Amber Valletta, Ted Danson and Daphne Zuniga Get Word Out on Mercury
by Erin Courtenay - Madison, WI on 10.24.05
Seafood - what to eat, what not to eat - the concerns about health, environment and economy are so complex it is tempting to overlook the issue altogether and focus on a simple subject, like global warming for example. Especially if you are a celebrity stumping for environmental causes - the connection between gas-guzzlers and carbon emissions is pretty easy to make. Hybrids good, Hummers bad. But there are other environmental fish to fry (pun totally intended), like say - seafood and mercury emissions. Recently, Ted Danson and Amber Valletta teamed up with Oceana to offer their publicity power and support for Wild Oats Market's commitment to warning consumers about the risks of mercury in seafood. In other news, actress Daphne Zuniga shared the nightmarish story of her bout with mercury poisoning in an ABC News feature. Once a voracious seafood consumer (up to 4 sushi meals in a week) she now works with Turtle Island Restoration Network, a California environmental group, on their campaign to inform the public about mercury. Via Defamer.
I've always had great respect for the environmental work Ted Danson does. He's one of the few celebs who in my opinion (yeah, I know, everybody's got one) has always done it right. Subtle, removed, never putting himself or his career ahead of the message. I've also always been a big fan of Amber Valletta, so the both of them together makes for quite an interesting combination. Do check out the Oceana website, it's also in Spanish...
I was Daphne Zuniga on TV regarding mercury in fish and she said to go to a site to detox metals in the body which she said was: www.waterkeeper.com. I must have written it wrong because I get an Oriental Site. Please email me the correct name of the site. Thank you. Margot swan : email: margotswan@earthlink.net. Thank you. Margot Swan