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Hamilton: Documents show widespread PFOS pollution
The toxic firefighting chemical polluting Hamilton’s airport has been found at more than 30 airports and military sites across Canada, according to a federal petition response. Documents provided in a response to a petition filed with the auditor general’s office by local biologist Joe Minor also say Transport Canada is still deciding whether it will […]
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Fluoridation – A Misplaced Conflict
The author believes fluoridation will improve the dental health of all our citizens, and is an ethical mandate, not a conspiracy by the city council. OPINION — August 28, 2012 — It is unfortunate that The Lund Report gave Rick North such as prominent podium from which to expound the “bad science” used by […]
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Vote on fluoridating Wichita water: Fluoride ballot item is more clear than others
If Wichita’s last ballot measure was as clear as mud, the next one will be as clear as a glass of drinking water. The upcoming initiative on whether to fluoridate the city’s drinking water shouldn’t give voters headaches figuring out what they’re voting for, unlike the Feb. 28 special election ballot on tax subsidies for […]
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Tualatin City Council discuses fluoridation…
… In other news, three people raised concerns about the fluoridation debate during the public hearing. Rick North, a former state director of the American Cancer Society and a Durham resident, said safe fluoride drinking water is a myth. He citied studies that suggest a correlation between fluoride drinking water and lower IQ. Bill Osmunson, […]
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Big radiation risk unlikely if Israel strikes Iran – experts
Excerpt: … A Stanford University study in July estimated that radiation from Fukushima Daiichi might eventually cause anywhere from 15 to 1,300 deaths. Radiation poisoning can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, headaches and fatigue in lower doses. In bigger doses, it can cause burns, haemorrhages, cancer and death. Radiation can also damage plants and animals, poisoning […]
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Fluoride on Scappoose agenda
The debate over the safety of fluoridated water has come to the forefront once again, now that Oregon Citizens for Safe Drinking Water, which is opposed to a plan to add fluoride to Portland’s water, is asking voters to ban the substance in 2014. Portland’s city council recently voted to add fluoride to the water […]
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Hobbs, New Mexico, Home Of A Failed $1 Billion Ghost Town, Conducts Another Grand Experiment
Lea County, New Mexico, shrugs off the loss of an investor’s highly publicized tech-research city to focus on innovative energy programs, including algae, uranium enrichment, and one of the nation’s largest solar projects. In the southeastern corner of New Mexico these days, a booming and diversifying energy industry has produced an enviably low unemployment rate. […]
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Fluoridation: A Statement in Favor
Author says that artificial fluoridation is inexpensive, has no demonstrated risk, and offers considerable financial, medical, and dental benefits. OPINION – August 27, 2012 — My personal experience with fluoridation began by growing up in Phoenix, Arizona, an area with naturally high fluoride. I noticed two consequences. First, my teeth and those of the kids […]
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We don’t need any extra fluoride in drinking water
Dear Editor, The issue in relation to fluoride is not whether it has an impact on dental decay. The issue is whether it should be put in the nation’s drinking water. Dental decay is not caused by a lack of fluoride, but by poor diet and inadequate dental hygiene. We are exposed to fluoride through […]
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Anti fluoride protesters bring campaign to Lisburn
MEMBERS of the ‘No fluoride in NI water’ group were in the city this week sharing their concerns with locals about proposals to add fluoride to water in Northern Ireland. The group was formed earlier this year when it was revealed Health Minister Edwin Poots is considering adding fluoride to the water in a bid […]
United Kingdom, Northern Ireland