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Sandpoint: Council expected to weigh in on fluoridation
SANDPOINT — The Fourth of July is well behind us, but Sandpoint is saving its most explosive fireworks for Wednesday night, when the City Council finally gets its chance to weigh in on the controversial water fluoridation ordinance. More than a dozen anti-fluoride activists spoke out against the program at September’s Public Works meeting, imploring […]
United States, Idaho -
DuPont acquired Chemtura Fluorine Chemicals Business
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) operates a range of products and services for markets, including agriculture and food, building and construction, electronics and communications, general industrial, and transportation. The Company is organized in six segments: Agriculture & Nutrition, Coatings & Color Technologies, Electronic & Communication Technologies, Performance Materials, Safety & Protection […]
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Citizen initiative petition to prohibit fluoride in public water approved for 2010 ballot
TITLE: An Act to Prohibit Fluoride in Public Water Supplies Issued: August 8, 2008; 18-month deadline: February 8, 2010 Proponent Information: Jacqueline Sorenson Westbrook, ME 04092
United States, Maine -
Island Falls voters OK water fluoridation
ISLAND FALLS, Maine — A slim number of voters decided by a wide margin on Wednesday evening to continue adding fluoride to the public water system. Voters cast ballots 34-9 in favor of continuing the practice, Betti Jo Michaud, an assistant at the town office, said Thursday. Many Maine communities add fluoride to their public […]
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Hawkes Bay DHB retracts false info given to Waipukurau homes
The Hawkes Bay District Health Board has been forced to retract information it provided the Central Hawkes Bay District Council on why it believes fluoridation should be continued in Waipukura. The incorrect information has already been sent to all households in Waipukurau. The Council has sent all households the “Case For” fluoridation and the “Case […]
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Ethiopia: Victims of Wonji sugar factories launch web site
In 1950’s, HVA International NV started to pioneer the sugar industry in Ethiopia. Wonji, Wonji/Shoa and Metahara sugar factories were established in 1954, 1960 and 1968. Wonji,Wonji/Shoa and Metehara Sugar Estates are located 110 km from Addis Ababa the capital city of Ethiopia. Wonji, Wonji/Shoa and Metehara are close to the Rift Valley where there […]
Ethiopia -
China lists prevention of open coal-burners as major public health project
Excerpt: China has changed from having a shortage of medical care and medicine to providing universal access to medical care, and from “the sick man of Asia” to a “healthy China.” In the 60 years since the founding of New China, China’s public health system and medical care service system has continuously improved, a basic […]
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Fort St. John: Committee of the Whole and City Council meeting on Monday
There will be a Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday afternoon. … At 4:05 p.m. a representative from Northern Health [Nick Oliphant] will be making a presentation on Fluoride in Fort St. John’s water supply. In July, concerned resident Dorothy Folk persuaded Council to remove the chemical from the City’s water supply. However, the […]
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Namibia: Okorusu fluorspar lays modalities to sort financial woes
NE of Namibia’s fluorspar producers Okorusu Mine in Otjiwarongo – a subsidiary of Solvay Fluorine Industries Worldwide – has laid down modalities to sort out their financial woes after the company was reported to be in a state of bankruptcy last month. According to a statement, the company stopped operations last month due to a […]
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Yutan: Fluoride re-vote to get mail-in ballot
Paperwork has been filed and certified for the upcoming fluoride election in Yutan. Yutan’s special election is set for Nov. 10. Voters will once again have a say on whether they want fluoride added to their drinking water. According to Saunders County Clerk Patti Lindgren, she is filing paperwork with the state to set the […]
United States, Nebraska