America runs on coal. It creates half of our electricity. And the unclean technology producing this source may be killing our children, grandchildren and the future unborn, not to mention our natural environment.

Is the fed sensing the urgency to limit the damage from this source we depend upon?

Not according to three environmental groups looking for clean coal technology. They are planning to sue the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for being blatantly lax in limiting toxic discharges from power plants that threaten the health of local communities exposed daily to the pollutants.

According to …

Tags: 60 Minutes , arsenic , carbon dioxide , Coal , coal ash , Defenders of Wildflie , eco , electricity , environment , Environmental Integrity Project , EPA , health risks , lead , mercury , metals , pollutants , power , regulations , Sierra Club , soil , Tennessee , toxic , wet ponds

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Imagine the consequences of 20 years of nuclear waste dumping in the blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea that surround the Italian Peninsula and its islands.

It’s an unfolding crisis that has the international community alarmed, including the fishing interests in Japan.

We’re talking about the coasts of 22 countries in Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and a pending ecological and public health disaster which is being allegedly swept under the rug by the Italian government.

I only learned about it recently in a Counterpunch post on the nightmare, passed along …

Tags: Africa , Asia , Calabria , cancer , Cetraro , Cunsky , disasters , drums , ecology , Ecomafia , europe , fishermen , Greenpeace , Ilaria Alpi , Italy , Japan , Mediterranean Sea , mercury , Middle East , nuclear waste , radioactive dumping , robot sub , tumors , Tyrrhenian Sea

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Wondering how much fish is safe to eat? I recommend following the government recommendations; not the bogus calculations from The Center for Consumer Freedom. I was first clued into the Center for Consumer Freedom’s fish and mercury calculator by Food & Water Watch’s Blog.

The Center for Consumer Freedom bills itself as an organization promoting personal responsibility and free choice in consumption habits, but it is best known for opposing government smoking bans in public places and was, in fact, started with seed …

Tags: fish and pregnancy , mercury , mercury calculators , poisoning , seafood , tuna

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We love our cats and dogs, and we owe it to them to keep them healthy. After all, mercury in fish is just as bad for Whiskers as it is for you! Green pet care may cost a little more up front, but it’s certainly less expensive than future vet bills for sick pets.

Here are some tips to keep your pets healthy:

Don’t buy foods with the chemical preservatives BHA, BHT and ethoxyquin.

Switch your cat’s diet around so they …

Tags: byproducts , flea care , health , mercury , pet food , pets , toxicity

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Our national innocence regarding the safety of our food supply is fast eroding. From salmonella in tomatoes and peanut butter, to E. coli in spinach, how can we trust that the food we eat is safe and the government we pay taxes to is paying attention?

Two recent examples: Last fall, Mother Jones broke the story that canned tuna contains dangerous levels of mercury and that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) knew this when it left canned tuna off the seafood advisories it released in …

Tags: contamination , corn syrup , FDA , government , HFCS , lobby , mercury , poisoning , toxicity , tuna

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Mysteriously, autism rates in California have gone up 700% in the past 15 years. Theories abound. Some claim the explosion in cases is because doctors are more aware and are therefore diagnosing more children; but that doesn’t account for such a huge spike. Others insist it’s vaccines containing thimerosal that are to blame; but thimerosal (a mercury compound used as a preservative) was phased out in 1999 and autism continues to skyrocket. Environmentalists have long argued that it must be due to environmental factors.

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Tags: autism , children , environment , health , mercury , pollution , toxicity

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