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Don A sent me an email this morning about Texas Congressvarmint Smokey Joe Barton and pollution.   Joe says that he’s not a doctor, but best his corporate sponsors have told him, air pollution is good for you.  At the very least, it won’t hurt you none at all.  In fact, you should probably pay them to come pollute in your town.  It’d grow hair on your chest and make all your girls pretty.

Now you know why they call him Smokey Joe.

To actually cause poisoning or a premature death you have to get a large concentration of mercury into the body. I’m not a medical doctor, but my hypothesis is that’s not going to happen! You’re not going to get enough mercury exposure or SO2 exposure or even particulate matter exposure! I think the EPA numbers are pulled out of the thin air!

Smokey Joe:  never met a polluter he didn’t like.