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Asheville: Water fluoridation faces tipping point
With city council elections coming up, Raleigh’s attempt to commandeer Asheville’s water system remains in court. A related concern has been put off long enough. For 50 years, Asheville has medicated its water customers with fluoride. City voters approved, and the practice began in 1965. County voters had previously opposed fluoridation, but the N.C. Supreme […]
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Food Policy Council urges Asheville to stop fluoridating water
Back in June, the Asheville-Buncombe Food Policy Council sent a letter to Mayor Esther Manheimer and City Council “requesting the city to end the artificial fluoridation of our water supply.” Brevard, Franklin, Black Mountain and Woodfin have all cut fluoride from their water systems over the years, and the grassroots group, whose mission is to […]
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Fluoride: The controversy beyond our toothbrushes
Could my toothpaste be making me fat? Has fluoride been added to my water supply in an attempt only to help industrial company’s bottom line? Would you believe that it was once used for rat poison? And that it is linked to thyroid issues, hip fractures, fertility problems, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, neurological and brain functions? […]
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Concerned citizens want fluoride out of Wilmington water
A group of concerned residents believes everyone should have the choice to consume fluoride, but it is a choice they aren’t being given. The group formed The Cape Fear Citizens for Safe Drinking Water and is encouraging other residents to join in to ask the CFPUA to remove fluoride from Wilmington area water. “Fluoride is […]
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June 23: Pro-fluoridation to be discussed at the Charlotte City Council
CITY COUNCIL MEETING: Fluoridation of Charlotte Drinking Water Supply Monday, June 23, 2014 Resource(s): Barry Gullet, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utility Department Dr. Marcus Plescia, Mecklenburg County Health Department Dr. Stephen R. Keener, Mecklenburg County Health Department Time 25 minutes Synopsis • The presentation will provide the City Council an overview of the fluoridation program. • The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utility […]
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Fracking’s big secret
The paper published two viewpoints on fracking in North Carolina under the title, The Good and Bad of Fracking. Below are excerpts from Ron Vigneri who identifies hydrogen fluoride (HF) as the “big nasty secret” in fracking. The second article, “Energy means jobs for N.C.” is by Erik Milito, group director for the American Petroleum […]
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Durham: Council again on spot over fluoridation
City Council members face renewed pressure from a small group of activists who want the Water Management Department to stop adding fluoride to Durham’s drinking water. The council deflected similar entreaties in 2011, but the issue landed back on its agenda recently after the Durham County Board of Health, at Mayor Bill Bell’s request, studied […]
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Huntersville board member wants fluoride out
Huntersville Town Board member Charles Guignard has revived a decades-old debate about the safety of fluoridated water, saying the practice could pose a threat to users’ short- and long-term health. Town officials are researching the issue, but public health officials say there’s no cause for concern. Guignard said he’s long held the belief that fluoride […]
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My Rebuttal to Dr. Gary Slade, Professor and Director of Oral Epidemiology at UNC Chapel Hill
To: Mark Schultz – Editor Chapel Hill News and Observer Subject: On Gary Slade & Fluoride Dear Mark Schultz, This letter is in response to the recent article penned under your guidance as News and Observer Editor entitled “OWASA will continue fluoridating water in southern Orange County.” Specifically I am rebutting Dr. Gary Slade, who […]
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Orange water authority votes to continue fluoridation
After hearing speeches from six impassioned anti-fluoridation citizens, the Orange Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors unanimously passed a motion Thursday to continue the fluoridation of its drinking water. The board accepted the recommendation to continue fluoridation from its Natural Resources and Technical Systems Committee, which last year reviewed citizens’ petitions against the practice. […]
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