Fighting the “Anti-Granite Campaign”
As I was reading the July 2008 issue of Kitchen & Bath Design News yesterday, I came across an article titled, MIA Creates Fund to Fight ‘Anti-Granite Campaign’. With so much misleading and false information on the market regarding granite, I was happy to see that the Marble Institute of America (MIA) had kicked off this campaign last month. While I knew about the campaign prior to reading this article, the article makes it clear that the natural stone industry is making a concerted effort to repair the damage that has been done and prevent more damage from occurring. 
The campaign was spurred by a “recent assertion by a Houston-based not-for-profit association whose home testing concluded that potentially harmful levels of radon are emitted by granite countertop surfaces.” The article also points out that the testing, according the to the MIA, was underwritten by two major suppliers of natural quartz products. The MIA has refuted the claims and is now asking their members to join in the fight.
For more information on the “Truth about Granite Fund” contact the MIA.
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Angie
Posted in Granite, Industry News on July 23rd, 2008 by Angie | |
on July 24th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
After reading your Blog yesterday, I stopped by a local magazine shop to pick up a copy of the Kitchen and Bath Design News magazine. I couldn’t agree with you more. We all must understand the radon concerns with granite stones. I often wonder “Am I harming my children with radon emissions from my countertops?”. Should I have used a different product for my countertops? I love granite, but, more importantly, I love my three boys. I’m glad that the Marble Institute is fighting back. We must remember that as our population continues to grow we still have a strong foundation here at home. With you and the marble institute we can FIGHT BACK! To end, I don’t see the correlation between radon and Tom Petty from the blog today titled, “Won’t Back Down.” I enjoy his music but I guess I never realized the song was about radon. I’ll be sure to listen to it today.
Respectfully, Marcy
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on July 24th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Marcy:
The song is definitely not about radon. I was using the song title and verse as an analogy that the stone industry won’t back down in their fight against false claims, especially radon. Maybe it wasn’t that great of an analogy, but I was thinking about work and what we do here at PGC.
Thanks for your comments!
Barb
Thanks!
Barb