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Major corporations changing statements on safety of fluorides
Ellijay, GA – In a stunning development certain to gain the attention of risk managers at water utilities around the world, key toothpaste manufacturers and other organizations are changing how they portray the safety or risks of fluorides and water fluoridation. Colgate-Palmolive is now selling an unfluoridated toothpaste for infants and toddlers. The label on […]
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Holmen. Our view: Something in the water, but it isn’t fluoride
Cash-strapped agencies are doing all sorts of things to cut costs these days. In northern California, astronomers at the SETI Institute are shutting down their powerful radio dishes designed to probe the galaxy for extraterrestrial intelligence. Before they do that, we would beg them to train their devices toward Holmen to help us understand the […]
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England: Mix-up with chemicals at Arkansas water plant causes evacuation; drinking water not threatened
ENGLAND, Ark. — A mix-up involving chemicals at the water treatment plant in the central Arkansas town of England led to an evacuation of several businesses Thursday near the facility. Police in the Lonoke County community cleared the area for several hours after they say a chemical company worker mistakenly poured fluoride into a storage […]
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Muskoka: Attempt to halt fluoridation fails
MUSKOKA – It’s official — fluoride is staying in the district’s water. Despite a last-ditch effort by Huntsville District Coun. Fran Coleman to defer a decision on the matter, district council defeated her motion on Tuesday evening, voting to keep fluoridating the water. The decision gave formal approval to a resolution from the district’s public […]
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Peel Region sticks with fluoride
Peel Region’s drinking water will continue to be fluoridated after council decided today to carry on with the 40-year practice. Councillors opted to stick with fluoridation after hearing arguments from more than 20 delegates representing both sides of the fluoride debate. Delegates speaking against the practice, pointed to evidence they believe shows a link between […]
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Illinois. USW and Honeywell’s Battlefield: A Uranium Conversion Plant
The battle between corporations/governments and unions, from state pensions to auto companies’ legacy costs, has been distilled for the metals world with the ongoing negotiations – or lack thereof – between Honeywell, the energy and technology giant, and the United Steelworkers Union (USW). Honeywell and the USE have clashed over Honeywell’s uranium processing plant in […]
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Holmen board suspends fluoride
Excerpt: The Holmen village board voted 4-2 Tuesday night to suspend further application of fluoride in the water supply… The topic resurfaced Tuesday night at the request of all three newly elected village board trustees — Tony Horvath, Dawn Kulcinski and Dan Moser — who voted to suspend the fluoride treatments, as did sitting Trustee […]
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Don’t Feed Babies Fluoridated Water say NYS Health Officials
Babies fed infant formula mixed with New York’s fluoridated tap water risk developing enamel fluorosis or discolored teeth, according to the New York State Department of Health (1). Bureaucrats fail to effectively broadcast this vital information beyond their little-read websites which places babies at unnecessary risk of developing fluoride-damaged teeth, reports the NYS Coalition Opposed […]
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Taranaki District Health Board set to back fluoride in water
Taranaki health officials look set to join the affirmative side of the fluoridation debate. At a Taranaki District Health Board health advisory committee meeting yesterday, members were presented with a position statement on the issue. Most backed the health benefits. Committee member Dr Peter Catt said there was a chronic oral health issue in the […]
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Trucking Firm to Finish Cleanup from I-80 Accident Pays $31,000 for Penalty and Cost Recovery to DEP
MEADVILLE — A trucking company that transports hazardous waste has been ordered to complete a cleanup along Interstate 80 in Clinton Township, Venango County, where waste was spilled in an accident that occurred on Dec. 30, 2009. The company, known as Eldredge, Inc., has entered into a consent order and agreement requiring them to pay […]
United States, Pennsylvania Chemical Industry