Through my years blogging for the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance, I have had some pretty amazing opportunities to get my story out there through blogs, opinion pieces, and most recently an interview and video with Greenpeace. Why Greenpeace you might ask? What does an organization better known for saving the whales have to do with万博专业版和石棉？
To answer your questions, all I need is one word: environment. This current administration is causing many of us who are passionate about environmental issues a lot of anxiety about not only climate change denial, but the blatant disregard for common sense and safety when it comes to asbestos. The president himself has been quoted extolling the benefits of asbestos, not even taking into consideration how dangerous it actually is.
2012年，他发了推文：“如果我们没有删除令人难以置信的强大的阻燃石膏并用不起作用的垃圾更换它，世界贸易中心将永远不会被烧毁。”但是，我们知道，当双塔下降时，我们都会使用大量的石棉，并在曼哈顿下降。由于该捕鱼中的其他化学品以及毒性粉尘中的其他化学品，死亡人数继续上升。
新的EPA头
当斯科特·普鲁吉特被提名为环保局（EPA）时，我确实有一些检查以及我学到的东西让我的胃受伤了。这个男人在他的俄克拉荷马州的家庭州，已经起诉了EPA，这是他被选中的代理商，十几次。我一直想知道一个已知的气候变化旦尼尔如何负责保护环境的机构。事实证明，我不是唯一一个。
Greenpeace, which has been at the forefront of environmental issues for years, is concerned about this appointment and the pending cuts to the EPA as well. I interviewed with Ryan Schleeter, who had written an op-ed piece about his concerns. Their interest was piqued because I am a victim of a known environmental toxin, one that just this last year was finally listed on the EPA’s Toxic Substance Control Act: asbestos.
通过削减EPA，或完全废除它，所做的保护可能会消失。石棉已经松散地监管，尽管思想中的思想尖锐，但相反的是真实的。万博专业版根据CDC，间皮瘤病例上升而不是下降。万博专业版
Getting My Story Out
When I talked with Ryan,I shared my story. I told him of getting the news that I had mesothelioma when my baby was just 3½ months old. I told him about the surgery I had that took my entire left lung and the debilitating effects of the chemo and radiation that followed in the months after my surgery.
我错过了我宝贝女孩的生命的前18个月，因为我被石棉毒害了。当我知道这种疾病是可以预防的，只需保持暴露的发生就会让人感到恶心，它令我想起的是禁止或让这种物质杀死更多人。
我告诉瑞安关于我的担忧，并说如果他想见我会在D.C.下午接下来的会议，因为我知道GreenPeace的主要办公室位于那里。由于该谈话，一个想法出生。
我们拍摄了a video and interviewto go with the written article to drive home the importance of the EPA. We met with a videographer and filmed in locations around D.C., including in front of the White House, the Capitol Building, and the EPA headquarters, which ironically enough are located across the street from the new Trump Hotel.
我在参议员艾米克布尔科的办公室成立了一场与员工的会议，讨论环保署的削减以及其他预算削减有关我的事。我很幸运，我的参议员，艾米克罗巴尔科和艾瑞兰人非常亲环境，同意EPA预算削减可能意味着不仅仅是明尼苏达州，而且是整个国家的灾难性的事情。
我们用面试完成了视频，尽管有问题，但我的声音有很大的声音。该视频于4月12日推出，迄今为止已有超过55万种意见。
Support EPA Funding
By telling my story and how the cuts to the EPA and other science-backed organizations are going to harm our future, I feel like I’m doing my part. You can too. Now is the time to get involved.
All it takes is a phone call to your representatives’ and senators’ offices. They are easy to find! You can go to USA.gov and all the information you need is there. Make a phone call, tell them not to cut the EPA budget.
Getting involved is easier now than ever. Let’s work together to keep our future safe, not just for us, but for all the future generations.
