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Kalama City Council stalls on fluoride
KALAMA — Mayor Pete Poulsen recommended the city let voters decide on his proposal to remove fluoride from the town’s drinking water. “I’m hoping that the council will agree to move in this direction,” he told the Kalama City Council Wednesday night. “We’ll take it to the polls, and it will decide its own fate.” […]
United States, Washington State -
Estevan: Water fluoride issue sparks strong opinions
When Estevan voters go to the polls next Wednesday, not only will they fill the vacant seat on city council, they will also help decide whether fluoride will continue to be added to our drinking water. In making the decision to seek the public’s opinion, the City cited inconvenience and employee safety issues while adding […]
Canada, Saskatchewan -
Kalama considering keeping fluoride out of water supply
Kalama City Council member Mary Putka grew up in Portland, where battles over water fluoridation raged for decades. Now, that same debate has bubbled up in her new city. It’s like a “bad dream,” she said. “It just came out of the blue.” Putka, who acknowledges that she typically is a quiet voice on the […]
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Raging fluoride debate continues ……
After nearly 23 years as a GDP, the fluoride argument refuses to disappear. It seems neither side is easily capable of rational, non-emotive discussion – the lines are drawn in the sand, and the drums of war sound again. To fluoridate or not to fluoridate, that is the question. What if both sides could look […]
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Hazards: Climate change cause of devastation
KARACHI: Climate change is devastating all arid areas of Sindh including Chahcro, Kohistan, Kachho, Nara region, Achro Thar and Tharparkar and is causing reduction in rains, drinking water, grazing fields and livestock. Society for Environmental Action, Re-Construction and Humanitarian response (SEARCH) executive director Waheed Jamali said that fluoride contamination of the underground water sources in […]
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Meadville group to inform public on pro-fluoride stance
MEADVILLE — In your local travels today and Sunday, don’t be surprised to see individuals wearing aquatic-colored T-shirts visiting areas that receive Meadville Area Water Authority water. Under the “Meadville Smiles” banner, approximately 50 volunteers will make the rounds clad in bright blue shirts and armed with informational literature in an effort to communicate about […]
United States, Pennsylvania -
Thorium reactors: Asgard’s fire
Thorium, an element named after the Norse god of thunder, may soon contribute to the world’s electricity supply WELL begun; half done. That proverb—or, rather, its obverse—encapsulates the problems which have dogged civil nuclear power since its inception. Atomic energy is seen by many, and with reason, as the misbegotten stepchild of the world’s atom-bomb […]
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Albuquerque: Benefits, drawbacks of adding fluoride to water debated
Is fluoridated water a health hazard or a health benefit? The question was debated Wednesday before the local water utility, which is considering adding it to Albuquerque’s drinking water. “Fluoride is a deadly poison,” Dr. David Kennedy, a San Diego dentist, told about 60 people at a hearing before the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility […]
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Decay-busting toothpaste for children in Scotland
Children in Scotland at increased risk of dental decay should be offered special high-fluoride toothpaste on prescription to help protect their teeth, new guidance says. According to recommendations by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), youngsters with a higher chance of developing tooth decay, such as those from deprived backgrounds, should use products with higher […]
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Water flows to Holland
It was no April Fool’s joke for the village of Holland. After years of using a well that had levels of fluoride deemed too high for human consumption, the village finally was put on city water on April 1 after a $12.7-million project to extend service to the outlying community. “I think this was a […]
United States, Virginia