The environmental group Sierra Club has long fought against pollution from power plants, but in its latest battle against coal, the group is using misguided rhetoric in an effort to link human exposure from power plant pollutants to tuna. In a new alarmist article to its supporters, Sierra club claims tuna-sandwich-eaters throughout the country are now being poisoned by coal plants, going so far as to note that “one-seventieth of a teaspoon [of mercury] can pollute a 20-acre lake to the point where its fish are unsafe.”
After years of confusion about eating seafood during pregnancy, a respected and knowledgeable nutrition voice is helping to clear the air.
The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans have been making the media rounds and as I mentioned at the beginning of February by-in-large they are being reported on accurately. Have a look at this segment from Good Moring America and you will get an accurate review of what they guidelines say about important things like eating seafood during pregnancy.
Things have gotten rather quiet over at Good Housekeeping so we thought we'd ping 'em one more time. Keep in mind this is a publication that brags on its website that it "exercises strict editorial judgment."
September 29, 2010
Ms. Sarah Scrymser
Managing Editor
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Dear Ms. Scrymser,