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Alcoa worker treated at hospital in Galveston for eye injury
POINT COMFORT – A 55-year-old Alcoa operator was treated at a Galveston hospital and released early Friday afternoon after he got a caustic chemical in his eye. The man, who was not identified, was taken by air ambulance to the University of Texas Medical Branch from the Point Comfort plant around 8:30 a.m. Friday, said […]
United States, Texas Aluminum Industry -
Sound Science vs. the Anti-Fluoridation Gang (EWG and FAN)
Glaring examples of anti-fluoride paranoia have recently made the news. An outfit called FAN (Fluoride Action Network), another called the Lillie Center, and the EWG (Environmental Working Group) have weighed in with media releases that demonstrate quack modus operandi: misstatements of fact, half-truths, and dubious, cherry-picked, non-contextual data. They use a November 2006 statement by […]
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Dorval waits for fluoride
When Dorval Mayor Edgar Rouleau managed to wrangle consent from the Quebec government last December to let the city decide whether to resume fluoridation of the town’s drinking water, he thought it would only be a matter of a few months before fluoride would once again be flowing through the town’s water pipes. In March, […]
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Fluoride battle goes to Prime Minister Howard
PRIME Minister John Howard will weigh up calls to hold a plebiscite on the controversial move to fluoridate Warrnambool’s water. Federal Wannon MP David Hawker wrote to Mr Howard late last month, detailing the anti-fluoride campaign in the city. “He has taken up the matter with the Prime Minister, outlining the community’s views and their […]
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Fluoride spill advisory lifted for Parleys Creek
Officials on Sunday lifted an advisory telling people and pets to avoid Parleys Creek from Mountain Dell Reservoir to Tanner Park after 1,500 gallons of fluoride emptied into a nearby pond Friday morning. Salt Lake City utility officials believe a faulty gasket is to blame for the chemical leaking from a storage tank at the […]
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Unions call for vote on fluoridation in Ballarat
UNIONS have threatened industrial action if Ballarat’s water supply is fluoridated with no community vote. The Ballarat Regional Trades and Labour Council on Friday called for a plebiscite to settle the issue. Secretary Graeme Shearer said unions which would be involved in the installation of infrastructure for fluoridation, the CEPU electrical and plumbing divisions and […]
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Fluoride spill taints Parleys Creek
People, dogs warned to avoid stream A fluoride tank overflowed at a treatment plant Friday, spurring a warning to stay out of a Salt Lake County creek this holiday weekend The 1,500-gallon spill occurred at a water treatment plant west of Mountain Dell Reservoir and next to Parleys Creek. Utility workers were able to contain […]
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Hazmat teams rush to fluoride spill in Parleys Creek
A fluoride spill has hazardous material crews warning people and their pets to stay out of Parleys Creek from Mountain Dell Reservoir to Tanner Park. Authorities say nearly 2,000 gallons of the chemical spilled into the creek Friday morning. Four Hazmat teams worked to keep the fluoride from flowing beyond the dog park at the […]
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Rocher Deboule Minerals Corp.: Agreement to Purchase Fluoride Property
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (MARKET WIRE) — 08/30/07 — Subject to regulatory approval where required, Rocher Deboule Minerals Corp. (NEX: RD.H)(PINK SHEETS: RDBHF) has entered into an agreement with David Heyman and Clive Brooks of Vancouver, BC, to acquire the Tam fluorite properties, situated in the Liard Mining Division located at mile 498, north of […]
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Too much fluoride in Dows, Wright County, water
Excerpt: Wright County Planning and Zoning Director Chuck Elberg presented a zoning change in Section 4 of Iowa Township to the board of supervisors Aug. 27. Kevin and Colette Westaby of Belmond want to build a new house requiring a change from agricultural to residential. The supervisors granted the request. The supervisors received a report […]
United States, Iowa