COURT ORDERS BUSH ADMINISTRATION TO TURN OVER KEY DOCUMENTS ON MERCURY

[NorthernSun]

BOSTON -- Federal Magistrate Judge Robert Collings has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to release key documents relating to the regulation of mercury emissions from power plants, Attorney General Tom Reilly announced today. Power plants are the largest producers of mercury, which poses serious neurological risks, especially to children and pregnant women
http://www.ago.state.ma.us/sp.cfm?pageid=986&id=1652

[Atman]

1. BUSH SAYS "FUCK YOU!"

Since when has BushCo given a rat's ass what the courts say?

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

12. Since 12-12-00?

[opihimoimoi]

2. He better not be holding his Breath

[me b zola]

17. Which leads to the obvious question..

How many months has it been since the LAST judge ordered bush* to turn over the Abu Ghraib photos/videos? Three, four?

[leftchick]

3. This will end up going to the SCOTUS

and we Know what will happen there. :(

[lovuian]

4. Poisoned our water and fish

thats for sure...

[ShockediSay]

6. Most of the fish I catch I can't eat on account of mercury

contamination. Oh well, there goes another bit of Americana... on account of the power/fuel lobbyists. Thanks again Jack Abramoff, to you and your kind.

[saigon68]

14. You will Glow in the Dark, if you eat them from My Fox River

They are filled with Mercury and PCBs

The paper mills used Mercury as a slimacide to prevent slime in their Pulp digesters.


http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/fishing/guides/fishguide/FGadvisories.asp

Mercury also has been used as a slimacide in the pulp and paper industry, as an antifouling and mildew-proofing agent in paints and as an antifungal seed dressing. Of the existing sources of mercury, it is widely accepted that atmospheric depostion of both natural and man-induced mercury is the major contributor both in our state and nation-wide. Cycling of mercury in the environment is facilitated by the volatile nature of its metallic form and by bacterial transformation of metallic and inorganic forms to stable mercury compounds, particularly in bottom sedements. It is the stable or organic mercury (methyl-mercury) that is detected in fish tissue and is harmful to humans.

[allisonthegreat]

15. Mercury is known to add or even cause

attention deficit disorder....yah,yah,yah...:hippie:

[wordpix]

5. good. Now order them to turn over key docs on secret energy deals, public

lands sales, and the gutting of the Endangered Species Act, Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act. And anything else related to the selling of America.

[daleo]

7. Bush will put the documents on the next NASA rocket to Mercury

And say "I have turned over the key documents on Mercury."

[NorthernSun]

8. Or have energy industry investigate themselves

And then declare themselves clean and save.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

10. Or turn over a printout of this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Mercury

[jberryhill]

18. He should release them on Venus instead...

...because he was told that Mercury is a brazillion miles away.

[tanyev]

9. Mercury is dangerous to fetuses!

You'd think the pro-life gang would be all over this issue.

[Massachusetts]

11. Excellent point!

[goforit]

13. Brain tumors, leukemias and Parkinsons and much more.

[eppur_se_muova]

16. Thanks for this post -- and welcome to DU, NorthernSun!

Wish I'd seen it sooner -- it's too late to recommend, and it needs more eyeballs.

[NorthernSun]

19. Thanks

I like to fish but our state proclamation warned against eating our catch. (Although I believe our Republican governor had the warning taken out last year)