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Stanton votes no to fluoridation
CITY OF STANTON Fluoride Issue 324 – Yes (Prohibit fluroide) 297 – No (Against Prohibition of Fluoride)
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Tekamah votes no to fluoridation
Votes: YES – 372 NO – 347 YES was to prohibit fluoridation
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Vinalhaven referendum seeks fluoride treatment
Vinalhaven voters will decide Tuesday, Nov. 4 on whether to add fluoride to the town’s water supply to improve dental health. Five reasons water fluoridation is recommended, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Maine Oral Health Program, are that it is safe and effective, natural, widely accepted, cost effective, and beneficial […]
United States, Maine -
West Lancs: Should fluoride be added to tap water?
Tory parliamentary hopeful Adrian Owens wants your views on whether fluoride should be added to tap water. The issue is a contentious one with some believing it prevents tooth decay while others say it can damage health. Councillor Owens wants people to log on to his website and give their opinion. “The issue of adding […]
United Kingdom, England -
No public vote on fluoride
City councillors have ruled out a city-wide referendum on fluoridated water supplies in Dunedin, even as new evidence supports the chemical’s continued use. University of Otago School of Dentistry Professor Murray Thomson, in an open letter to councillors, said new information showed the use of general anaesthetic during dental procedures was greater in areas without […]
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Fluoride debate hits Norfolk County
A glass of municipal water could soon no longer keep the dentist at bay. Norfolk council will review a staff report tonight recommending the removal of fluoride from both Simcoe and Delhi water systems. The report prepared by the county’s environmental services division cites operators’ long-term exposure to Hydrofluosilicic acid and reliance on equipment to […]
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NF3: Electronics Industry Changes the Climate with New Greenhouse Gas
Emissions of a greenhouse gas that has 17,000 times the planet-warming capacity of carbon dioxide are at least four times higher than had been previously estimated. Nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) is used mainly by the semiconductor industry to clean the chambers in which silicon chips are made. The industry had in the past estimated that most […]
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Fertiliser giant Ravensdown facing at least $1 million in damages
Fertiliser giant Ravensdown is defending a claim for at least $1 million in damages over orchard losses alleged to have been caused by acid and fluoride emissions from its plant at Awatoto, south of Napier. The hearing of the claim by orchardist Paddy Donovan, of Plumpton Park, an 11.3ha block at the corner of Awatoto […]
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Corning: Prop. 1 a turning point in fluoride issue
Corning, N.Y. – Proposition 1 is not a vote whether to fluoridate city water, but the results will have a major impact on that decision. The proposition will allow Corning city residents to decide if they would like to change the City Charter to strip the City Council of its authority to fluoridate water. A […]
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Southampton: Fluoride – is it a crooked ballot?
LAST month South Central Strategic Health Authority (SHA) sent me its public consultation document on adding fluoride to the water supply in some parts of our area. In section 5 we are told that “all views and comments, together with the best scientific evidence, will be taken into account” before any final decision, which “will […]
United Kingdom, England