http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2005/04/02/autism-mercury-part-four.aspxConsider the facts: Hundreds of coal-burning plants in the United States send about 48 tons of mercury into the air every year. It is estimated there are 1.5 million people in the United States diagnosed with autism (mostly children) and the number ofenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2005/04/02/autism-mercury-part-four.aspx#34147Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:54:47 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:34147Stormi<p>It amazes me how our government can pick on the beef industry for how much bovines emit gasses into the air, yet permit these industries with mercury spewing emissions go on and on to pollute our environment with mercury and other toxins. &nbsp;I am thinking it is a mere diversion to keep attention off of the bigger problems.</p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=34147" width="1" height="1">