patriotic As Anyone – LIAR, you won’t wear a flag pin and you don’t put your hand over your heart during the Anthem.
49.) My Wife Didn’t Mean What She Said About Pride In Country – LIAR, your wife’s words follow lock-step in the vain of Wright and Farrahkan, in relation to their contempt and hatred of America.
50.) Wal-Mart Is A Company I Wouldn’t Support – LIAR, your wife has received nearly a quater of a million dollars through Treehouse, which is connected to Wal-Mart.
51.) Treehouse Is A Small Company – LIAR, the CEO of Treehouse last year, made more than the CEO of Wal-Mart, according to public records.
52.) University Of Chicago Hospital Pay Is Fair – LIAR, your wife’s pay raise was nearly 150% her already bloated rate and the hospital is a Non-Profit Hospital, which made $100,000,000 in the last 3 years. They overcharge blacks VS whites for services, and overcharge everyone in general by 538%!
53.)I Barely Know Rezko – Only 5 Billed Hours – LIAR, you have known him for 17 years, and decided to do a real estate deal with him during a time when he was proven to be under investigation. Despite this, you divided your property and had them take off $300K before the mortgage problems started. Then Rezko’s wife buys the lot beside it that you can’t afford, saving you $625,000.
54.) My Donations Have Been Checked Thoroughly – LIAR, you only gave back Hsu ($72K) and Rezko ($150K) their money when publically called on their involvement in your campaigns.
55.) My Church Is Like Any Other Christian Church – LIAR, your church is so extreme, the pastor who married you, Rev. Wright, just got done blaming the US for 9/11 and named Louis Farrahkan their person of the year.
56.) I Disagree With My Church All The Time – LIAR, you still have yet to repudiate Wright, who married you and your wife, and you still donate large sums of money to assist the church in furthering its message – hatred and revenge. You donated in 2006 alone, $22,500 to the church that you so terribly disagree with. That is nearly $500 PER WEEK – that sure is disagreement, Senator Obama.
57.) I Have Clean Connections Despite Rezko – LIAR, you are not only connected to Exelon and Rezko, you are also connected to Hillary PAC supporter Mr. Hsu, AND an Iraqi Billionaire of ill repute, Nadhmi Auchi, who ripped off people in the Food For Oil, Iraqi deal. Seems Mr. Auchi may have helped Obama buy his million dollar property long before Obama had millions of dollars. Wonder what favors Mr. Auchi expects, when Obama leaves Iraq free to be taken over by special interests such as him.
58.) I never heard sermons like Rev. Wright’s, that have been in videos all day, You Tube – LIAR! 3 days later during your Mea Culpa BS speech you said “Did I hear controversial statements while sitting in the pew yes!”
59.)I was 8 when William Ayres bombed those buildings.LIAR you are friendly with thi
oklahoma mesothelioma lawyers?
I need an expert in mesothelioma. Sound like oklahoma mesothelioma lawyers is the best. Where can i find them.
Where does one apply for their Contractors License?
My husband is in the process of starting his own asbestos removal business. He’s certified on all levels required. But how or where does he apply for his license. He also needs to find out where to study for the exam.
Do I have asbestos insulation?
i live in a condo complex that was built in 1974 in california. there is sheet insulation in the walls. what are the chances this is asbestos versus fiberglass. the clean air act of 1970 addresses the issue, however, the EPA as i understand it never stated it was a hazardous product.?????
Somewhere between “involved” and “instrumental”?
For a resume. It’s a list of duties / accomplishments at a previous job.
I want to say I was …. in a case where clients won damages for an asbestos claim.
I don’t want to toot my own horn too much since I was basically a glorified intern, but at the same time I did do most of the actual work, and “involved” isn’t strong enough.
Asbestos insulation in home?
I just had an air duct cleaning service person tell me I have asbestos insulation in the attic and ducts and we’ve been circulating the air from the heater and A/C for 6 months now. This is a rental home, do we have any rights to request an overhaul to remove it, should we be concerned since we only lived here a short time about health hazards (we have a 3 year old and a newborn). Please advise.



