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Catch of the Day: Mercury (encore edition)
August 15 , 2007
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What's the Catch of the Day? Mercury. It's poisoning our waters, our fish, our bodies and it isn't going away any time soon. Each year tons of mercury gets into our streams, bays and oceans. How does it get there, what does it do to us and how can we protect ourselves?
On this edition, we go to the San Francisco Bay. Joined by a public health analyst, we'll talk to local fisherman, new moms, restaurant-goers and the E.P.A. about mercury.
This program was made possible in part by a grant from the As You Sow Foundation.
Featuring:
Steve, fisherman; Eli Saddler, Northern California GotMercury.org public health analyst; Sarah and Kim, moms on pier; Linda and Margaret, PF Chang's China Bistro patrons; Allan Hirsch, CA Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment Chief Deputy Director; Lisa Rudman, National Radio Project's Executive Director.
Senior Producer/Host: Tena Rubio
Associate Producer: Emily Polk
Mixing Engineer: Phillip Babich
Intern: Alexis McCrimmon
For more information:
GotMercury.org (a project of Turtle Island Restoration Network)
Caryn Mandelbaum
PO Box 400
Forest Knolls, CA 94933
415-488-0370; caryn@gotmercury.org
www.gotmercury.org
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
Allan Hirsch, Chief Deputy Director
916-324-2831
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
National Headquarters
Ariel Rios Building
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460
www.epa.gov/mercury
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
www.cfsan.fda.gov
WIC Program (Women, Infants and Children Program)
wichq-web@fns.usda.gov
www.fns.usda.gov/wic
Mercury Policy Project
1420 North Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
802-223-9000; mercurypolicy@mercurypolicy.org
www.mercurypolicy.org
Zero Mercury Campaign
mercury@eeb.org
www.zeromercury.org
Mercury in Schools
mercuryk12@uwm.edu
www.mercuryinschools.uwex.edu
Healthcare without Harm
www.noharm.org
Additional links:
Californians for Alternatives to Toxics
www.alternatives2toxics.org
Greenaction
www.greenaction.org
Oceana
www.oceana.org/international-home-nao
Monterey Bay Aquarium - Seafood Watch Program
886 Cannery Row
Monterey, CA 93940
831-648-4800
www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/seafoodwatch.asp
The Aquarium updates the wallet sized seafood-watch guide with information provided by Environmental Defense
www.oceansalive.org
Thirst (movie)
Is water part of a shared "commons," a human right for all people? Or is it a commodity to be bought, sold, and traded in a global marketplace? "Thirst" tells the stories of communities in Bolivia, India, and the United States that are asking these fundamental questions.
www.thirstthemovie.org
Thirst: Fighting the Corporate Theft of Our Water (book)
Investigates eight recent high-profile controversies over the corporate takeover of water in the U.S, and illuminates how citizens are fighting back in heartland communities like Stockton, CA, Lexington, KY, Holyoke, MA, and Mecosta County, MI.
www.thirstthemovie.org/book.html
OceanHealth.org
www.oceanhealth.org