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DuPont & Honeywell to jointly manufacture new refrigerant: HFO-1234yf (CF3CF=CH2)
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., and WILMINGTON, Del., May 20, 2010 – Honeywell (NYSE: HON) and DuPont (NYSE: DD) today announced a manufacturing joint venture to produce a new refrigerant for use in automotive air conditioning systems. The new refrigerant has 99.7 percent lower global warming potential (GWP) than the current refrigerant. Under the agreement, DuPont and […]
Greenhouse/Ozone Gases -
DuPont & Honeywell to jointly manufacture new refrigerant: HFO-1234yf (CF3CF=CH2)
Low-Global-Warming-Potential Alternative Meets New European Environmental Regulations MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., and WILMINGTON, Del., May 20, 2010 – Honeywell (NYSE: HON) and DuPont (NYSE: DD) today announced a manufacturing joint venture to produce a new refrigerant for use in automotive air conditioning systems. The new refrigerant has 99.7 percent lower global warming potential (GWP) than the […]
Chemical Industry -
Schuylkill Haven questions proposed fluoride referendum
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN – The borough solicitor on Wednesday questioned the basis of a request to poll water authority customers on the borough’s decision to stop adding fluoride to its drinking water. “It does not appear as if there’s any legal authority to request the county to include it on a referendum,” borough solicitor Mark Semanchik […]
United States, Pennsylvania -
Sacramento: Budget may force Sac to remove fluoride from water
City leaders are considering a new proposal that would cut costs by halting the fluoridation of city water, an idea that has drawn sharply divided responses from local residents and dentists. A consultant’s report concluded that adding fluoride to the local water supply costs the city about $1 million each year. With a $43 million […]
United States, California -
Southampton: Health Chief demands a rethink on fluoride
A HAMPSHIRE health watchdog is demanding a rethink of the controversial decision to add fluoride to tap water in Southampton and other parts of the county. Now the boss of a top county health committee has written to those behind the scheme calling for it to be scrapped. Councillor Anna McNair Scott, chairman of the […]
United Kingdom, England -
Great Salt Bay Sanitary District: Twin village residents question fluoride use in water
A trio of local residents appeared before the Great Salt Bay Sanitary District Board of Trustees May 12 to express concerns over the Sanitary District’s practice of adding fluoride to the public water system that serves 1650 customers in Newcastle, Damariscotta and Damariscotta Mills. Amy Lalime of Damariscotta said she believed the added fluoride provides […]
United States, Maine -
Sacramento: Health professionals urge city to keep fluoride in water
Fluoride in Sacramento’s water was a hot topic during a Sacramento City Council budget discussion Tuesday night. Several members of the public, including dentists, a school nurse and local public health officer urged the City Council to keep fluoride in the city’s drinking water supply. Management Partners, a consulting group hired by the city, suggests […]
United States, California -
Walden reconsiders decision on fluoride
Local dentists gathered at a board meeting last Tuesday to discuss the board’s recent decision to stop fluoridating the village’s drinking water supply, a practice that has been in place in since 1953. And, they weren’t happy. Walden dentist Tim Hale summed up the feelings of about a half dozen dentists who were in attendance. […]
United States, New York -
Waterloo: Water truck sparks debate on fluoride
The fluoride debate bubbled up again in council chambers Monday night despite being banned from city hall. As part of a fall referendum on fluoridation of municipal water, the city has outlawed any debate over the matter in order to remain neutral. However, a move to license a water trailer from the region allowed the […]
Canada, Ontario -
Waterloo: A slap on the hand not enough
Bob Vrbanac’s article “‘Hands slapped’ in fluoride fallout” revealed serious shortcomings, and exposed weakness in those supposedly in charge. Elected officials dished out hollow, do-nothing statements, after the Region’s Medical Officer of Health (Dr. Nolan) consciously ignored everyone’s right to know fluoridation was off, by disobeying an Ontario Public Health requirement to notify by 90 […]
Canada, Ontario