Mercury Policy Project
The Mercury Policy Project (MPP) is an organization that works to promote policies to eliminate mercury uses, reduce the export and trafficking of mercury, and significantly reduce mercury exposures at the local, national, and international levels. The group is part of the Tides Center, a non-profit group that provides financial assistance to activist groups.
Leadership
The Project was co-founded in 1998 by Michael Bender, who is part of a three-member board along with Felice Stadler of the National Wildlife Federation and Jane Williams of California Communities Against Toxics. Professionals associated with the project include Jane Hightower, Martha Keating, and Eliseo Guallar. During a 2002 Food and [...] Administration (FDA) hearing, Bender admitted that he didn't have a science background, but has worked with mercury advocacy groups in New England, Washington, D.C., and internationally with the European Union.
See also
- Got Mercury?, a United States public awareness campaign AbOUT levels of the element mercury in seafood
- Mercury poisoning, a disease caused by exposure to the element mercury or its toxic compounds