Excerpt: GREENVILLE — The city has been hit with a wave of economic stimulus funds that will finance $1.3 million worth of water system updates. Officials recently received word that 40 percent of a loan from the Michigan Drinking Water Revolving Fund will be forgiven, saving local taxpayers $520,000. The balance of the project costs, […]
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Watsonville considers fluorination at Tuesday’s council meeting
The city of Watsonville will be discussing a controversial measure that would put fluoride in the drinking water. Although there is a grant involved, the fluoridation can cost the city money. Both the Public Works Director, David Koch, and the Water Division Manager, Steve Palmisano, are recommending the council contract with the California Dental Association […]
Amesbury: Feds note fluoride problems
AMESBURY — Communities across the nation have found the same mysterious residue in their fluoride systems that caused Amesbury to shut down its water fluoridation program, but a federal health agency said the residue is safe. Kip Duchon, national fluoridation engineer for the federal Centers for Disease Control, said residents shouldn’t worry about the safety […]
Amesbury: Fluoride concerns are worth probing
Title of editorial:Flouride [sic] concerns are worth probing It’s clearly a controversial thing to do, but Amesbury’s Robert Desmarais deserves credit for taking the path of caution when it comes to public health. Desmarais, the director of the town’s Department of Public Works, has been concerned about residue left over in the town’s water system […]
Sodium fluoride used for water fluoridation causing problems nationwide
Article title: Feds note fluoride problems Article subtitle: Chinese-made product is safe, say officials AMESBURY — Communities across the nation have found the same mysterious residue in their fluoride systems that caused Amesbury to shut down its water fluoridation program, but a federal health agency said the residue is safe. Kip Duchon, national fluoridation engineer […]
It’s Time to Retire Fluoridation
Sixty-five years ago, sodium fluoride powder was slowly poured into Grand Rapids, Michigan’s public water supply to see if drinking fluoridated water (fluoridation) really safely reduced children’s tooth decay. Nearby Muskegon was left fluoridation-free, for only 5 years, as the experiment’s control city for comparison purposes even though evaluations were made after 15 years. (1) […]
Watsonville faces fluoridation fight again
Watsonville’s long-running battle against fluoridation of its water supply could end Tuesday when the City Council considers whether to accept a $1.5 million grant to build and operate a system for two years. But unresolved details in the contract for the California Dental Association Foundation grant as well as a question of who would pay […]
Watsonville: Fluoridated water, Martinelli’s juice products don’t mix
Fluoridation of Watsonville’s water is the only topic on Tuesday’s City Council agenda, and with the apparently imminent decision to accept funding to fluoridate, John Martinelli, owner of S. Martinelli & Co., is very concerned. Martinelli said Friday that he doesn’t know what he will do if the city opts to fluoridate, but he does […]
Feb 3rd Seminar: Should fluoride be in drinking water?
Event: Should fluoride be in drinking water? Series: OEHHA/UCD Seminar Series ETX 190/290 Speaker: Lubow Jowa, Ph.D. – Cal EPA/ Dept. of Environmental Toxicology Date: 2/3/2010 Starting time: 4:10 PM Ending time: 5:00 PM Event type: Seminar Location: 1138 Meyer Hall Sponsored by: Environmental Toxicology Cost: $0.00 Contact if questions about this event: Contact name: […]
Ending silicofluoride use can reduce children’s blood lead and violent crime
Note: See original release that contains several graphs INTRODUCTION: Peer reviewed scientific studies over the last decade, summarized in the attached Graphs and Table, reveal that exposure to silicofluoride compounds has harmful side effects on human behavior and health. Millions of Americans are exposed to residue from these chemicals, which are used in 90% of […]