vue - Why the Deadly Asbestos Industry is Still Alive and Well
Despite irrefutable scientific evidence calling out the dangers of asbestos, 2 million tons of the carcinogen are exported every year to the developing world, where it's often handled with little to no regulation. For this episode of VICE Reports, correspondent Milène Larsson traveled to the world's largest asbestos mine in the eponymous town of Asbest, Russia, to meet workers whose livelihoods revolve entirely around the dangerous mineral. Surprisingly, the risks associated with asbestos mining didn't seem to worry the inhabitants; in fact, asbestos is the city's pride, celebrated with monuments, songs, and even its own museum. Larsson then visits Libby, Montana, another mining town almost on the other side of the globe, where the effects of asbestos exposure are undeniable: 400 townspeople have died from asbestos-related diseases, and many more are slowly choking to death. Why is the deadly industry of mining and selling asbestos still alive and well? Click here to subscribe to VICE: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/VICE-Videos Videos, daily editorial and more: http://vice.com More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideos Like VICE on Facebook: http://fb.com/vice Follow VICE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/vice Read our Tumblr: http://vicemag.tumblr.com Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/vice Check out our Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/vicemag
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You can see the corruption and fear oozing out of these people's faces.
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How can anyone in their right mind actually believe Putin's Russia is fighting for a better future for the middle class? Everything one might hate about America is much, much worse in Russia and yet $80 billions-heavy Putin is being portrayed as that glorified God fighting against the elites and whatnot.
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The interview part with Ms. Marilyn Morton (at 10:41).
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Humanity seldom gets what it deserves, another case where we get off lightly.
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Its still a big Canadian export. We also have a town named Asbestos, Quebec
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I cannot wrap my head around how supportive of this Asbestos the people of Asbest are ? Lol its crazy and I can definitely relate to how scared The journalist was when she went there.
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Why are cigarettes still produced and sold throughout the US? Smoking tobacco kills 200,000+ Americans every year. Not certain the numbers asbestos kills, but cigarettes kill and main way too many, do a story on them.
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Russians seem arrogant and cold blooded to deny anything negative about it. doctor says he kinda loved the asbestos town as air was clean. lol
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I dont care if it will ruin the "economy" to end this industry. Money is made to HELP people get things that they are unable to make themselves not kill them! It is a versatile and "timeless" invention to make life EASIER! Stop this industry
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The city's anthem can also be translated to "Asbest: My city and my fate." Wow...
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this was one of those things that i didnt wanted to know about. now im paranoid :(
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Asbestos
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If you stood on one asbestos fibre would it cause any ill effects?
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She's so attractive
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In Russia asbestos gets cancer
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Asbestos is said to have been brought to Earth from Venus by Melchisedek.
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Yeah VICE, but my question would be did you SMOKE too at 19:10?Why was that question not answered?
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OMG....this is scary. GREAT JOB VICE.
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you guys are being a little dramatic
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