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Originally Posted by Bipa
I did another one of my "random searches"  and found it surprising that up to and including 2005 (last stats I could find) the US continues to import asbestos, albeit in ever smaller amounts. Asbestos mining in the US stopped in 2002.
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Those are some interesting searches. I'd be really curious as to who was using that asbestos and what for.
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Originally Posted by Bipa
Ah... I think I understand the problem with banning asbestos in Canada. Might be a bit difficult for non-Canadians to understand, but I'll try. Asbestos is mined in Quebec. What Quebec wants, it usually gets in order to off-set threats of separation. Heck, there's even a town in Quebec called "Asbestos" which sits on the western world's largest known deposit of chrysotile. So I don't see a solution to this problem in the near future. Asbestos continues to be a big money maker for the Quebec economy. Only when everyone stops buying it will Quebec stop producing it.  |
I completly understand. Like the cigarette industry. Until people stop smoking, cigaretts will continue to be made.