Reply #9: 100 ton emitted in this country alone.... [View All]

[leftchick]

isn't bush rewarding coal plants with tax breaks for their emissions now? Oh how far off the track we have fallen since Carol Browner's tenure. :cry:

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Scientists found high levels of mercury in bald eagles, songbirds, polar bears and alligators, to name just a few species. Alligator meat is very popular in the southeast, but there is no advisory against eating alligator meat.

Last year Utah issued an advisory for duck hunters, warning people to limit or avoid eating certain duck species because of high levels of mercury.

Stadler said this report "raises the question of what ecosystems are safe and immune from toxic contamination."

Mercury is a naturally occurring element, but people release much more mercury pollution that ends up in our forests, lakes, and streams — 100 tons in this country alone annually. The primary sources include coal-burning power plants, wastewater treatment plants and waste incinerators.