Go renewable. For the environment.
And the UK, which means it’s worldwide.
Asbestos has been discovered in at least 1,000 wind turbines across Britain following the import of components from China, it has been revealed. The parts, contained in brakes used in lifts and hoists, are understood to have come from third-party Chinese suppliers and contain a white asbestos known as chrysotile. […]
The type of asbestos has been completely banned in the UK since November 1999, making it illegal to buy, sell or export any materials with it, according to The Sunday Times which first reported the story.
My first thought was the New York Giants.
Not the first time I’ve heard that. LOL
Several things have been banned in the last couple of generations, and yet they were widely used previously and without any significant widespread issues. Including asbestos. And lead. And uranium. These products were chosen with good reason.
Asbestos dust is harmful when inhaled, but then so are many other materials. Lead is harmful when eaten, but then so is glue. Have you tried to find a food thermometer lately that contains mercury?
Now we’re told that combusting petroleum products is harmful for the atmosphere, but is it?
Whose interests are served by limiting what people may use? What is the cost to find replacements? Who gets to continue using the restricted products?
I agree, the ban was stupid. But it hits the proponents of these things right between the eyes with irony.
If we don’t import from China what will all the slaves do who need to be kept busy while waiting to donate their organs?
L – How much asbestos will be imported in the 50,000/yr. Chinese electric S.U.V. fleet for the next decade?
Will paramedics, have to wear N-95. masks and put on those white body suits before attempting life saving measures and/or treating the injured? Police, tow truck drivers, city clean up crews?
Will those vehicle owners have to pay higher insurance rates ?
Depreciation ? Will it be federal and provincial governments purchasing Chinese electric vehicles to prove they are not racist?
Will the Chinese police operating in Canada, while enforcing Chinese law buy all of them.
P.M. Carney’s “Strategic Partnership” with China unravels one asbestos fibre at a time.