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Mercury in fish rising
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20...ury/print.html
Extract Millions of fetuses whose mothers eat fish are being exposed to brain-damaging mercury. But critics charge the Bush administration's regulations are like bailing the ocean with a thimble. "Children who suffer the consequences of methylmercury toxicity often appear like other children who may have been affected for a genetic reason," explains Leo Trasande, the assistant director of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine's Center for Children's Health and the Environment in New York. "A child with mental retardation may have had a significant environmental exposure in the perinatal period. But there are no hallmarks." One study found that an affected child could score lower on IQ tests by as little as .20 of a point to as much as 24 points. While the Bush administration cajoles women to follow its fish warnings, it's proved unwilling to take on the root of the problem. Fish, after all, are only the pathway of mercury to our bloodstreams. Coal-fired power plants, in the United States and abroad, are the largest source of man-made mercury pollution. But Bush and company stand in the way of international efforts to prevent mercury pollution and are doing little the stop it at home. |
A.Melon wrote:
Just because it is on the internet does not make it true. Simply copying and pasting a political slam does not excuse you from being a spammer. Salon.com is a far left organization that invents their own stories. Just cause a rag smells like fish does not make it worthy of posting here. Get a life. You don't have to like Salon -- but what about these studies? Browngoehl's remarks are backed by several alarming studies of mercury in the past decade. One study, sponsored by the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and Europe's Environment and Climate Research Program, showed that children exposed to mercury in utero did poorly on tests measuring their attention span, memory and speaking abilities. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, both the brains and nervous systems of children who have been exposed to mercury can be damaged. Their language and visual spatial skills can also suffer. Karen Perry, deputy director of the environmental health department at Physicians for Social Responsibility, has this advice: "For women who are of child-bearing age, we would advise they learn more about which fish are the cleanest and the safest and continue to eat fish in moderation and choose the lowest-mercury fish. The sad part of all of this is that fish is such a healthy food, we don't want to tell people not to eat it. So you have to give them more information, so they can make the best choices." You would have seen them had you read the article On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, "Jim," wrote: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20...ury/print.html Extract Millions of fetuses whose mothers eat fish are being exposed to brain-damaging mercury. But critics charge the Bush administration's regulations are like bailing the ocean with a thimble. "Children who suffer the consequences of methylmercury toxicity often appear like other children who may have been affected for a genetic reason," explains Leo Trasande, the assistant director of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine's Center for Children's Health and the Environment in New York. "A child with mental retardation may have had a significant environmental exposure in the perinatal period. But there are no hallmarks." One study found that an affected child could score lower on IQ tests by as little as .20 of a point to as much as 24 points. While the Bush administration cajoles women to follow its fish warnings, it's proved unwilling to take on the root of the problem. Fish, after all, are only the pathway of mercury to our bloodstreams. Coal-fired power plants, in the United States and abroad, are the largest source of man-made mercury pollution. But Bush and company stand in the way of international efforts to prevent mercury pollution and are doing little the stop it at home. |
If you'll read it, I'll find you some online stuff from the NY Department of
Environmental Conservation. But, I don't suppose you'd be interested. This kind of information is (relatively speaking) everywhere, not just on Salon. Since that last sentence is true, I suspect you don't read much, if at all, or you'd know that mercury in fish is on the increase. Get a life. "A.Melon" wrote in message news:e3216fb4c4f19bdcd0d5b0caf0b7d502@melontraffic kers.com... Just because it is on the internet does not make it true. Simply copying and pasting a political slam does not excuse you from being a spammer. Salon.com is a far left organization that invents their own stories. Just cause a rag smells like fish does not make it worthy of posting here. Get a life. On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, "Jim," wrote: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20...ury/print.html Extract Millions of fetuses whose mothers eat fish are being exposed to brain-damaging mercury. But critics charge the Bush administration's regulations are like bailing the ocean with a thimble. "Children who suffer the consequences of methylmercury toxicity often appear like other children who may have been affected for a genetic reason," explains Leo Trasande, the assistant director of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine's Center for Children's Health and the Environment in New York. "A child with mental retardation may have had a significant environmental exposure in the perinatal period. But there are no hallmarks." One study found that an affected child could score lower on IQ tests by as little as .20 of a point to as much as 24 points. While the Bush administration cajoles women to follow its fish warnings, it's proved unwilling to take on the root of the problem. Fish, after all, are only the pathway of mercury to our bloodstreams. Coal-fired power plants, in the United States and abroad, are the largest source of man-made mercury pollution. But Bush and company stand in the way of international efforts to prevent mercury pollution and are doing little the stop it at home. |
"Jim," wrote in message ... http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20...ury/print.html Extract Millions of fetuses whose mothers eat fish are being exposed to brain-damaging mercury. But critics charge the Bush administration's regulations are like bailing the ocean with a thimble. Let's build nuke plants to provide us our electricity rather than buring oil and coal. |
Italy Anonymous Remailer wrote:
I'll read Salon when hell freezes over OK, meantime, stick to boating, not political based slams. Fishing is boating related, health is boating related. The reports are not from Salon, so don't shoot the messenger. And a closed mind is nothing to be proud of. It's more a sign of ignorance. On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, "Jim," wrote: A.Melon wrote: Just because it is on the internet does not make it true. Simply copying and pasting a political slam does not excuse you from being a spammer. Salon.com is a far left organization that invents their own stories. Just cause a rag smells like fish does not make it worthy of posting here. Get a life. You don't have to like Salon -- but what about these studies? Browngoehl's remarks are backed by several alarming studies of mercury in the past decade. One study, sponsored by the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and Europe's Environment and Climate Research Program, showed that children exposed to mercury in utero did poorly on tests measuring their attention span, memory and speaking abilities. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, both the brains and nervous systems of children who have been exposed to mercury can be damaged. Their language and visual spatial skills can also suffer. Karen Perry, deputy director of the environmental health department at Physicians for Social Responsibility, has this advice: "For women who are of child-bearing age, we would advise they learn more about which fish are the cleanest and the safest and continue to eat fish in moderation and choose the lowest-mercury fish. The sad part of all of this is that fish is such a healthy food, we don't want to tell people not to eat it. So you have to give them more information, so they can make the best choices." You would have seen them had you read the article On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, "Jim," wrote: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20...ury/print.html Extract Millions of fetuses whose mothers eat fish are being exposed to brain-damaging mercury. But critics charge the Bush administration's regulations are like bailing the ocean with a thimble. "Children who suffer the consequences of methylmercury toxicity often appear like other children who may have been affected for a genetic reason," explains Leo Trasande, the assistant director of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine's Center for Children's Health and the Environment in New York. "A child with mental retardation may have had a significant environmental exposure in the perinatal period. But there are no hallmarks." One study found that an affected child could score lower on IQ tests by as little as .20 of a point to as much as 24 points. While the Bush administration cajoles women to follow its fish warnings, it's proved unwilling to take on the root of the problem. Fish, after all, are only the pathway of mercury to our bloodstreams. Coal-fired power plants, in the United States and abroad, are the largest source of man-made mercury pollution. But Bush and company stand in the way of international efforts to prevent mercury pollution and are doing little the stop it at home. |
Jim, wrote:
Italy Anonymous Remailer wrote: I'll read Salon when hell freezes over OK, meantime, stick to boating, not political based slams. Fishing is boating related, health is boating related. The reports are not from Salon, so don't shoot the messenger. And a closed mind is nothing to be proud of. It's more a sign of ignorance. OR immaturity On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, "Jim," wrote: A.Melon wrote: Just because it is on the internet does not make it true. Simply copying and pasting a political slam does not excuse you from being a spammer. Salon.com is a far left organization that invents their own stories. Just cause a rag smells like fish does not make it worthy of posting here. Get a life. You don't have to like Salon -- but what about these studies? Browngoehl's remarks are backed by several alarming studies of mercury in the past decade. One study, sponsored by the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and Europe's Environment and Climate Research Program, showed that children exposed to mercury in utero did poorly on tests measuring their attention span, memory and speaking abilities. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, both the brains and nervous systems of children who have been exposed to mercury can be damaged. Their language and visual spatial skills can also suffer. Karen Perry, deputy director of the environmental health department at Physicians for Social Responsibility, has this advice: "For women who are of child-bearing age, we would advise they learn more about which fish are the cleanest and the safest and continue to eat fish in moderation and choose the lowest-mercury fish. The sad part of all of this is that fish is such a healthy food, we don't want to tell people not to eat it. So you have to give them more information, so they can make the best choices." You would have seen them had you read the article On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, "Jim," wrote: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20...ury/print.html Extract Millions of fetuses whose mothers eat fish are being exposed to brain-damaging mercury. But critics charge the Bush administration's regulations are like bailing the ocean with a thimble. "Children who suffer the consequences of methylmercury toxicity often appear like other children who may have been affected for a genetic reason," explains Leo Trasande, the assistant director of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine's Center for Children's Health and the Environment in New York. "A child with mental retardation may have had a significant environmental exposure in the perinatal period. But there are no hallmarks." One study found that an affected child could score lower on IQ tests by as little as .20 of a point to as much as 24 points. While the Bush administration cajoles women to follow its fish warnings, it's proved unwilling to take on the root of the problem. Fish, after all, are only the pathway of mercury to our bloodstreams. Coal-fired power plants, in the United States and abroad, are the largest source of man-made mercury pollution. But Bush and company stand in the way of international efforts to prevent mercury pollution and are doing little the stop it at home. |
Copy and paste wrote:
Just because it is on the internet does not make it true. Simply copying and pasting a political slam does not excuse you from being a spammer. Salon.com is a far left organization that invents their own stories. Just cause a rag smells like fish does not make it worthy of posting here. Get a life. Fish is boating related, health is boating related; neither are political (unless you are particularly sensitive to administration foul ups) On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, "Jim," wrote: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20...ury/print.html Extract Millions of fetuses whose mothers eat fish are being exposed to brain-damaging mercury. But critics charge the Bush administration's regulations are like bailing the ocean with a thimble. "Children who suffer the consequences of methylmercury toxicity often appear like other children who may have been affected for a genetic reason," explains Leo Trasande, the assistant director of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine's Center for Children's Health and the Environment in New York. "A child with mental retardation may have had a significant environmental exposure in the perinatal period. But there are no hallmarks." One study found that an affected child could score lower on IQ tests by as little as .20 of a point to as much as 24 points. While the Bush administration cajoles women to follow its fish warnings, it's proved unwilling to take on the root of the problem. Fish, after all, are only the pathway of mercury to our bloodstreams. Coal-fired power plants, in the United States and abroad, are the largest source of man-made mercury pollution. But Bush and company stand in the way of international efforts to prevent mercury pollution and are doing little the stop it at home. |
Copy and paster wrote:
Just because it is on the internet does not make it true. Simply copying and pasting a political slam does not excuse you from being a spammer. Salon.com is a far left organization that invents their own stories. Just cause a rag smells like fish does not make it worthy of posting here. Get a life. Fish is boating related, Mercury is health related -- I am concerned with the health of boaters. How many times must I repeat that before it sinks in? On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, "Jim," wrote: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20...ury/print.html Extract Millions of fetuses whose mothers eat fish are being exposed to brain-damaging mercury. But critics charge the Bush administration's regulations are like bailing the ocean with a thimble. "Children who suffer the consequences of methylmercury toxicity often appear like other children who may have been affected for a genetic reason," explains Leo Trasande, the assistant director of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine's Center for Children's Health and the Environment in New York. "A child with mental retardation may have had a significant environmental exposure in the perinatal period. But there are no hallmarks." One study found that an affected child could score lower on IQ tests by as little as .20 of a point to as much as 24 points. While the Bush administration cajoles women to follow its fish warnings, it's proved unwilling to take on the root of the problem. Fish, after all, are only the pathway of mercury to our bloodstreams. Coal-fired power plants, in the United States and abroad, are the largest source of man-made mercury pollution. But Bush and company stand in the way of international efforts to prevent mercury pollution and are doing little the stop it at home. |
Harry.Krause wrote:
Jim, wrote: Copy and paste wrote: Just because it is on the internet does not make it true. Simply copying and pasting a political slam does not excuse you from being a spammer. Salon.com is a far left organization that invents their own stories. Just cause a rag smells like fish does not make it worthy of posting here. Get a life. Fish is boating related, health is boating related; neither are political (unless you are particularly sensitive to administration foul ups) It's your business of course, Jim, but why are you responding to these so obvious "anonymized" troll? Sorta like chumming |
Filters are a great thing, they allow you to review the filter log numerous
times a day and comment on them numerous times a day. Heck it is more fun to read the filter log and comment on the filter log than actually comment on the posts by people supposedly filtered. The only thing better would be to read the messages and read the filter log and comment on the filter log, except when one gets sucked in by the bait dangled in front of your nose. Harry, I love the way you fell for the Roger bait. "Harry.Krause" wrote in message ... Harry.Krause wrote: Jim, wrote: Harry.Krause wrote: Jim, wrote: Copy and paste wrote: Just because it is on the internet does not make it true. Simply copying and pasting a political slam does not excuse you from being a spammer. Salon.com is a far left organization that invents their own stories. Just cause a rag smells like fish does not make it worthy of posting here. Get a life. Fish is boating related, health is boating related; neither are political (unless you are particularly sensitive to administration foul ups) It's your business of course, Jim, but why are you responding to these so obvious "anonymized" troll? Sorta like chumming Maybe, but the stench...phew... Just checked my filters...they're catching and deleting 99.9% of these buttholes. So I guess their goal is to entertain each other. |
It's nothing more than a ploy by the greenies to hurt more industry. 99% of
the mercury found in fish comes from natural sources. If the overall level of mercury in fish is rising, it just means that they are getting older and bigger before being harvested. That means the ecosystem is BETTER than it was. Brian "A.Melon" wrote in message news:e3216fb4c4f19bdcd0d5b0caf0b7d502@melontraffic kers.com... Just because it is on the internet does not make it true. Simply copying and pasting a political slam does not excuse you from being a spammer. Salon.com is a far left organization that invents their own stories. Just cause a rag smells like fish does not make it worthy of posting here. Get a life. On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, "Jim," wrote: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20...ury/print.html Extract Millions of fetuses whose mothers eat fish are being exposed to brain-damaging mercury. But critics charge the Bush administration's regulations are like bailing the ocean with a thimble. "Children who suffer the consequences of methylmercury toxicity often appear like other children who may have been affected for a genetic reason," explains Leo Trasande, the assistant director of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine's Center for Children's Health and the Environment in New York. "A child with mental retardation may have had a significant environmental exposure in the perinatal period. But there are no hallmarks." One study found that an affected child could score lower on IQ tests by as little as .20 of a point to as much as 24 points. While the Bush administration cajoles women to follow its fish warnings, it's proved unwilling to take on the root of the problem. Fish, after all, are only the pathway of mercury to our bloodstreams. Coal-fired power plants, in the United States and abroad, are the largest source of man-made mercury pollution. But Bush and company stand in the way of international efforts to prevent mercury pollution and are doing little the stop it at home. |
"Jim," wrote in message
... Copy and paster wrote: Just because it is on the internet does not make it true. Simply copying and pasting a political slam does not excuse you from being a spammer. Salon.com is a far left organization that invents their own stories. Just cause a rag smells like fish does not make it worthy of posting here. Get a life. Fish is boating related, Mercury is health related -- I am concerned with the health of boaters. How many times must I repeat that before it sinks in? Probably about 15,000 more times. You're dealing with an oaf whose idea of intellectual stimulation is three bags of cheez doodles and re-runs of Leave It To Beaver. |
Brian D wrote:
It's nothing more than a ploy by the greenies to hurt more industry. 99% of the mercury found in fish comes from natural sources. If the overall level of mercury in fish is rising, it just means that they are getting older and bigger before being harvested. That means the ecosystem is BETTER than it was. Brian ANd if you believe that, I have this bridge... "A.Melon" wrote in message news:e3216fb4c4f19bdcd0d5b0caf0b7d502@melontraffic kers.com... Just because it is on the internet does not make it true. Simply copying and pasting a political slam does not excuse you from being a spammer. Salon.com is a far left organization that invents their own stories. Just cause a rag smells like fish does not make it worthy of posting here. Get a life. On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, "Jim," wrote: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20...ury/print.html Extract Millions of fetuses whose mothers eat fish are being exposed to brain-damaging mercury. But critics charge the Bush administration's regulations are like bailing the ocean with a thimble. "Children who suffer the consequences of methylmercury toxicity often appear like other children who may have been affected for a genetic reason," explains Leo Trasande, the assistant director of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine's Center for Children's Health and the Environment in New York. "A child with mental retardation may have had a significant environmental exposure in the perinatal period. But there are no hallmarks." One study found that an affected child could score lower on IQ tests by as little as .20 of a point to as much as 24 points. While the Bush administration cajoles women to follow its fish warnings, it's proved unwilling to take on the root of the problem. Fish, after all, are only the pathway of mercury to our bloodstreams. Coal-fired power plants, in the United States and abroad, are the largest source of man-made mercury pollution. But Bush and company stand in the way of international efforts to prevent mercury pollution and are doing little the stop it at home. |
Interesting theory, but I'd like to see where you got it from. Oh....and
we'll need at least 3 unrelated sources, and none of them can come from Rush Limbaugh's web site. "Brian D" wrote in message ... It's nothing more than a ploy by the greenies to hurt more industry. 99% of the mercury found in fish comes from natural sources. If the overall level of mercury in fish is rising, it just means that they are getting older and bigger before being harvested. That means the ecosystem is BETTER than it was. Brian "A.Melon" wrote in message news:e3216fb4c4f19bdcd0d5b0caf0b7d502@melontraffic kers.com... Just because it is on the internet does not make it true. Simply copying and pasting a political slam does not excuse you from being a spammer. Salon.com is a far left organization that invents their own stories. Just cause a rag smells like fish does not make it worthy of posting here. Get a life. On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, "Jim," wrote: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20...ury/print.html Extract Millions of fetuses whose mothers eat fish are being exposed to brain-damaging mercury. But critics charge the Bush administration's regulations are like bailing the ocean with a thimble. "Children who suffer the consequences of methylmercury toxicity often appear like other children who may have been affected for a genetic reason," explains Leo Trasande, the assistant director of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine's Center for Children's Health and the Environment in New York. "A child with mental retardation may have had a significant environmental exposure in the perinatal period. But there are no hallmarks." One study found that an affected child could score lower on IQ tests by as little as .20 of a point to as much as 24 points. While the Bush administration cajoles women to follow its fish warnings, it's proved unwilling to take on the root of the problem. Fish, after all, are only the pathway of mercury to our bloodstreams. Coal-fired power plants, in the United States and abroad, are the largest source of man-made mercury pollution. But Bush and company stand in the way of international efforts to prevent mercury pollution and are doing little the stop it at home. |
"Jim," wrote in message ... A.Melon wrote: Just because it is on the internet does not make it true. Simply copying and pasting a political slam does not excuse you from being a spammer. Salon.com is a far left organization that invents their own stories. Just cause a rag smells like fish does not make it worthy of posting here. Get a life. You don't have to like Salon -- but what about these studies? Browngoehl's remarks are backed by several alarming studies of mercury in the past decade. One study, sponsored by the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and Europe's Environment and Climate Research Program, showed that children exposed to mercury in utero did poorly on tests measuring their attention span, memory and speaking abilities. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, both the brains and nervous systems of children who have been exposed to mercury can be damaged. Their language and visual spatial skills can also suffer. Karen Perry, deputy director of the environmental health department at Physicians for Social Responsibility, has this advice: "For women who are of child-bearing age, we would advise they learn more about which fish are the cleanest and the safest and continue to eat fish in moderation and choose the lowest-mercury fish. The sad part of all of this is that fish is such a healthy food, we don't want to tell people not to eat it. So you have to give them more information, so they can make the best choices." You would have seen them had you read the article On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, "Jim," wrote: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20...ury/print.html Extract Millions of fetuses whose mothers eat fish are being exposed to brain-damaging mercury. But critics charge the Bush administration's regulations are like bailing the ocean with a thimble. "Children who suffer the consequences of methylmercury toxicity often appear like other children who may have been affected for a genetic reason," explains Leo Trasande, the assistant director of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine's Center for Children's Health and the Environment in New York. "A child with mental retardation may have had a significant environmental exposure in the perinatal period. But there are no hallmarks." One study found that an affected child could score lower on IQ tests by as little as .20 of a point to as much as 24 points. While the Bush administration cajoles women to follow its fish warnings, it's proved unwilling to take on the root of the problem. Fish, after all, are only the pathway of mercury to our bloodstreams. Coal-fired power plants, in the United States and abroad, are the largest source of man-made mercury pollution. But Bush and company stand in the way of international efforts to prevent mercury pollution and are doing little the stop it at home. What a biased report. US coal fired plants are some of the cleanest plants in the world. And since we have the possibility to make very clean power via nuclear which most likely you and your political allies oppose, we are stuck with firing plants with coal or expensive imported oil. You want dirty, go to China. When my friends went over there in 2001, they said, they never saw the sun because of all the pollution and smog. Go to China and complain. |
Bill McKee wrote:
"Jim," wrote in message ... A.Melon wrote: Just because it is on the internet does not make it true. Simply copying and pasting a political slam does not excuse you from being a spammer. Salon.com is a far left organization that invents their own stories. Just cause a rag smells like fish does not make it worthy of posting here. Get a life. You don't have to like Salon -- but what about these studies? Browngoehl's remarks are backed by several alarming studies of mercury in the past decade. One study, sponsored by the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and Europe's Environment and Climate Research Program, showed that children exposed to mercury in utero did poorly on tests measuring their attention span, memory and speaking abilities. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, both the brains and nervous systems of children who have been exposed to mercury can be damaged. Their language and visual spatial skills can also suffer. Karen Perry, deputy director of the environmental health department at Physicians for Social Responsibility, has this advice: "For women who are of child-bearing age, we would advise they learn more about which fish are the cleanest and the safest and continue to eat fish in moderation and choose the lowest-mercury fish. The sad part of all of this is that fish is such a healthy food, we don't want to tell people not to eat it. So you have to give them more information, so they can make the best choices." You would have seen them had you read the article On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, "Jim," wrote: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20...ury/print.html Extract Millions of fetuses whose mothers eat fish are being exposed to brain-damaging mercury. But critics charge the Bush administration's regulations are like bailing the ocean with a thimble. "Children who suffer the consequences of methylmercury toxicity often appear like other children who may have been affected for a genetic reason," explains Leo Trasande, the assistant director of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine's Center for Children's Health and the Environment in New York. "A child with mental retardation may have had a significant environmental exposure in the perinatal period. But there are no hallmarks." One study found that an affected child could score lower on IQ tests by as little as .20 of a point to as much as 24 points. While the Bush administration cajoles women to follow its fish warnings, it's proved unwilling to take on the root of the problem. Fish, after all, are only the pathway of mercury to our bloodstreams. Coal-fired power plants, in the United States and abroad, are the largest source of man-made mercury pollution. But Bush and company stand in the way of international efforts to prevent mercury pollution and are doing little the stop it at home. What a biased report. US coal fired plants are some of the cleanest plants in the world. And since we have the possibility to make very clean power via nuclear which most likely you and your political allies oppose, we are stuck with firing plants with coal or expensive imported oil. You want dirty, go to China. When my friends went over there in 2001, they said, they never saw the sun because of all the pollution and smog. Go to China and complain. I'm all for nuke power just as soon as you figure out to do with the spent fuel |
"Bill McKee" wrote in message ink.net... "Jim," wrote in message ... A.Melon wrote: Just because it is on the internet does not make it true. Simply copying and pasting a political slam does not excuse you from being a spammer. Salon.com is a far left organization that invents their own stories. Just cause a rag smells like fish does not make it worthy of posting here. Get a life. You don't have to like Salon -- but what about these studies? Browngoehl's remarks are backed by several alarming studies of mercury in the past decade. One study, sponsored by the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and Europe's Environment and Climate Research Program, showed that children exposed to mercury in utero did poorly on tests measuring their attention span, memory and speaking abilities. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, both the brains and nervous systems of children who have been exposed to mercury can be damaged. Their language and visual spatial skills can also suffer. Karen Perry, deputy director of the environmental health department at Physicians for Social Responsibility, has this advice: "For women who are of child-bearing age, we would advise they learn more about which fish are the cleanest and the safest and continue to eat fish in moderation and choose the lowest-mercury fish. The sad part of all of this is that fish is such a healthy food, we don't want to tell people not to eat it. So you have to give them more information, so they can make the best choices." You would have seen them had you read the article On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, "Jim," wrote: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20...ury/print.html Extract Millions of fetuses whose mothers eat fish are being exposed to brain-damaging mercury. But critics charge the Bush administration's regulations are like bailing the ocean with a thimble. "Children who suffer the consequences of methylmercury toxicity often appear like other children who may have been affected for a genetic reason," explains Leo Trasande, the assistant director of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine's Center for Children's Health and the Environment in New York. "A child with mental retardation may have had a significant environmental exposure in the perinatal period. But there are no hallmarks." One study found that an affected child could score lower on IQ tests by as little as .20 of a point to as much as 24 points. While the Bush administration cajoles women to follow its fish warnings, it's proved unwilling to take on the root of the problem. Fish, after all, are only the pathway of mercury to our bloodstreams. Coal-fired power plants, in the United States and abroad, are the largest source of man-made mercury pollution. But Bush and company stand in the way of international efforts to prevent mercury pollution and are doing little the stop it at home. What a biased report. US coal fired plants are some of the cleanest plants in the world. And since we have the possibility to make very clean power via nuclear which most likely you and your political allies oppose, we are stuck with firing plants with coal or expensive imported oil. You want dirty, go to China. When my friends went over there in 2001, they said, they never saw the sun because of all the pollution and smog. Go to China and complain. 1) Particulates from coal burned in power plants is easily traced to its source using marker chemicals designed for that purpose. That's how we know where the crud comes from. They may be the cleanest in the world, but they're still no panacea. If scientists say that the crud (including mercury) in lakes in the Adirondack Mountains of NY came from Ohio, it came from Ohio. End of discussion. 2) Regarding your comment on about opposition to nuclear power, I'd suggest you either throw away your script, or stop speaking to whomever feeds you your lines. The opposition involves the total lack of a solution to the disposal problem, something you cannot argue against. At this moment, you're getting ready to respond with a comment about how Yucca Mountain is a good solution, according to "experts". But, hang on before you respond. You probably did NOT catch the news about 10 days ago, describing how scientists (at Los Alamos lab, if I recall) doctored the research data that supposedly "proves" YM is a great place to bury nuclear waste. |
"Jim," wrote in message ... Bill McKee wrote: "Jim," wrote in message ... A.Melon wrote: Just because it is on the internet does not make it true. Simply copying and pasting a political slam does not excuse you from being a spammer. Salon.com is a far left organization that invents their own stories. Just cause a rag smells like fish does not make it worthy of posting here. Get a life. You don't have to like Salon -- but what about these studies? Browngoehl's remarks are backed by several alarming studies of mercury in the past decade. One study, sponsored by the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and Europe's Environment and Climate Research Program, showed that children exposed to mercury in utero did poorly on tests measuring their attention span, memory and speaking abilities. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, both the brains and nervous systems of children who have been exposed to mercury can be damaged. Their language and visual spatial skills can also suffer. Karen Perry, deputy director of the environmental health department at Physicians for Social Responsibility, has this advice: "For women who are of child-bearing age, we would advise they learn more about which fish are the cleanest and the safest and continue to eat fish in moderation and choose the lowest-mercury fish. The sad part of all of this is that fish is such a healthy food, we don't want to tell people not to eat it. So you have to give them more information, so they can make the best choices." You would have seen them had you read the article On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, "Jim," wrote: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20...ury/print.html Extract Millions of fetuses whose mothers eat fish are being exposed to brain-damaging mercury. But critics charge the Bush administration's regulations are like bailing the ocean with a thimble. "Children who suffer the consequences of methylmercury toxicity often appear like other children who may have been affected for a genetic reason," explains Leo Trasande, the assistant director of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine's Center for Children's Health and the Environment in New York. "A child with mental retardation may have had a significant environmental exposure in the perinatal period. But there are no hallmarks." One study found that an affected child could score lower on IQ tests by as little as .20 of a point to as much as 24 points. While the Bush administration cajoles women to follow its fish warnings, it's proved unwilling to take on the root of the problem. Fish, after all, are only the pathway of mercury to our bloodstreams. Coal-fired power plants, in the United States and abroad, are the largest source of man-made mercury pollution. But Bush and company stand in the way of international efforts to prevent mercury pollution and are doing little the stop it at home. What a biased report. US coal fired plants are some of the cleanest plants in the world. And since we have the possibility to make very clean power via nuclear which most likely you and your political allies oppose, we are stuck with firing plants with coal or expensive imported oil. You want dirty, go to China. When my friends went over there in 2001, they said, they never saw the sun because of all the pollution and smog. Go to China and complain. I'm all for nuke power just as soon as you figure out to do with the spent fuel Recycle it, breeder reactor. Bury it in a salt dome. You are not talking about a big quantity of material that is high level radioactive. Remember that coal mining and coal fired plants release huge amounts of radioactive material in to the enviroment. (Radon) |
"Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "Bill McKee" wrote in message ink.net... "Jim," wrote in message ... A.Melon wrote: Just because it is on the internet does not make it true. Simply copying and pasting a political slam does not excuse you from being a spammer. Salon.com is a far left organization that invents their own stories. Just cause a rag smells like fish does not make it worthy of posting here. Get a life. You don't have to like Salon -- but what about these studies? Browngoehl's remarks are backed by several alarming studies of mercury in the past decade. One study, sponsored by the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and Europe's Environment and Climate Research Program, showed that children exposed to mercury in utero did poorly on tests measuring their attention span, memory and speaking abilities. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, both the brains and nervous systems of children who have been exposed to mercury can be damaged. Their language and visual spatial skills can also suffer. Karen Perry, deputy director of the environmental health department at Physicians for Social Responsibility, has this advice: "For women who are of child-bearing age, we would advise they learn more about which fish are the cleanest and the safest and continue to eat fish in moderation and choose the lowest-mercury fish. The sad part of all of this is that fish is such a healthy food, we don't want to tell people not to eat it. So you have to give them more information, so they can make the best choices." You would have seen them had you read the article On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, "Jim," wrote: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20...ury/print.html Extract Millions of fetuses whose mothers eat fish are being exposed to brain-damaging mercury. But critics charge the Bush administration's regulations are like bailing the ocean with a thimble. "Children who suffer the consequences of methylmercury toxicity often appear like other children who may have been affected for a genetic reason," explains Leo Trasande, the assistant director of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine's Center for Children's Health and the Environment in New York. "A child with mental retardation may have had a significant environmental exposure in the perinatal period. But there are no hallmarks." One study found that an affected child could score lower on IQ tests by as little as .20 of a point to as much as 24 points. While the Bush administration cajoles women to follow its fish warnings, it's proved unwilling to take on the root of the problem. Fish, after all, are only the pathway of mercury to our bloodstreams. Coal-fired power plants, in the United States and abroad, are the largest source of man-made mercury pollution. But Bush and company stand in the way of international efforts to prevent mercury pollution and are doing little the stop it at home. What a biased report. US coal fired plants are some of the cleanest plants in the world. And since we have the possibility to make very clean power via nuclear which most likely you and your political allies oppose, we are stuck with firing plants with coal or expensive imported oil. You want dirty, go to China. When my friends went over there in 2001, they said, they never saw the sun because of all the pollution and smog. Go to China and complain. 1) Particulates from coal burned in power plants is easily traced to its source using marker chemicals designed for that purpose. That's how we know where the crud comes from. They may be the cleanest in the world, but they're still no panacea. If scientists say that the crud (including mercury) in lakes in the Adirondack Mountains of NY came from Ohio, it came from Ohio. End of discussion. 2) Regarding your comment on about opposition to nuclear power, I'd suggest you either throw away your script, or stop speaking to whomever feeds you your lines. The opposition involves the total lack of a solution to the disposal problem, something you cannot argue against. At this moment, you're getting ready to respond with a comment about how Yucca Mountain is a good solution, according to "experts". But, hang on before you respond. You probably did NOT catch the news about 10 days ago, describing how scientists (at Los Alamos lab, if I recall) doctored the research data that supposedly "proves" YM is a great place to bury nuclear waste. Bury it in a salt mine. They have been stable for lots of millioins of years. Bury it in the former blast cavern of an underground nuclear test. Spread it over syria, or some other country we dislike. (France?) |
"Bill McKee" wrote in message ink.net... "Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "Bill McKee" wrote in message ink.net... "Jim," wrote in message ... A.Melon wrote: Just because it is on the internet does not make it true. Simply copying and pasting a political slam does not excuse you from being a spammer. Salon.com is a far left organization that invents their own stories. Just cause a rag smells like fish does not make it worthy of posting here. Get a life. You don't have to like Salon -- but what about these studies? Browngoehl's remarks are backed by several alarming studies of mercury in the past decade. One study, sponsored by the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and Europe's Environment and Climate Research Program, showed that children exposed to mercury in utero did poorly on tests measuring their attention span, memory and speaking abilities. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, both the brains and nervous systems of children who have been exposed to mercury can be damaged. Their language and visual spatial skills can also suffer. Karen Perry, deputy director of the environmental health department at Physicians for Social Responsibility, has this advice: "For women who are of child-bearing age, we would advise they learn more about which fish are the cleanest and the safest and continue to eat fish in moderation and choose the lowest-mercury fish. The sad part of all of this is that fish is such a healthy food, we don't want to tell people not to eat it. So you have to give them more information, so they can make the best choices." You would have seen them had you read the article On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, "Jim," wrote: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20...ury/print.html Extract Millions of fetuses whose mothers eat fish are being exposed to brain-damaging mercury. But critics charge the Bush administration's regulations are like bailing the ocean with a thimble. "Children who suffer the consequences of methylmercury toxicity often appear like other children who may have been affected for a genetic reason," explains Leo Trasande, the assistant director of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine's Center for Children's Health and the Environment in New York. "A child with mental retardation may have had a significant environmental exposure in the perinatal period. But there are no hallmarks." One study found that an affected child could score lower on IQ tests by as little as .20 of a point to as much as 24 points. While the Bush administration cajoles women to follow its fish warnings, it's proved unwilling to take on the root of the problem. Fish, after all, are only the pathway of mercury to our bloodstreams. Coal-fired power plants, in the United States and abroad, are the largest source of man-made mercury pollution. But Bush and company stand in the way of international efforts to prevent mercury pollution and are doing little the stop it at home. What a biased report. US coal fired plants are some of the cleanest plants in the world. And since we have the possibility to make very clean power via nuclear which most likely you and your political allies oppose, we are stuck with firing plants with coal or expensive imported oil. You want dirty, go to China. When my friends went over there in 2001, they said, they never saw the sun because of all the pollution and smog. Go to China and complain. 1) Particulates from coal burned in power plants is easily traced to its source using marker chemicals designed for that purpose. That's how we know where the crud comes from. They may be the cleanest in the world, but they're still no panacea. If scientists say that the crud (including mercury) in lakes in the Adirondack Mountains of NY came from Ohio, it came from Ohio. End of discussion. 2) Regarding your comment on about opposition to nuclear power, I'd suggest you either throw away your script, or stop speaking to whomever feeds you your lines. The opposition involves the total lack of a solution to the disposal problem, something you cannot argue against. At this moment, you're getting ready to respond with a comment about how Yucca Mountain is a good solution, according to "experts". But, hang on before you respond. You probably did NOT catch the news about 10 days ago, describing how scientists (at Los Alamos lab, if I recall) doctored the research data that supposedly "proves" YM is a great place to bury nuclear waste. Bury it in a salt mine. They have been stable for lots of millioins of years. Bury it in the former blast cavern of an underground nuclear test. Spread it over syria, or some other country we dislike. (France?) Thanks to the crew in the peanut gallery...... |
Actually, I think that I may have gotten the wrong impression from info that
I read at the FDA web site. I just went bac, as a result of your "got a bridge to sell" remark and did more research (web). Ocean fish (marine fish) do not tend to be largely impacted by mercury from industry. That is true. It's also true that the exact impact level is unknown, however larger fish that eat other fish tend to collect more mercury. The primary exposure seems to be from sediment exposure first, and then somewhat from atmospheric exposure. Freshwater lakes, rivers, and bays are the worst at increasing the exposure of mercury to fish, and the fish's mercury levels reflect that. Most freshwater locations that were problematic have been cleaned up and the mercury levels in fish are dropping, not rising. There are still some problem areas. Even though not as much is known about the marine environment, I would suspect that there is an effect there too, just not as large. The FDA has a nice web site that shows typical mercury levels for various species of fish. So far, all those that I regularly catch are pretty clean, other than the larger halibut ...which are just 'ok', not 'high'. Sorry for the inaccurate/incomplete statement that I made. I made it before doing as much reading as I did just now ...last time I looked into it, I was primarily concerned with the sal****er fishing that I normally do, and for that, my statement is pretty close to the truth (only off by a percentage point or two). Freshwater mercury is a much larger problem. Mercury emissions should be stopped regardless. Brian D "Jim," wrote in message ... Brian D wrote: It's nothing more than a ploy by the greenies to hurt more industry. 99% of the mercury found in fish comes from natural sources. If the overall level of mercury in fish is rising, it just means that they are getting older and bigger before being harvested. That means the ecosystem is BETTER than it was. Brian ANd if you believe that, I have this bridge... "A.Melon" wrote in message news:e3216fb4c4f19bdcd0d5b0caf0b7d502@melontraffic kers.com... Just because it is on the internet does not make it true. Simply copying and pasting a political slam does not excuse you from being a spammer. Salon.com is a far left organization that invents their own stories. Just cause a rag smells like fish does not make it worthy of posting here. Get a life. On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, "Jim," wrote: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20...ury/print.html Extract Millions of fetuses whose mothers eat fish are being exposed to brain-damaging mercury. But critics charge the Bush administration's regulations are like bailing the ocean with a thimble. "Children who suffer the consequences of methylmercury toxicity often appear like other children who may have been affected for a genetic reason," explains Leo Trasande, the assistant director of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine's Center for Children's Health and the Environment in New York. "A child with mental retardation may have had a significant environmental exposure in the perinatal period. But there are no hallmarks." One study found that an affected child could score lower on IQ tests by as little as .20 of a point to as much as 24 points. While the Bush administration cajoles women to follow its fish warnings, it's proved unwilling to take on the root of the problem. Fish, after all, are only the pathway of mercury to our bloodstreams. Coal-fired power plants, in the United States and abroad, are the largest source of man-made mercury pollution. But Bush and company stand in the way of international efforts to prevent mercury pollution and are doing little the stop it at home. |
I got it from the FDA web site, but I'm going to refer you to my other
response ...I took the time to look into it again and realize that my statement doesn't apply to fresh water so much, but is ok for the marine environment in most locations. Brian "Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... Interesting theory, but I'd like to see where you got it from. Oh....and we'll need at least 3 unrelated sources, and none of them can come from Rush Limbaugh's web site. "Brian D" wrote in message ... It's nothing more than a ploy by the greenies to hurt more industry. 99% of the mercury found in fish comes from natural sources. If the overall level of mercury in fish is rising, it just means that they are getting older and bigger before being harvested. That means the ecosystem is BETTER than it was. Brian "A.Melon" wrote in message news:e3216fb4c4f19bdcd0d5b0caf0b7d502@melontraffic kers.com... Just because it is on the internet does not make it true. Simply copying and pasting a political slam does not excuse you from being a spammer. Salon.com is a far left organization that invents their own stories. Just cause a rag smells like fish does not make it worthy of posting here. Get a life. On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, "Jim," wrote: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20...ury/print.html Extract Millions of fetuses whose mothers eat fish are being exposed to brain-damaging mercury. But critics charge the Bush administration's regulations are like bailing the ocean with a thimble. "Children who suffer the consequences of methylmercury toxicity often appear like other children who may have been affected for a genetic reason," explains Leo Trasande, the assistant director of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine's Center for Children's Health and the Environment in New York. "A child with mental retardation may have had a significant environmental exposure in the perinatal period. But there are no hallmarks." One study found that an affected child could score lower on IQ tests by as little as .20 of a point to as much as 24 points. While the Bush administration cajoles women to follow its fish warnings, it's proved unwilling to take on the root of the problem. Fish, after all, are only the pathway of mercury to our bloodstreams. Coal-fired power plants, in the United States and abroad, are the largest source of man-made mercury pollution. But Bush and company stand in the way of international efforts to prevent mercury pollution and are doing little the stop it at home. |
"Jim," wrote in message ... [snip] I'm all for nuke power just as soon as you figure out to do with the spent fuel Iraq wants it.... Brian |
There's still a problem.
1) Your political comment assumes that the "listener" is completely unaffected by context. You may recall that your president has yet to reveal the identity of many participants in the creation of his so-called "energy policy". That is obscene. If a president meets with a CIA operative, it makes sense to keep that person's identity secret. To do otherwise could endanger the person's life, or whatever project he/she may be involved with. But, when a president won't reveal the identities of business executives or scientists, it's only for two reasons. First, he knows it'll cause trouble if his selection of advisors is all tilted toward stockholder happiness. And second, he does it to be divisive via the secrecy alone. So, when you talk about "a ploy by the greenies", that's absurd. Anyone with a brain should be suspicious of the game your president plays with pollution regulations. 2) An example of something to ponder: In some upstate NY bodies of water, the health warnings for fish like walleye have changed from "eat no more than X amount", to "eat none". I know some mercury occurs naturally and leaches into lakes & streams. But, not all of it, and as I mentioned elsewhere, the source is traceable. "Brian D" wrote in message ... Actually, I think that I may have gotten the wrong impression from info that I read at the FDA web site. I just went bac, as a result of your "got a bridge to sell" remark and did more research (web). Ocean fish (marine fish) do not tend to be largely impacted by mercury from industry. That is true. It's also true that the exact impact level is unknown, however larger fish that eat other fish tend to collect more mercury. The primary exposure seems to be from sediment exposure first, and then somewhat from atmospheric exposure. Freshwater lakes, rivers, and bays are the worst at increasing the exposure of mercury to fish, and the fish's mercury levels reflect that. Most freshwater locations that were problematic have been cleaned up and the mercury levels in fish are dropping, not rising. There are still some problem areas. Even though not as much is known about the marine environment, I would suspect that there is an effect there too, just not as large. The FDA has a nice web site that shows typical mercury levels for various species of fish. So far, all those that I regularly catch are pretty clean, other than the larger halibut ...which are just 'ok', not 'high'. Sorry for the inaccurate/incomplete statement that I made. I made it before doing as much reading as I did just now ...last time I looked into it, I was primarily concerned with the sal****er fishing that I normally do, and for that, my statement is pretty close to the truth (only off by a percentage point or two). Freshwater mercury is a much larger problem. Mercury emissions should be stopped regardless. Brian D "Jim," wrote in message ... Brian D wrote: It's nothing more than a ploy by the greenies to hurt more industry. 99% of the mercury found in fish comes from natural sources. If the overall level of mercury in fish is rising, it just means that they are getting older and bigger before being harvested. That means the ecosystem is BETTER than it was. Brian ANd if you believe that, I have this bridge... "A.Melon" wrote in message news:e3216fb4c4f19bdcd0d5b0caf0b7d502@melontraffic kers.com... Just because it is on the internet does not make it true. Simply copying and pasting a political slam does not excuse you from being a spammer. Salon.com is a far left organization that invents their own stories. Just cause a rag smells like fish does not make it worthy of posting here. Get a life. On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, "Jim," wrote: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20...ury/print.html Extract Millions of fetuses whose mothers eat fish are being exposed to brain-damaging mercury. But critics charge the Bush administration's regulations are like bailing the ocean with a thimble. "Children who suffer the consequences of methylmercury toxicity often appear like other children who may have been affected for a genetic reason," explains Leo Trasande, the assistant director of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine's Center for Children's Health and the Environment in New York. "A child with mental retardation may have had a significant environmental exposure in the perinatal period. But there are no hallmarks." One study found that an affected child could score lower on IQ tests by as little as .20 of a point to as much as 24 points. While the Bush administration cajoles women to follow its fish warnings, it's proved unwilling to take on the root of the problem. Fish, after all, are only the pathway of mercury to our bloodstreams. Coal-fired power plants, in the United States and abroad, are the largest source of man-made mercury pollution. But Bush and company stand in the way of international efforts to prevent mercury pollution and are doing little the stop it at home. |
Interesting theory, but I'd like to see where you got it from. Oh....and
we'll need at least 3 unrelated sources, and none of them can come from Rush Limbaugh's web site. "Brian D" wrote in message ... It's nothing more than a ploy by the greenies to hurt more industry. 99% of the mercury found in fish comes from natural sources. If the overall level of mercury in fish is rising, it just means that they are getting older and bigger before being harvested. That means the ecosystem is BETTER than it was. Brian "A.Melon" wrote in message news:e3216fb4c4f19bdcd0d5b0caf0b7d502@melontraffic kers.com... Just because it is on the internet does not make it true. Simply copying and pasting a political slam does not excuse you from being a spammer. Salon.com is a far left organization that invents their own stories. Just cause a rag smells like fish does not make it worthy of posting here. Get a life. On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, "Jim," wrote: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20...ury/print.html Extract Millions of fetuses whose mothers eat fish are being exposed to brain-damaging mercury. But critics charge the Bush administration's regulations are like bailing the ocean with a thimble. "Children who suffer the consequences of methylmercury toxicity often appear like other children who may have been affected for a genetic reason," explains Leo Trasande, the assistant director of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine's Center for Children's Health and the Environment in New York. "A child with mental retardation may have had a significant environmental exposure in the perinatal period. But there are no hallmarks." One study found that an affected child could score lower on IQ tests by as little as .20 of a point to as much as 24 points. While the Bush administration cajoles women to follow its fish warnings, it's proved unwilling to take on the root of the problem. Fish, after all, are only the pathway of mercury to our bloodstreams. Coal-fired power plants, in the United States and abroad, are the largest source of man-made mercury pollution. But Bush and company stand in the way of international efforts to prevent mercury pollution and are doing little the stop it at home. |
"Bill McKee" wrote in message ink.net... "Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "Bill McKee" wrote in message ink.net... "Jim," wrote in message ... A.Melon wrote: Just because it is on the internet does not make it true. Simply copying and pasting a political slam does not excuse you from being a spammer. Salon.com is a far left organization that invents their own stories. Just cause a rag smells like fish does not make it worthy of posting here. Get a life. You don't have to like Salon -- but what about these studies? Browngoehl's remarks are backed by several alarming studies of mercury in the past decade. One study, sponsored by the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and Europe's Environment and Climate Research Program, showed that children exposed to mercury in utero did poorly on tests measuring their attention span, memory and speaking abilities. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, both the brains and nervous systems of children who have been exposed to mercury can be damaged. Their language and visual spatial skills can also suffer. Karen Perry, deputy director of the environmental health department at Physicians for Social Responsibility, has this advice: "For women who are of child-bearing age, we would advise they learn more about which fish are the cleanest and the safest and continue to eat fish in moderation and choose the lowest-mercury fish. The sad part of all of this is that fish is such a healthy food, we don't want to tell people not to eat it. So you have to give them more information, so they can make the best choices." You would have seen them had you read the article On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, "Jim," wrote: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20...ury/print.html Extract Millions of fetuses whose mothers eat fish are being exposed to brain-damaging mercury. But critics charge the Bush administration's regulations are like bailing the ocean with a thimble. "Children who suffer the consequences of methylmercury toxicity often appear like other children who may have been affected for a genetic reason," explains Leo Trasande, the assistant director of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine's Center for Children's Health and the Environment in New York. "A child with mental retardation may have had a significant environmental exposure in the perinatal period. But there are no hallmarks." One study found that an affected child could score lower on IQ tests by as little as .20 of a point to as much as 24 points. While the Bush administration cajoles women to follow its fish warnings, it's proved unwilling to take on the root of the problem. Fish, after all, are only the pathway of mercury to our bloodstreams. Coal-fired power plants, in the United States and abroad, are the largest source of man-made mercury pollution. But Bush and company stand in the way of international efforts to prevent mercury pollution and are doing little the stop it at home. What a biased report. US coal fired plants are some of the cleanest plants in the world. And since we have the possibility to make very clean power via nuclear which most likely you and your political allies oppose, we are stuck with firing plants with coal or expensive imported oil. You want dirty, go to China. When my friends went over there in 2001, they said, they never saw the sun because of all the pollution and smog. Go to China and complain. 1) Particulates from coal burned in power plants is easily traced to its source using marker chemicals designed for that purpose. That's how we know where the crud comes from. They may be the cleanest in the world, but they're still no panacea. If scientists say that the crud (including mercury) in lakes in the Adirondack Mountains of NY came from Ohio, it came from Ohio. End of discussion. 2) Regarding your comment on about opposition to nuclear power, I'd suggest you either throw away your script, or stop speaking to whomever feeds you your lines. The opposition involves the total lack of a solution to the disposal problem, something you cannot argue against. At this moment, you're getting ready to respond with a comment about how Yucca Mountain is a good solution, according to "experts". But, hang on before you respond. You probably did NOT catch the news about 10 days ago, describing how scientists (at Los Alamos lab, if I recall) doctored the research data that supposedly "proves" YM is a great place to bury nuclear waste. Bury it in a salt mine. They have been stable for lots of millioins of years. Bury it in the former blast cavern of an underground nuclear test. Spread it over syria, or some other country we dislike. (France?) Thanks to the crew in the peanut gallery...... |
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