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Fort Collins fluoride panel regroups
Fort Collins’ fluoride technical study group agreed Monday to hammer out its differences and write a new, consensus report on the risks and benefits of fluoridating the city’s water supply. “I think we were doing a disservice to the health board and the water board,” said Frank Vertucci, technical study group member. “We were inflaming […]
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Colorado Springs City Council Votes No to Fluoridation
Colorado Springs residents will have to rely on the old-fashioned method of getting extra fluoride: brushing with fluoride toothpaste. That’s because the city, after nine months of sometimes acrimonious debate, has decided not to add fluoride to drinking water. The Colorado Springs City Council, acting as the Utilities board, voted 5-3 after another public hearing […]
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Fort Collins group formed to weigh pros and cons of fluoridation
Nearly eight months after the city’s water board unanimously recommended that Fort Collins stop fluoridating its water supply, a nine-member study group is in place to help sort through the pros and cons and science of fluoridation. The “technical study” group includes individuals on both sides of the issue, as well as technical expertise in […]
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Erie Votes Down Fluoridation
Dear All, Vonalda Utterback has sent us the good news from a recent issue of the Daily Camera that the town trustees of Erie, Colorado have voted down fluoridation for now. Hopefully, this result in Erie, Colorado will be a good omen for the folks who are currently trying to keep fluoride out of Erie, […]
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Erie rejects fluoride in water
ERIE – The Colorado Department of Health and Environment isn’t smiling over Erie’s decision not to fluoridate the town’s drinking water. Town trustees voted 5-2 late Tuesday to not add fluoride to Erie’s water supply despite its use by every other major Boulder County community. Fluoride has been proven to prevent cavities, but too much […]
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Erie residents say yes to fluoride
The majority of residents in Erie say they would support the town adding fluoride to the town’s water supply, according to a survey. In the poll, which was sent to residents along with their September water bill, 547 residents replied yes to fluoride, 273 said no and 51 said they had no opinion on the […]
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Colorado Springs Asks CDC to Conduct Study on Fluosilicic Acid
Deciding when to vote on adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water is becoming just as controversial and complicated as deciding whether fluoride itself poses a health hazard. On Wednesday, the Colorado Springs City Council, acting as the Colorado Springs Utilities Board, voted to postpone its decision until late November, opting instead to enlist the […]
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Fort Collins Water Board Recommends Ending Fluoridation
As communities up and down the Front Range face off on fluoride, Fort Collins is preparing to put a team in place to tackle the contentious issue. The move comes three months after the city’s water board recommended the city stop fluoridating its water supply. City Manager John Fischbach has asked the Larimer County Department […]
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Fluoridation foes bare teeth
Tuesday, June 19, 2001 – BOULDER – Retired dentist Henry Eaton was called a communist in this city’s first war over fluoride. Eaton’s side won – city water was fluoridated – but now the battle lines are being drawn again in Boulder and in other Front Range cities over the government’s role in keeping teeth […]
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Boulder fluoride debate continues
Boulder’s water board probably will reconsider keeping fluoride in the city’s water supply after Environmental Advisory Board heard more than a dozen residents debate its value Thursday. There was no consensus about keeping or rejecting fluoride in drinking water, but everyone agreed the time is ripe for more public debate. “It’s obvious that a lot […]
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