Beam me to Planet Gore !
Posted on 12/10/2011 12:30:00 PM PST by Loud Mime
Every year, coal-fired power plants produce more than 386,000 tons of hazardous air pollutants -- including mercury, arsenic, lead and acid gases. Mercury, a potent neurotoxin, is a particular threat to pregnant women and young children.
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to issue strong, sensible protections from power plant pollution on December 16th of this year. Unfortunately, industry special interests are trying to block this critical safeguard.
Tell President Obama to strongly support the EPA's efforts to clean up mercury pollution and protect the health of mothers, children and families.
This is an email that I received from a liberal group that has foreshadowed several coming attacks by the liberals. Please don't cry when you read all its appeals to emotion.
Hi friend,
Every day, Care2 members are my inspiration to tackle challenges. You have shown that when we all band together to create change, we can accomplish amazing things. Over the years I've asked you to take on huge issues, and today I am asking you to take on one of the world's biggest problems -- dirty coal energy that poisons the environment, and us.
My children are healthy, which I am grateful for every day. But those of us who live near coal plants or down-stream from a waste site may not be so fortunate. Just because of the food we eat or the water we drink, one in six pregnant women has enough mercury in her system to put her baby at risk. Mercury causes damage to the brain and nervous system, which can lead to developmental problems and learning disabilities. All we want is for our children to be able to grow up healthy, but for some people this is completely out of their hands. That's unfair -- and we can fix it.
The good news is, you can help. We have until December 16 to speak up and support the EPA's plans to better protect families like yours and mine from mercury poisoning. There are some powerful business interests (with a lot of money) who want to stop these protections. But if the entire Care2 community stands with the EPA, that's millions of people whose voices can't be ignored.
Bill Clinton personally sealed off one of the largest discoveries of very valuable extra-clean-burning coal n the US. Two such deposits were found roughly at the same time. One was in Indonesia. After some “alleged” illegal contributions form the Indonesian government (and over 200 witnesses left the country rather than testify), the US deposit (in Utah, I believe) was suddenly declared a national park, and off-limits to exploration. Odd coincidence, that. I wonder if the liberals will ever ask about it. I’ll go ahead and hold my breath.
“Mercury causes damage to the brain...”
Could mercury be the cause for liberalism?
From your “About” page: “I have stopped my contributions, both financial and written, and will limit my visits.”
As the skunk at the garden party, just be GONE, as you have already indicated you would!
JC
Yep, and the person holding the development rights to those Indonesian coal deposits was a major supporter/strawman contributor to the klinktoon campaign!! Can you say “quid-pro-quo”??
JC
OK I thought this was more important than my ego.
Every time an environMENTAL group sends out an appeal, God kills a kitten.
Don’t listen to these people. Think of the kittens!
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