Mercury pollution: Not the new GM's problem

Now it's just the people's problem

"36 million mercury switches were used in trunk convenience lights and antilock brakes in vehicles built in the 1980s and 1990s. More than half of them are in GM vehicles built before 2000."

To combat potential mercury pollution - most significantly caused by GM - GM joined a partnership to help clean up their mess. However, the new General Motors is no longer responsible for this problem according to the AP, so the new GM has pulled out of this partnership.

Wow. The government, via taxpayers, puts tens of billions into GM. Then the government creates a cash for clunker program to help GM sell vehicles and reduce pollution, and now taxpayers will have to pick up the tab for recycling the mercury of these clunkers.