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Southampton: Great fluoride consultation nears the end
ONE of Hampshire’s top politicians has condemned plans to fluoridate tap water – and has described the public consultation as a sham. New Forest East MP Julian Lewis, pictured, claims the South Central Strategic Health Authority (SHA) will ignore the views of objectors and forge ahead with the controversial scheme. Dr Lewis says householders will […]
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Blackfeet Tribal Council passes resolution supporting fluoridation
UPDATE – April 2013: FAN was informed this month that the Blackfeet tribe no longer fluoridate their water because they found it was unsafe for their community. Calling it a victory at the last General Council Meeting, IHS dentist Dr. Gary Pannabecker was thrilled the Blackfeet Tribal Council passed a resolution in support of fluoridating […]
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Fluoride on agenda for Coonabarabran
Fluoridating town water supplies is back on the agenda in the Warrumbungle Shire. A representative from the Department of Health will address today’s council meeting to discuss the benefits of fluoride. In 2005, the council overturned plans to fluoridate water supplies in Coonabarabran after outcry from the community. The council’s general manager, Bob Geraghty, says […]
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Firing of water utility whistleblower spotlights CDC reluctance to address new safety concerns about water fluoridation
December 17, 2008 – Ellijay, GA: With more than 50 communities across the U.S. voting to reject water fluoridation on Election Day last month, the recent firing of Dalton, Georgia water employee Wally Babb for voicing concerns about fluoridated water is focusing a spotlight on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control near Dalton. In 2007 […]
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Troy discusses fluoridation bill
TROY — Borough council once again sunk its teeth into a topic that it has visited in the past: a House bill to fluoridate public water. During its last meeting, council discussed House Bill 1649 that would provide for the fluoridation of public water. According to a description on the meeting agenda, it would apply […]
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North Platte passes ordinance prohibiting the addition of fluoride to city’s water system
Excerpt from article titled: NP bus service to extend west to Ogallala The North Platte City Council approved a plan to expand North Platte transportation to rural areas at their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday… In other business, the council: … Suspended the rules and passed an ordinance prohibiting the addition of fluoride to the city’s […]
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Crescent City: Fluoride stays, at least for the time being
The Crescent City Council brushed off the idea of defluoridating the city’s water supply Monday. Councilwoman Donna Westfall pushed to have the discussion item put on the agenda, but she didn’t garner much support from colleagues who agreed with Interim City Manager Michael Young’s recommendation to keep the tooth-decay-fighting mineral in the water. “I absolutely […]
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US towns say no to fluoride plan days before Hampshire consultation ends
THERE are just days to go in the great debate about plans to fluoridate Hampshire’s water supplies. But while Hampshire residents still have a chance to tell health chiefs their opinions, across the pond many have just had a more direct say on what goes in their water. Across several American states, communities recently held […]
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Peter Mansfield – Fluoridation: Reject this proposal
AS someone else who has devoted his professional life to the promotion of public health, I recommend the residents of Southampton reject fluoridation of their water and review their use of other fluoridated items, such as toothpaste. People vary considerably in their consumption of water. If the water is fluoridated, their consumption of fluoride will […]
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US DOE generated over 700,000 metric tons of depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6)
U.S. Department of Energy Excess Uranium Inventory Management Plan December 16, 2008 Office of Nuclear Energy Excerpts: On March 11, 2008, Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman signed a policy statement [see Appendix A] on the management of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) excess uranium inventory (Policy Statement). This Policy Statement provides the framework […]
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