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Unions plot anti-fluoride campaign
Unions will attempt to derail State Government’s fluoridation push unless it earns the community’s blessing, according to Geelong Trades Hall boss Tim Gooden. Mr Gooden said Trades Hall had passed a resolution supporting calls for a referendum on fluoridation. “I’m no chemist but for us it’s a question of democracy,” Mr Gooden said. Trades Hall […]
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Directed Energy Laser weapons release a powerful burst of hydrogen fluoride in the form of infrared radiation.
Two weeks ago a public forum was held in Hawaii to discuss the US Navy’s Hawaii Range Complex environmental impact statement, a draft that since been approved, which outlines the proposed impact of the upcoming war games in Hawaii: some 140 projects that includes tests with sonar, Directed Energy Laser Weapons, and some that involve […]
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Editorial: Fluoridation safe, effective
York Water Co.’s empire keeps seeping outward like, well, a water glass spilled on a tablecloth. It’s been moving westward, with customers in Abbottstown and Gettysburg. And southwest: It recently agreed on a deal to buy West Manheim Township’s water system. It may even soon cross the Mason-Dixon Line and provide H2O to Manchester, Md. […]
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Henderson OKs adding fluoride to public water supply
Sometime in the not-too-distant future, Henderson city water consumers will have fluoride added to their drinking water after city council members voted Tuesday night to approve expenditures for the equipment necessary to add the chemical to the city’s water system – but it’s not clear exactly when that equipment will be bought. Public Utilities Director […]
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Aberdeen aldermen put off water fluoridation
Aberdeen Board of Aldermen denied a measure Tuesday to become a part of the Mississippi Department of Health’s water fluoridation program after a recommendation from Water Supervisor Ed White. “You have to have more trained staff and a lot more monitoring to do it, and right now we’re just overtasked with the crew that we’ve […]
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Juneau. My turn. Fluoridation: Why Europe matters
Europe largely does not fluoridate its water. For two reasons, this matters to us in Juneau as we decide whether to put fluoride back in city water. The first reason has been widely noted. Tooth decay among adults and children has declined in Europe at essentially the same rates as in the United States. This […]
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Halfway into government project, arsenic in water still a big worry
New Delhi: The government has made almost no headway in its ambitious plan to treat groundwater for arsenic, fluoride and salinity under its flagship programme, Bharat Nirman. “With more than 210,000 habitations remaining to be covered, there is no way we can meet the target by 2009. And there are chances that this project may […]
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Protest to rally fluoride critics
THE region’s anti-fluoride movement is growing, with a public rally in Geelong later this month expected to call for a state referendum. Organisers hope Warrnambool’s fluoride opponents will add their voices to the protest and join a wider delegation to lobby the State Government. Fluoridation of Geelong’s water supply was announced last month, following the […]
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No real choice on fluoride in Geelong
AN EVEN split in opinion on fluoridation means State Government has a long way to go before it should add the chemical to Geelong’s water supply. But whether the Government takes Geelong residents’ opinions seriously is another matter. Already Department of Human Services officials have briefed Barwon Water on its plans to fluoridate Geelong’s water. […]
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Fluoridation award has special significance to Cleveland Utilities
Cleveland Utilities is one of 120 water systems across the state which has been honored with a Water Fluoridation Quality Award by the United States Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Tennessee Department of Health announced the awards on Friday. Cleveland Mayor Tom Rowland said Saturday the award has additional significance for the […]
United States, Tennessee Fluoridation award