[UCANSEE2]

The whole thing is about covering up for mercury pollution caused by commercial manufacturing. It is not about pollution from discarded thermometers. By passing an ACT against the thermometers, the greenies are satisfied, the public thinks the gov't is doing something about it, and the companies which actually are responsible for toxic mercury compounds going into the groundwater are allowed to keep doing so without fines/levies/complicated+expensive filtering processes etc. They can therefore keep paying bribes and campaign contributions to Politicians.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Ah....! I smelled a rat on this one. You pegged it. A large amount of mercury IS a serious hazard. Even I agree with that. Freegards....