Excerpt: Hudson Oil Refinery In 1913, Consumers Oil opened their refinery west of downtown Cushing on what became a 400-acre site after they merged with Empire Oil. In 1943 they were acquired by Midland Cooperative Wholesale. Hudson Oil acquired Midland in 1977. In 1981, Land-O-Lakes dairy cooperative merged with former owner Midland. They closed Hudson […]
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Welcome to the Fluoride Action Network News Archive. The FAN News Archive serves as an historical repository for fluoride news stories, positive or negative. Since FAN catalogs all news stories on fluoride, our news section remains a reliable database of all published fluoride news.
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Tooth and Nail: Fluoride Fight Cracks Portland’s Left
PORTLAND, Ore.—In the 1950s, after health authorities began fluoridating U.S. water supplies, they faced opposition from groups like the John Birch Society, which called it “an unconstitutional mass medication of the public.” Sixty years later, the fight over fluoridation has erupted in Portland, where the battle has drawn in the city’s craft-beer brewers, organic-food purveyors […]
Fluoride in Marin water supply becomes subject of debate
A group of Marin residents is petitioning the Marin Municipal Water District to remove fluoride from drinking water, but officials said they are bound by state law to fluoridate the county’s water supply. A loose-knit group, concerned about the health risks of fluoride, has posted a petition on www.change.org asking the district to discontinue fluoridation. […]
Portland: Oregon official felt pressure from pro-fluoride Upstream Public Health about dental study
A state official managing a new survey of kids’ oral health met with the architects of Portland’s pro-fluoride campaign in January and later complained that she felt pressure from Upstream Public Health about how to present the findings. Those details emerged from state emails referencing the 2012 Smile Survey, a now-politicized report released April 24 […]
MN Bill SF 1668: The repeal of municipal water fluoridation
Minnesota Senate Bill SF 1668 Municipal water fluoridation requirement repeal Introduced May 17, 2013 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to health; repealing law relating to fluoridation of municipal water; 1.3 repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.145; Minnesota Rules, part 1.4 4720.0030. 1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: […]
Did You Know Your Fluoridated Water Is Full of Cancer-Causing Arsenic?
According to the Fluoride Action Network, municipalities around the country are adding industrial-grade fluoride to our drinking water instead of pharmaceutical-grade fluoride. The industrial stuff contains enough arsenic to make us sick, and is costing us billions in extra health costs each year. Industrial-grade fluoride chemicals added to US public water supplies contain arsenic that […]
Iowa state dental director pitches fluoride to county
The state’s top dentist visited Davenport on Thursday and promoted the continued use of fluoride in the public water systems. Dr. Bob Russell said children with teeth treated by fluoride, such as in drinking water, have much healthier teeth than children did generations ago. The treatment process is facing challenges by opponents, including in the […]
Is Loren Parks getting involved in Portland’s fluoride campaign?
The political action committee for the Taxpayers Association of Oregon is coming out against fluoridating Portland’s drinking water — so is it possible that conservative Nevada businessman Loren Parks is footing the bill? The group’s leader won’t say. Taxpayers’ director Jason Williams confirmed the group is against Portland’s fluoride measure and updated its campaign filings […]
Portland: Latest poll shows fluoride measure failing
Things aren’t looking good for Portland residents who want to fluoridate the city’s water, at least according to the most recent KATU poll. The poll, which was conducted by Survey USA and released just five days before the election, shows that 53 percent of likely voters are against fluoridating the water. Just 40 percent of […]
Why I’m voting ‘no’ on fluoridating Portland’s water: Guest opinion
I was honored to serve on the Portland City Council for 17 years. During that time I worked to protect our Bull Run water supply from logging and other degradations. If you have tried water in other major cities, you know that Portland’s clean water is one of the things that make our city unique. […]