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Ban Mercury from the Last Four Chlorine Plants Nationwide Still Relying On It!

Target: U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsored by: Oceana

When released to the environment, mercury ends up in our oceans, contaminating seafood. Humans and other creatures exposed to high levels of mercury in fish can experience serious health effects. Some chlorine plants emit four times as much mercury as the average power plant. Across the country, only four polluting chlorine plants have yet to agree to switch to mercury free technology. That's four too many! What's more, recent studies suggest that many animals are affected by mercury pollution, from songbirds to polar bears. And this mercury use is completely unnecessary; these animals - like our oceans - are suffering needlessly! New legislation called the Missing Mercury in Manufacturing Monitoring and Mitigation Act (HR 5580) would require all chlorine companies to switch to mercury-free technology by 2012. Sign the petition and urge your Representative to co-sponsor HR 5580.

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 5,000

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Dear [Decision maker],

In 2005, when Oceana first set its sights on stopping chlorine companies from releasing mercury into our environment, nine chlorine plants were using outdated, mercury-polluting technology.

Today, only four of the nine plants still have not made the switch to mercury-free technology.

Mercury pollution is a big problem in the U.S. Each of these plants emits four times the amount of mercury emitted by the average power plant.

Representative Jan Schakowsky has introduced legislation that would require chlorine companies to switch to mercury-free technology by 2012. I support the Missing Mercury in Manufacturing Monitoring and Mitigation Act (HR 5580) and respectfully ask you to co-sponsor the bill today.

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In addition to benefiting the environment and public health, mercury-free technology can be good for business. Operating a modern chlorine manufacturing plant is less expensive because of energy efficiency and other savings.

Thank you for your time, and for co-sponsoring HR 5580.

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We signed the “Ban Mercury from the Last Four Chlorine Plants Nationwide Still Relying On It!” petition!

# 2,150:

4:04 pm PDT, Jun 28, Mary Detrick, Florida

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3:04 pm PDT, Jun 28, Judy Miller, Louisiana

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1:33 pm PDT, Jun 28, Carson Rhodes, North Carolina

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11:06 am PDT, Jun 28, Richard Gentry, Michigan
adverse effect on human& animal life

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10:30 am PDT, Jun 28, Amanda Mott, Ohio

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9:13 am PDT, Jun 28, Elizabeth Petry, New York

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4:36 pm PDT, Jun 27, Lauri Broyles, Florida
Do you understand how toxic mercury is to everything. Stop compartmentalizing, intellectualizing etc. and face the facts, you and your children will be poisoned by it just like we are. Break the denial, Evolve already!!!

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4:29 pm PDT, Jun 27, Niki Fanara, Texas

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3:08 pm PDT, Jun 27, Ken Hedges, California

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12:29 pm PDT, Jun 27, Kathryn Magoon, California

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11:11 am PDT, Jun 27, XOtzin Ome, Colorado
hey yeah who needs life rght ? we don't need air to breathe or anything to eat that is safe and won't kill us ! Gawd people get real this all won't last forever. We are supposed to take care of the earth not walk all over her and take what we want do what we want and act like we know better than the powers that be.... because we really don't !

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11:12 am PDT, Jun 27, Virginia Freeman, North Carolina

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5:00 am PDT, Jun 27, Delaney Hansen, Michigan

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7:06 pm PDT, Jun 26, Douglas Lawson, Texas
Can't we even be as progressive as Japan on Mercury pollution?

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4:07 pm PDT, Jun 26, Laura Campanelli, Florida

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2:26 pm PDT, Jun 26, Beverly Pryce, Florida

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2:16 pm PDT, Jun 26, Wendy Derbort, California

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1:28 pm PDT, Jun 26, ELAINE ROBINSON, United Kingdom

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1:28 pm PDT, Jun 26, Kristen Callahan, California

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12:31 pm PDT, Jun 26, J Steven Reese, Alaska

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12:05 pm PDT, Jun 26, Amanda DeJesus, California

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11:30 am PDT, Jun 26, Lawrence Nowak II, Florida

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11:11 am PDT, Jun 26, Runningfox Moss, California

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11:09 am PDT, Jun 26, Name not displayed, Ohio

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9:39 am PDT, Jun 26, Matthew Smith, South Carolina

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7:49 am PDT, Jun 26, Brian Pitchford, South Carolina

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7:20 am PDT, Jun 26, Adene Katzenmeyed, California
Poision dumped into the ocean kills all life and eventually people.

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5:52 am PDT, Jun 26, Jeanne Cole, Texas
Greed/

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9:51 pm PDT, Jun 25, Andre Frehley, Oklahoma

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9:17 pm PDT, Jun 25, Michael Mullins, Tennessee

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8:51 pm PDT, Jun 25, Joanna Britt, North Carolina

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3:31 pm PDT, Jun 25, George Brieger, New York

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3:26 pm PDT, Jun 25, William Giardini, Massachusetts

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2:50 pm PDT, Jun 25, Harry Kramer, Georgia

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2:21 pm PDT, Jun 25, Name not displayed, California
Mercury is poison to ingest and has serious effects on our health. In addition having mercury in our oceans poisons the creatures that call the ocean their home. We need to have more respect for the planet we have been so graciously blessed with.

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2:20 pm PDT, Jun 25, Erica Burr, Colorado

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1:14 pm PDT, Jun 25, Joseph Johnson, New York
We are dying or being deformed by it-as well as all the oceanic life!!!!

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12:31 pm PDT, Jun 25, Sherry Crane, Colorado

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12:24 pm PDT, Jun 25, Frank Ackerman, California
ITS ABSOLUTELY RIDICOLUS that we have to worry about mercury in our food supply so a few companies can make a few more bucks. STOP it NOW.

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12:22 pm PDT, Jun 25, Louie Cervantes, Texas

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11:35 am PDT, Jun 25, Nancy Klingle, Indiana

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11:13 am PDT, Jun 25, Bela Johnson, Hawaii

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11:07 am PDT, Jun 25, Jay Laughlin, Nevada
Mercury is extremely toxic and new technology can prevent the pollution.

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11:04 am PDT, Jun 25, Mike VanLandingham, Kansas

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10:57 am PDT, Jun 25, Karen OConnell, Illinois
The World's children are in danger from the continued use of mercury in this industry. If other plants have been able to change why are these allowed to be different?

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10:54 am PDT, Jun 25, Frederick J. Young, Ph.D., Michigan

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10:37 am PDT, Jun 25, Judy McAuley, Pennsylvania

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10:16 am PDT, Jun 25, Mary Calvert, Virginia

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8:32 am PDT, Jun 25, Mary Mellenthin, Illinois

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7:41 am PDT, Jun 25, Name not displayed, Florida

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