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DAAS Kapitalist
Nov 9, 2005

Jackass: The Mad Monk

Don't try this at home.

SynthOrange posted:

Lmao black lung is making a comeback in qld.

From 2013:

http://www.qt.com.au/news/owen-jacques-apn-newsdeska-group-of-activist-docto/1882270/ posted:

The Doctors for the Environment Australia report - The Health Factor: ignored by industry, overlooked by government - warns of health dangers stemming from coal and gas projects whether planned or already in action.

In a joint rebuttal by Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association and the Queensland Resources Council , the two organisations point to the last case of pneumoconiosis or "black lung" occurred more than 20 years ago.

"Fear and misinformation is not substitute for scientific monitoring and reporting, to which the coal and CSG industries continue to contribute voluntarily with independent verification to state and federal authorities," a spokesman said.

The monitoring consisted of taking hundreds of thousands of chest X-rays to give workers the impression they were being monitored, then not bothering to have the X-rays examined.

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DAAS Kapitalist
Nov 9, 2005

Jackass: The Mad Monk

Don't try this at home.
Sloppy Joe's people skills are going to get us nuked.

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