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Anti-fluoride lobby fuming
The Barwon Association for Freedom from Fluoridation responded angrily to the State Government’s announcement to connect Geelong to Melbourne’s fluoridated water supply. Group president Keith Oakley said fluoridation would cause many health problems, including causing brown and brittle teeth. “I can understand connecting the water supplies in Victoria, but get rid of the fluoride,” Mr […]
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EDITORIAL: Water solution comes at a price
It should come as no surprise that residents will foot the bill for the massive statewide water infrastructure upgrade announced by the State Government yesterday. Such major capital investment comes with a hefty cost and all must share the burden. For Geelong, it means our water supply will be guaranteed in the future via a […]
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Yarmouth says ‘yes’ to fluoride
Yarmouth – It should have been a routine vote for the Yarmouth Board of Health. Instead, it turned into a job for the Yarmouth Police Department. Board members approved fluoridation of the town’s water with a vote of three-to-two Monday afternoon at Yarmouth Town Hall, making Yarmouth the first town on Cape Cod to move […]
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Yarmouth Board of Health approves fluoridation plan
SOUTH YARMOUTH — Barring the success of a petition drive, Yarmouth will become the first town on the Cape to fluoridate its water supply. A small but vocal group of citizens was disappointed yesterday when members of the town’s board of health voted 3-2 in favor of the proposal. “You’re full of baloney,” Domenic Pacitto […]
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Effort to fluoridate more water in Oregon ends for this session
A bill backing statewide water fluoridation to prevent tooth decay is stuck in the Joint Ways and Means Committee without the votes to move it to either house before the Legislature adjourns. That means Oregon will retain, at least until next year, its ranking as the third-least fluoridated state in the nation, behind Hawaii and […]
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Humboldt Bay Water District debates fluoridation
HUMBOLDT – As the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District proceeds with a study on the prospect of providing drinking water fluoridation to its seven municipal customers, speakers at a hearing showed fear that the process will be tilted by influential fluoridation advocates. The water district’s board of directors again took up the question of water […]
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Poughkeepsie anti-fluoridation campaign on the Craigslist website
Two years ago, fluoridation was halted in Poughkeepsie due to mechanical problems. Health officials now want to resume fluoridation, but the water board chairman believes it should not resume because the chemical poses a threat to the health of the community. If you oppose fluoridation in Poughkeepsie, express yourself with a “Say No To Fluoride” […]
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Super pipeline to bring Melbourne water to Geelong
Highly-placed sources told the Geelong Advertiser yesterday a pipe would connect the cities. About 17,000 megalitres of water would flow through the pipe each year, mixing fluoride into Geelong’s water supply. The State Government is expected to announce the pipe project today, as well as the location of Victoria’s first desalination plant. A spokeswoman for […]
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Yarmouth health board to vote today on fluoridation
SOUTH YARMOUTH — After a series of hearings on the widely debated issue, members of the board of health will vote on fluoridating the town’s water supply at their meeting at 3 p.m. today. “We have really bent over backward to be fair and let everyone have their opinion,” said Dr. Benjamin Gordon, the board’s […]
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UNICEF: Overexposure to fluoride in drinking water, poisonous
When Ali Ali Abdullah Saleh learned that journalists had arrived in his small village of Al-Maqwal, located southeast of Sana’a, he ran out to receive them. Although conservative traditions and tribal norms characterize the village residents, he asked female reporters to visit his home and talk with his wife and daughters. “I want you to […]
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