Replies to post #416 on Climate Change / Global Warming & Investing Implic (CLIMATE)

[extelecom]

Mercury Falling

An Analysis of Mercury Pollution from Coal-Burning Power Plants

Download Mercury Falling in Adobe Acrobat Format(http://www.ewg.org/reports/mercuryfalling/MercuryFalling.pdf). Download Mercury Falling State Tables in Adobe Acrobat Format(http://www.ewg.org/reports/mercuryfalling/MercuryFalling.pdf).

Coal-burning power plants are the single largest source of mercury pollution, and the only major source the government does not regulate. This study presents the first comprehensive assessment of mercury pollution from coal-burning power plants and the first published estimates of mercury pollution by individual coal-burning power plants across the United States.

http://www.ewg.org/reports/mercuryfalling/mercurypr.html

[sarals]

so how did you feel when the Bush admin tried to loosen the restrictions on mercury?