How can we prevent thousands of workers in the fossil fuel industry from contracting the asbestos cancer, mesothelioma? By lessening our reliance on fossil fuels, we can prevent unnecessary asbestos exposures among one of the worlds dirtiest and most asbestos-riddled industries.

Few people realise that asbestos still exists in nearly all industries, particularly in the processing of fossil fuel energies. We can prevent asbestos exposure among workers in these industries if we can take small steps each day to lessen our own carbon footprint.

Take a bike instead of a car today. Walk to the corner store instead of driving. Turn your heat down at night. All these small, but significant strides can help our planet out of the bondage of fossil fuel use. And not only will we save the planet for our posterity, but we can save the lives of our industrial workers who encounter asbestos in this dirty business.

This tip was written by David Latimer from the Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness Center.