Dear MoveOn member,

The Environmental Protection Agency has just proposed weakening our safeguards against mercury
pollution from coal-fired power plants. This is alarming -- mercury is extremely toxic to children.
The EPA itself reports that 630,000 infants are born annually who are at risk for learning
disabilities.

Instead of protecting mothers and children from mercury poisoning, the Bush administration has
chosen once again to do a favor for its friends in the energy industry. The EPA proposal is so weak
that the industry will be allowed to continue polluting without using state-of-the-art mercury
controls.

Next week, the EPA is holding a public hearing on this issue in Philadelphia. We need to show up
in person at this forum to remind the EPA that their job is to protect our children from
pollution, rather than protecting President Bush’s campaign contributors. The hearing will be held next
Wednesday, February 25 from 8 AM to 10 PM.

Can you help? The event will be held at :

Wyndham Philadelphia at Franklin Plaza
17th and Race Streets, Philadelphia

Please arrive at 8 AM if possible; stay as late as you like.

EPA will listen to comments or questions from any member of the public, so feel free to step up to
the microphone and make yourself heard. We’ve provided some more background information on the
issue below.

Showing up at the hearing next week - even if it’s just for a few minutes - will make a big
difference. The EPA needs to see first-hand that this issue is important to all of us.

Let us know if you're planning to attend the hearing by clicking this link below:

http://www.moveon.org/merc/pa.html?i...uJAxO_pqxQm63A

You and other MoveOn members are showing that individuals really can have an impact on the
political process. Thanks for your commitment.

Sincerely,
--Adam, Carrie, Eli, James, Joan, Laura, Noah, Peter, Wes, and Zack
The MoveOn.org Team
February 19th, 2004

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Resident of Fishtown, Moderator of Fish/No. Libs/Kenzo forum, Real Estate Agent-Prudential Fox & Roach

do we really need more children?

No. No we don't. If they were born though, 3 arms would be useful to do more around the house.

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Resident of Fishtown, Moderator of Fish/No. Libs/Kenzo forum, Real Estate Agent-Prudential Fox & Roach

just as a side note, this is good material for teaching in a logic class...for what not do. or making an argument based on association. there is nothign here linking this together, it's just three statements in a row.
even here thereis so solid stuff
the implication being that 630,000 learning disabilities are being caused by mercury pollution from coal fired power plants because they are not using state of the art controls. I tend to doubt that is really the case but if it is, they should come out and say so. of course, any group supporting th ekyoto protocol can't be too worried about facts.

Are you implying that there is no scientific data that indicates that greenhouse gass emissions (our friendly carbon dioxide CO2) are not causing the hearth's temperature to rise?

White House Accused of Suppressing Science

More than 60 top scientists accuse the Bush administration of manipulating and censoring science for political purposes.

BY SETH BORENSTEIN
The Miami Herald

i'm implying that supporters of the kyoto protocol are willing to force massive expenses on companies on an unproved theory so yes, by extension, that means there is no proof in the pudding. there is a lot of speculation but no proof. essentially, the kyoto protocol says that sacrificing our prosperity is worth it to lower the avg earth temperature by a degree over the next century. from what I understand , the the computer modeles are highly flawed. Additionally, anyone who has done forecasting whether it be three year financial plans or the weather knows how tough and inaccurate the practice is. there is just as much proof that we are indeed in the midst of a long term warming, most likely to be followed by a cooling in the future. there is reason to think that if the earth warmed enough for th polar caps to melt, it would block the gluf stream thus lowering avg temperatures on the east coast and in europe by ten degrees. most greenhouse gases are natural, less then ten percent are human. of that, a large portion of them are from farming. so yes, i'm saying kyoto radicals are really a repackaged chicken little.

Yes. Don't bother stating you're facts on this. I have my own. I'm not going to change my opinion on this and I don't expect you to either.

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Jason
Lynn Swann 06'

"Individualism is absent when other peoples' standards, not reality and reason, are ones primary guide."

Ah, the joys of the blog. :argue:

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Resident of Fishtown, Moderator of Fish/No. Libs/Kenzo forum, Real Estate Agent-Prudential Fox & Roach

There are certain things I'm just so sick of arguing about.

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Jason
Lynn Swann 06'

"Individualism is absent when other peoples' standards, not reality and reason, are ones primary guide."