Comments on: Heavy Metal: Why Mercury-Free Environments Are Important

By: Adia Mcduffey

Adia Mcduffey — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:19:10 +0000

I am very excited about the Mercury free Pub Crawl! Hope this bill gets passed. Knowledge of this event has certainly raised my awareness level. This link came from Margie listing grocery stores that provide mercury levels in their seafood products: http://www.oceana.org/index.php?id=1530

Liz, I will have to check out that film.

By: Adia Mcduffey

Adia Mcduffey — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:19:10 +0000

By: yahyahenry

yahyahenry — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:30:16 +0000

My pleasure Margie, resilience is a necessary component to progress. Looking forward to a great crawl! [check]

By: Margie McClain

Margie McClain — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:46:47 +0000

Thanks for this great reflection on how grassroot causes are a big part of the sustainability web. When it comes to sustainability I think a word that also comes to mind is resilience. We are all apart of a complex web of people responding to their environments. In some cases, the response is less direct but when it comes to communicating effectively between business people, politicians, farmers, policy makers, students, scientists, etc. you have to be willing to take some risks to have some impact on your community. Awareness and education, that is what is so important when cultivating support for a cause and building a foundation of support. I think the passing of the Bill to go mercury free is a way to manage our resources better for the future and be more resilient for whatever may come. Its a different way of understanding sustainability. Resilience!

By: yahyahenry

yahyahenry — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:34:03 +0000

Thanks Liz! I'm still learning about the issue myself but with the amount of sushi I eat, there is some concern that I could be at risk. How exactly is “fish fog” determined? Are there test?

By: Liz Neves

Liz Neves — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:54:23 +0000

Yahya,

Thanks for bringing the mercury issue to this blog. I know people who've suffered from "fish fog" - where their memory & cognitive functioning declined as a result of eating too much contaminated tuna. It's really disturbing that our waters are so poisoned we cannot eat from them.

Another thing that's troubling is overfishing. If you're interested in that topic, you should check out the film The End of the Line. I haven't seen the whole film yet, but it looks extremely eye opening. A great resource for sustainable seafood awareness is the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch: http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/seafoodwa...
(They have free restaurant reference cards as well as an iPhone app).

Enjoy your pub crawl!