Phoenix residents have scheduled a public debate on water fluoridation in advance of an upcoming city council vote on whether to continue putting fluoride in the city’s water supply. Two experts — Paul Connett, a retired professor of environmental chemistry and toxicology at New York’s St. Lawrence University, and Dr. Howard Farran, a dentist in […]
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Blacksburg: Flush the anti-fluoride campaign
Signs have been popping up in the New River Valley. I do not mean the political signs, though there are plenty of those, too, but the blue ones that read, “End water fluoridation.” If you have not seen one yet, head on over to Eats Natural Foods in Blacksburg. Customers walking in the front door […]
Portland Commissioner Dan Saltzman mum on fluoride stance
Portland City Commissioner Dan Saltzman on Friday remained silent about his stance on fluoride. Saltzman is the only member of the Portland City Council who hasn’t weighed in with a public hearing looming Thursday and a vote scheduled Sept. 12. Already, Mayor Sam Adams and Commissioners Randy Leonard and Nick Fish have said they’ll vote […]
Alabama Issues 2012 Fish Consumption Advisories
Concern about protecting the public from possible exposure to mercury from eating fish led to the issuance of several new fish consumption advisories for bodies of water in Alabama. The quality of water, based upon the levels of contaminants in fish from the waters in Alabama, generally continues improvements made in recent years. The Alabama […]
Portland Commissioner Randy Leonard calls for fluoride by March 2014, two months before opponents want public vote
City Commissioner Randy Leonard just made the race to fluoridate Portland’s water supply more controversial, if that’s even possible. Leonard on Friday proposed that the Portland Water Bureau implement a fluoridation plan by March 1, 2014, two months before voters could weigh in under an initiative effort that will be launched by opponents. The contentious issue of […]
Water wars: There’s more in that clear drink than you might think
SOUTHERN INDIANA — You must drink water to stay healthy, but how healthy is the water you’re drinking? You can’t drink bottled water because chemicals from the plastic bottle might leech into the water. The carbon footprint created by manufacturing and transporting bottled water is huge and bad for the environment and most of it […]
Dr. Know: The Fluoridation Saga Continues
There’s no evidence to support the claim that drinking water with fluoride has benefits to our oral health. Just take a look at the World Health Organization chart on fluoridated vs. non-fluoridated countries. —Mia N. It’s funny you should cite the WHO as a source. I happen to have right here its gripping 134-page “Fluoride […]
Brewers keep their spirits up in midst of fluoridation debate
With all the debate on fluoridating the city’s water, one voice hadn’t weighed in — until now. Some of Portland’s largest craft brewers say the proposed plan to add fluoride to the Bull Run water supply at a level of 0.7 parts per million will not affect the brewing process or the taste of their […]
Don’t contaminate our world-class water
As Portlanders, we are passionate about our drinking water, which is some of the world’s best. Protecting our right to clean water is something that brings us together. It’s not surprising that Portlanders have rejected three attempts to fluoridate our drinking water. What is surprising, however, is that the City Council is poised to ignore […]
Fluoridation – A Misplaced Conflict
The author believes fluoridation will improve the dental health of all our citizens, and is an ethical mandate, not a conspiracy by the city council. OPINION — August 28, 2012 — It is unfortunate that The Lund Report gave Rick North such as prominent podium from which to expound the “bad science” used by […]