Thanks for the info.

The part of the equasion that is consistently left unconsidered when pondering these types of laws is the cost of health care that mercury causes.

My local power plant emits 720 pounds of mercury into the air each year. Electricity is cheap but the cost—both personal and financial—to the people who have a myriad of mercury-related diseases is inexcusable. Sinced I've moved here, I've felt the effects of the mercury myself and have since purchased water and ail filtration as countermeasures.

I moved here about 3 years ago and am amazed at the number of sick people. Now I know why.