Bogus mercury "facts"

A new report (pdf) by Reps. Richard Pombo (R-CA) and Jim Gibbons (R-NV) about mercury deposits, entitled "Mercury in Perspective: Fact and Fiction About the Debate Over Mercury," would have been more aptly titled if the word "fact" had simply been stricken out. Both Chris Mooney and Amanda Griscom Little dissect the Pombo/Gibbons report, which tries to convince readers that mercury actually poses little harm to humans, despite the countless medical and scientific studies saying otherwise. The report comes just as the EPA is set to finalize its new mercury policy by March 15.