This is not about donkeys and elephants as both are at fault to one degree or another, its about taking action now, not 15 years from now. My sounding off on Bush in particular is because of his callous and indifferent attitude and the fact that he himself says he will not place the environment over industrial interests.

there is some hope, at least the awareness is out there.

Thanks for the concern nagamaki, I am there with you in spirit over the concerns, hopefully others will become aware of mercury poisoning problems and other options will be made available.

There must be some way to utilize coal as a fuel,yet filter out the mercury before it is released into the environment.

Here is a link that might be useful: looking to 2007

Even if we clean up our act, the Asian mercury pollution from coal burning drifting over the Pacific is ominous. Help........

...and don't forget about the silver lining in those clouds Wayne.....hummmm...the same concoction dentists drill into our heads...

...yet are required by law to dispose of leftovers via biohazard...

dear nagamake; I'd like to agree with lilroseviolet as there are many individuals with integrity and academic achievements who are voicing their opinions.We must not give up hope.scroll to the addentum notes if you must.
http://www.med.harvard.edu/chge/textbook/habitat/terrestrial/transcript.htm

Here is a link that might be useful: E.O.Wilson link

related article of interest regarding mecury and EPA.

Here is a link that might be useful: EPA Chided for Disregarding Mercury Study

Evidently that study on Mercury wasn't Sound Science....it didn't "sound" good to the corporate powers that have our so-called value leaders in their pockets.

At Bush's press conference today with the leaders of Mexico and Canada, one of his pronouncements was we have to work on cleaning up the environment. I can only guess he was speaking about Mexico and Canada.

Sounds more like the usual bromides about supporting education, the nuclear family or senior citizens. Mother, apple pie and the right to life!

This from a recent The Onion:

EPA To Drop 'E,' 'P' From Name

WASHINGTON, DC - Days after unveiling new power-plant pollution
regulations that rely on an industry-favored market-trading approach to
cutting mercury emissions, EPA Acting Administrator Stephen Johnson
announced that the agency will remove the "E" and "P" from its name.
"We're not really 'environmental' anymore, and we certainly aren't
'protecting' anything," Johnson said. "'The Agency' is a name that
reflects our current agenda and encapsulates our new function as a
government-funded body devoted to handling documents, scheduling meetings,
and fielding phone calls."
The change comes on the heels of the Department of Health and Human
Services' January decision to shorten its name to the Department of
Services.

This from a recent The Onion:

EPA To Drop 'E,' 'P' From Name

WASHINGTON, DC - Days after unveiling new power-plant pollution
regulations that rely on an industry-favored market-trading approach to
cutting mercury emissions, EPA Acting Administrator Stephen Johnson
announced that the agency will remove the "E" and "P" from its name.
"We're not really 'environmental' anymore, and we certainly aren't
'protecting' anything," Johnson said. "'The Agency' is a name that
reflects our current agenda and encapsulates our new function as a
government-funded body devoted to handling documents, scheduling meetings,
and fielding phone calls."
The change comes on the heels of the Department of Health and Human
Services' January decision to shorten its name to the Department of
Services.