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‘Absolutely gutless’: Judith Collins slams Hamilton over fluoride
The Hamilton City Council has been blasted by a senior Cabinet minister for its “absolutely gutless” decision to dump fluoride from the city water supply. Justice Minister Judith Collins – a former Waikato resident – launched a stinging reprimand of the decision this week to stop fluoridation, describing a council plea for central government to […]
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Can enamels’ environmental impact truly be reduced?
Recycling the toxic fluoride by-products from the ceramic and enamel industry into high-quality reusable material reduces the process’ environmental impact, but their end of life disposal remains problematic. Enamel cookware is ubiquitous. The trouble is that enamels—like other vitreous substances, or frits, used in making porcelain or ceramic glazes—are produced through a process generating highly […]
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Santa Fe: Rivera joins fellow councilors in race for mayor
Former Santa Fe Fire Department Chief Chris Rivera became City Councilor Rivera last year, and now he wants to become Mayor Rivera. On Thursday, the 47-year-old father of four became the third sitting councilor to formally announce a candidacy for mayor in the 2014 city election. Rivera said in an interview that he sees himself […]
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Fluoride to return to Mackay’s water supply
Council was forced to stop adding the chemical after equipment at the treatment plant failed, just a fortnight after council voted to keep fluoridating supplies. It was previously revealed it had not been added to the town’s water supplies for several months due to concerns about dust issues in the dosing room. Council chief executive […]
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Wellington: Fluoridation a hot issue
A petition calling for the removal of fluoride from the water supply was presented to Wellington City Council during draft annual plan submissions last month. The strategy and policy committee also heard a strong case from science advocacy group the Royal Society of New Zealand in favour of fluoridation. Fluoride is added to the water […]
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Group to continue lobbying for fluoride removal
A group that helped to convince the Hamilton City Council to remove fluoride from its water supply says it will continue lobbying other councils throughout New Zealand to do the same. Fluoride Action Network New Zealand spokeswoman Mary Byrne praised a Hamilton City Council special tribunal decision yesterday that voted 7 to 1 in favour […]
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Lambton Area Water: Three of six municipalities vote to keep fluoridation
Barring some legal loophole, it seems fluoridation is here to stay — at least for the foreseeable future. In order to legally remove fluoride from the water, a majority of municipalities (four out of six) have to vote against fluoridation. At this point, Lambton Shores, Point Edward and Warwick have voted to keep fluoride in […]
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Minister using ‘erroneous data for fluoride exposure’ warns West Cork scientist
MINISTER for Health James Reilly is basing his justification of mandatory fluoridation of Irish water supplies on erroneous data, according to Bandon-based scientist Declan Waugh. Mr Waugh has written a number of reports that are highly critical of this public health policy, and the concerns raised prompted Minister for Arts Jimmy Deenihan to write to […]
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Hamilton ends fluoridation
After four days of submissions, Hamilton City Council has voted overwhelmingly to remove fluoride from the city’s water. A council tribunal today voted 7-1 to stop the practice of adding fluoride to the public water supply from no later than June 21 when stocks run out. The council will make annual savings of $48,000 by […]
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Fluoride to be removed from Hamilton’s water supply
Fluoride will be removed from Hamilton’s water supply within two weeks. A huge victory for the anti-fluoride lobby has seen the city council vote 7-1 to make Hamilton the second-largest unfluoridated population in the country. The decision, just reached after less than an hours’ debate, followed a lengthy tribunal which heard the weight of public […]
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