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Donora: Earth Day roots trace back to a killer ‘fluoride fog’
The Donora Smog that killed residents of a Pennsylvania town in 1948 was the first in a series of environmental disasters that led to today’s environmental consciousness. Every now and then, something reminds David N. Taylor of how much more environmentally conscious the nation has become since the 1940s and 1950s. Sometimes it happens during […]
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Guest Column: Fluoride scam goes on after six decades
A Senate committee in Baton Rouge on April 13 advanced legislation that would require water companies to inform their customers of plans to fluoridate their water supplies and forbid the purchase of the chemical additive from China. How can we afford to spend money on one more poison for drinking water? “Fluoride” is actually a […]
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Escambia County: Fluoride in water fight back on the table
The decades-old debate over fluoridation of local drinking water took center stage at an Emerald Coast Utilities Authority committee meeting Wednesday. The often-contentious issue pitted medical and dental experts against a lone utility board member, Elizabeth Campbell, and a group of concerned citizens at the Citizen Advisory Committee meeting. The off-and-on struggle regarding fluoridation of […]
United States, Florida -
Austin: Group voices concern over fluoride level in city water
While many city officials tout the benefits of adding fluoride to the public water supply, some Austin activists question the safety of the practice on the grounds that the additive is a hazardous waste. Members of Fluoride Free Austin distributed fliers warning against fluoridation — a practice that has been used in Austin for nearly […]
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DHB Fluoride Ad Complaint Laid With Advertising Watchdog
Local campaigners wanting to keep fluoride out of Far North water supplies have lodged complaints about five of the Northland DHB’s [District Health Board] fluoridation advertisements. “The DHB has spent thousands of taxpayer dollars to tell us we should have toxic waste in our water” says complainant Cliff Royal. “These ads are false and misleading […]
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Sandpoint: approves Clean Water Additive Accountability Ordinance
PROPOSED WATER ADDITIVE ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE Councilman Reuter stated that a majority of the Public Works Committee opposed the proposed ordinance, but Councilwoman Davis wanted the matter to be discussed with the full City Council. Councilwoman Davis felt the proposed ordinance sets an objective standard and criteria for assuring the safety of water additives. She stated […]
United States, Idaho -
Somerset. Chairman: Water is completely safe
SOMERSET — Because of a question that was asked at last Thursday’s candidates’ forum for the annual town election, Somerest Water and Sewer Commission Chairman Charles Fisher II and Water Superintendent Robert Lima said they wanted to address any concerns there might be about fluoride being in the public drinking water supply. “We don’t want […]
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Toxic ash threatens Iceland animals
Farmers in southern Iceland have been racing to protect their animals from being poisoned by volcanic dust. The animals are at risk of fluoride poisoning if they inhale or ingest the ash, leading to internal bleeding, long-term bone damage and teeth loss. Sheep, cattle and horses were rushed to shelter after they got lost in […]
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Iceland: Rescuers round up ash-covered animals
Rescue workers were busy on Sunday checking up on residents near Iceland’s ash-spewing volcano and helping farmers herd their dust-covered livestock to safety. ‘We’ve heard that there are animals dying. Horses and also birds,’ Solveig Olafsdottir of the Icelandic Red Cross told AFP near the area that has received the heaviest ash showers since the […]
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Louisiana Legislature’s dumb bill of the week fans fluoride fears: An editorial
State Sen. Dan Claitor says that he’s not trying to prevent fluoridation of water supplies, but that’s likely to be the end result of a bill that creates burdensome new requirements for fluoridation projects. Sen. Claitor told the Baton Rouge Advocate that he just wants people to be informed about whether fluoride is being introduced […]
United States, Louisiana