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Intel, come clean on fluoride emissions: Editorial
As Oregon’s largest private employer and a major driver of the state’s economy, Intel wields enormous clout in Washington County and Hillsboro. The company employs 17,000 high-wage workers in the metro area, its ambitious expansion plans prop up the local construction industry, and it pays millions upon millions in fees and taxes for roads and […]
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Byron council to discuss fluoridation
BYRON Shire Council yesterday resolved to hold a non-public workshop within the next four weeks to discuss the issue of fluoridation of the shire’s water supply. Councillors, specialists and staff will attend to hear an hour-long pro-fluoride presentation and an hour-long anti-fluoride presentation followed by an hour for questions. NSW Chief Medical Officer, Dr Kerry […]
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Crawford County: Schools shouldn’t act as social services agencies with fluoride
It seems to me that the question of using fluoride to prevent decay is still going on. After reading Mr. Art Hoffman’s letter to the editor (“Fluoride helps our kids preserve smiles,” Sept. 14) I feel that the public has the right to know about fluoride, first, and secondly, I want to know if they […]
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Columbia: Citizens voice opinions on fluoride
Officials in charge of voting to keep or remove fluoride from Columbia’s water showed no sway toward one direction or the other at a meeting Wednesday. For the first 20 minutes of the meeting, the Columbia Power and Water Systems Board of Public Utilities allowed attendees to voice their opinions on fluoridation. Chairman John Collier […]
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Intel’s air quality permit in Washington County: answers to common questions
Intel is applying for a new state air quality permit as it continues a $3 billion-dollar expansion in Hillsboro. At a pair of public meetings the past two weeks, about 40 residents showed up. Many pushed for more regulation of Intel’s emissions and others asked questions of Department of Environmental Quality employees. It’s a complicated […]
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The future of the f-word
An investigation into the secretive world of fracking and what it means to California Red dots indicate hydraulically fractured wells as shown on a FracTracker.org map. Click on the image for a larger version. MAP COURTESY OF FRACTRACKER ALLIANCE/WWW.FRACTRACKER.ORG About this story: This story was first published in a similar version on ChicoSol.org, a bilingual online […]
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Both sides call for national fluoridation debate
Fluoride Action Network (FANNZ) endorses the NZ Medical Association’s call for a national debate on fluoridation. FANNZ has been calling for an open transparent public scientific discussion on fluoridation for some time. “But every time we invite promoters to participate, they refuse. The public has a right to more respect” says Mark Atkin, FANNZ’ Scientific […]
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Hastings: Panel discussion on fluoridation of water supply, Sept 25
Hastings District Council is to host a panel discussion on the addition of fluoride into the Hastings water supply. The panel discussion will be chaired by prominent Hawke’s Bay barrister Jonathon Krebs and will be attended by 2 representatives from the Hawke’s Bay District Health Board and 2 representatives from Fluoride Free Hastings. Hastings Mayor […]
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Hamilton: Fluoride sparks bad behaviour on all sides
Waikato DHB says it won’t be at a public meeting about fluoridation after personal attacks, but fluoride opponents say bad behaviour isn’t all theirs. The Waikato District Health Board says its staff won’t be fronting up to a public meeting on fluoridating Hamilton’s water supply because of ongoing personal attacks. But a lobby group opposing […]
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Kapiti: Fluoride gag for council hopefuls
Kapiti council hopefuls have been warned not to take sides in the fluoride debate – at least not until after the election. Kapiti Coast District Council sent a letter to candidates on September 20, warning them that if they committed to a position on fluoride and were then elected, they could be excluded from the […]
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