Astoria: Re “Something in the water” (editorial, Dec. 29): There is a growing body of evidence that fluoride does more harm than good. One need only do a modicum of research to find many anti-fluoride studies. Most recently, a study published by the National Institute of Environmental Health linked fluoride in water – at levels […]
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Port Angeles: Fluoride foes consider next move after second denial from Supreme Court
Anti-fluoride activists are down but not out. The attorney representing Clallam County residents seeking to stop fluoridation of Port Angeles’ drinking water said they are considering taking legal action against the city after the state Supreme Court announced Monday that it will not reconsider an earlier ruling that sided with City Hall. The Sept. 23 […]
NYC. Editorial: Councilman Peter Vallone defends our precious bodily fluids from evils of fluoridated water
The latest government conspiracy is so nefarious, so underhanded, that it’s being conducted right under your nose: They’re trying to head off tooth decay by putting fluoride in your drinking water. Yes, the same fluoride you spread over your toothbrush twice daily. On second thought, that doesn’t sound very devious, does it? Well, it does […]
Port Angeles: State Supreme Court declines to review fluoride decision
The state Supreme Court will not review its September ruling that sided with the city of Port Angeles in a dispute over water fluoridation, two anti-fluoride groups announced Tuesday. Our Water-Our Choice! and Protect Our Waters said in a prepared statement that the high court announced Monday that it will not reconsider the 5-4 decision. […]
Gov. Christie attacked New Jersey’s environment as much as NJEA
Governor Chris Christie is dismantling 30 years of environmental protections through a series of budget cuts, Executive Orders, Red Tape reviews, transition reports, privatizations, and DEP reorganization. He has become a climate skeptic, (would) repeal the Highlands Act, eliminating programs and cutting substantial funding for initiatives dealing with greenhouse gases and climate change. The only […]
Fluoride’s dental dominion may remain a mystery
Beauty is only skin deep. And the beauty of shiny white teeth is even less deep. Because a new study shows that fluoride forms a thinner protective shield than experts thought it did. The results appear in the surface science journal Langmuir. [Frank Müller et al, Elemental Depth Profiling of Fluoridated Hydroxyapatite: Saving Your Dentition […]
Baloney from Vallone: NYC Councilman leads the fight against water fluoridation — and healthy teeth and bones
While New Yorkers occupied themselves with digging out from a foot and a half of freshly fallen snow, City Council Member Peter Vallone, Jr. found time yesterday to hold a press conference to denounce the perils of water fluoridation. The Councilman, son of the late Council Speaker Peter Vallone, Sr., says that he will put […]
NYC: City pol wants to remove fluoride from New York’s drinking water, citing safety concerns
Four decades after New York started adding fluoride to its water, a city councilman armed with new research is launching a campaign to stop the practice. “This amounts to forced medication by the government,” said Councilman Peter Vallone (D-Queens), who plans to introduce fluoride-removal legislation at the next Council meeting. “What’s next? They decide we’re […]
NYC. Peter Vallone, Fluoride-Hating Councilman, Wants Your Teeth to Rot
A city councilman from Queens apparently wants your your teeth to rot and fall out. The Daily News says Councilman Peter Vallone is planning to introduce a bill that would end New York’s 45-year practice of adding fluoride to its tap water, citing safety concerns and comparing the mineral to prescription anti-depressants. Via the News: […]
NYC. Vallone: Fluoride Out To Sap Our Precious Bodily Fluids
While waiting for the city to come plow his neighborhood, city Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. is taking up another crusade: the fluoridation of water! Vallone is attempting to stop the decades-old practice of putting fluoride in the drinking water, something the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called one of the 10 greatest public health […]