Read Government Stands By as Mercury Taints Water by Jason Dearen of AP. Photo credit to Jeff Chiu. Here's a clip:
NEW IDRIA, Calif. — Abandoned mercury mines throughout central California's rugged coastal mountains are polluting the state's major waterways, rendering fish unsafe to eat and risking the health of at least 100,000 impoverished people.
Rozan Brown and her son Tiyal, who was diagnosed with autism five years ago, pose for a photograph next to the gate of the Sulphur Bank Mine near the Elem Indian Colony on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009, in Clearlake Oaks, Calif. Brown grew up at the colony The New Idria Mine, once the second largest in North America, sits untouched 27 years after EPA shut it down as an environmental hazard. The site serves as an example of how overburdened environmental regulators overlook a toxic sites, even with mounting evidence of danger. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
In California's rugged coastal mountains, hundreds of abandoned mercury mines litter the landscape, pouring out pollution that renders downstream fish unsafe to eat or imperils the health of people and wildlife. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
Although the mining ceased decades ago, records and interviews show the vast majority of sites have not even been studied to assess the pollution, let alone been touched.
The CDC says high levels of mercury can cause brain damage and mental retardation in children when passed from mother to fetus. Brown's son, Tiyal, has been diagnosed with autism. The CDC has found no link between mercury and autism, but agency spokesperson Dagny Olivares said in an e-mail, "Additional information is needed to fully evaluate the potential health threats."
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With Sam Roberts in town to play at the Sidney Crosby / NHL Stanley Cup celebration and Matt Mays in for the Canoe '09 Sprint Kayak races it was too good of an opportunity to try and get these Canadian rock icons out for a little surfie. Watch this video for some pre-surf shenanigans and classic Nova Scotian summer beach break surf.
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With Sam Roberts in town to play at the Sidney Crosby / NHL Stanley Cup celebration and Matt Mays in for the Canoe '09 Sprint Kayak races it was too good of an opportunity to try and get these Canadian rock icons out for a little surfie. Watch this video for some pre-surf shenanigans and classic Nova Scotian summer beach break surf.
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Shaun Majumder, Canadian comic and actor extraordinaire, joined the SurfDonkey crew for some chilly surf sessions awhile back. We get into the finer points of warming your wetsuit in winter surf and human diving. He even caught a ride for the surfaratzzi. Look out TMZ!
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http://surfdonkey.caShaun Majumder, Canadian comic and actor extraordinaire, joined the SurfDonkey crew... more
Here is our bilingual (Spanish) contribution to the Surfilm Festibal (http://www.surfilmfestibal.com/) being held in Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain. The organizers have been following the show and asked us to drop in something. In this episode Lance is already cranky from a bad surf session the day before and we get an inside look at the preparation needed to surf in -8C Canadian conditions. Some killer Nova Scotia rides with a post-session excuse-a-thon (that we have all pulled one or twice in our own surf history) and watch the drive-through chatter at the end.
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