latest news:
Showing 10 of 17145 Articles:
-
The Government admits that 94% of the population has dental problems
WILLEMSTAD – During the government’s presentation in Parliament on the topic of fluoride in our waters, it became clear that 94% of our population has problems with dental care. Of these 94%, 30% are children. 15 to 20% of our elderly do not have teeth, according to the presentation in Parliament. How is it possible […]
Curaçao -
Fluoride to again be added to west Cumbria’s water supply
The chemical has been added to the water supplied to Cornhow and Ennerdale water treatment works since the late 1960s. However, the process was halted in April 2006 in Cornhow and in November 2011 in Ennerdale, to allow the treatment equipment to be upgraded. Public Health England – which took over from the abolished North […]
United Kingdom, England -
Byron deputy mayor wants fluoride decision revisited
BYRON Shire’s deputy mayor Diane Woods is calling on her council to revisit the issue of fluoridating the shire’s water supply. Cr Woods said she had opposed the council’s 2009 decision to maintain non-fluoridation and its decision to instead advise residents to use fluoridated toothpaste and she wants a more thorough investigation into the issue. […]
Australia -
Should council fluoridate Biloela and Moura drinking water?
DO the people of Biloela and Moura want fluoride added to their drinking water? That is the question Banana Shire councillors want to know before they give the project the final tick of approval. Council has appointed a contractor to install the equipment needed to dose the drinking water with fluoride. It was expected the […]
Australia -
Avon Park stops water fluoridation
AVON PARK – Citing “no quality control,” City Manager Julian Deleon has stopped the injection of fluoride into the city’s drinking water. Deleon said he contacted the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to request permission to discontinue the fluoridation practice. The fluoride injection system has technology problems, he said. The water demand drops off “drastically” […]
United States, Florida -
Debate over fluoride in public water supplies surfaces again in Elgin
Excerpts: … Councilman Terry Gavin recently said he would like the city council to have a discussion about the use of fluoride in Elgin’s water supply. … “After winning the election, several more people contacted me about this issue — both those I knew already and those I didn’t know,” Gavin stated in an email. […]
United States, Illinois -
Feds bitten by dentists over local government fluoridation failures
Australia’s official body for dentists has taken a bite out of Australia’s main political parties over what it claims is a “deafening silence” over local governments controversially removing fluoride from town water supplies against the interests of public health. The Australian Dental Association (ADA) is warning that taxpayers and the federally funded Child Dental Benefits […]
Australia -
Dirty Dozen: The 12 Most Commonly Used Air Toxics in Unconventional Oil Development in the Los Angeles Basin
INTRODUCTION For the first time in California, operators of oil and gas wells have been forced to disclose some of the chemicals they use in extreme oil and gas production techniques. These reports confirm that dangerous extraction methods are using harmful and toxic chemicals and exposing Californians to unacceptable risks. Starting June 4, 2013, the […]
United States, California Fracking -
Feature: No fracking way!
Marin is pumping for a ban on hydraulic fracturing You may not have heard of Mainstreet Moms or 350Marin, but you will feel the heat, and soon. The Moms, along with 350.org and its associated nonprofits, are tangling with big oil companies to ban fracking in California. You don’t know from fracking? Fracking allows oil […]
United States, California Fracking -
SIDEBAR: A Short History of Chemical Warfare
Chemical Weapons Outlawed The use of chemical gases in the trenches of WWI horrified the world, prompting a global campaign to ban their use as weapons of war. In 1925, a Geneva protocol was passed outlawing the use of nerve gas, tear gas, and other deadly agents in warfare. The 1992 Chemical Weapons Convention (which […]
United States, California Chemical Weapons