Guest guest Posted March 7, 2004 Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 http://www.moveon.org/mercury/ http://www.moveon.org/mercury/ Protect our Kids from Mercury At the request of its friends in the energy industry, the Bush administration has directed the EPA to weaken a proposal that would have required strict limits on mercury pollution from power plants. Exposure to mercury causes neurological and developmental problems in fetuses and small children. That's why we believe: " The EPA must protect our children by making all power plants install controls to stop mercury pollution by 2008. " You can submit comments to the EPA now on its proposed weak rule. Tell the EPA its job is to protect our most vulnerable citizens, rather than President Bush's friends in the energy industry. Please enter your name, email address, zip code, and your personal comment below. We'll deliver these messages to the EPA and to other political leaders. For further resources on mercury, click here. http://www.moveon.org/mercury/mercury-resources.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ It occurs to me that the high rate of MS in Rangely, Maine a small town in western Maine may be related to mercury pollution, in the many local lakes, some of the most pristine, beautiful and remote lakes in the US. Prehaps this is one of the reasons that MS is near epidemic in Maine; may be related to mercury poisoning from air pollution! It is known that many of these lakes have high levels of mercury. Rangely a small town of less than 2000 people recently bought a wheel chair van (a large expense for a small town)to use to transport it's citizens in need. -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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