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Billings’ fluoride foes protest use of chemical
Clayton Fiscus of the Cancer-Prevention Coalition says if you are wondering whether to support adding fluoride to Billings water, consider one fact: The warning label on fluoride toothpaste. “It says right there on the Crest toothpaste label not to eat it and if you do to consult a physician immediately,” Fiscus said. Fiscus and about […]
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Loophole in the law that allows toxins on the farm
When the Queensland Government introduced new rules to track industrial waste there was one notable loophole. If waste was being transported “to a farm for use as a soil conditioner or fertiliser” it was exempted from state regulations. The Queensland laws, which mainly benefit the $1.3 billion sugar industry, best illustrate the strange contradictions that […]
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The great red mud experiment that went radioactive
Quentin Treasure was a member of a local land-care group when he was approached to take part in an unusual experiment by the West Australian Agricultural Department. The department wanted to spread a reddish substance over his farmland to see if it would stop unwanted phosphorus from entering waterways. The bonus, Mr Treasure was assured, […]
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In Virginia, slowdown in cutting toxic waste from factories
RICHMOND, Va — A 14-year-old federal program that publicizes the levels of toxic chemicals released by factories has helped cut discharges of the potentially dangerous chemicals in Virginia – until now. A new state report shows that the toxic releases into air, water and land dropped by less than 1 percent from 1999 to 2000. […]
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Missoula Undeflected
Dear All, We have long maintained that the push for fluoridation is an attempt to deflect from two obvious problems with respect to dental health in America’s children. The first problem, is that America, despite its enormous wealth, provides very poor dental care for children in families of low income. The second is that American […]
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Integrity: An important appeal from EPA union
Dear All, We have received this very important and critical appeal for help from Dr. William Hirzy, Senior Vice-President of the National Treasury Employees Union Chapter 280, representing professional employees at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters. The appeal pertains to a refusal by EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman to uphold the “EPA’s Principles of Scientific […]
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Fluoride activist presses case in Billings forum
Anti-fluoridation activist Paul Connett says that he can’t get anyone to debate him about fluoridation, but he got something close to a debate on Saturday. Lora Schultz, health coordinator for Head Start in Billings, showed up at a Billings motel for Dr. Connett’s announced challenge to take on fluoridation proponents. Ms. Schultz, a registered nurse […]
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Chemist: Hear both sides in fluoridation debate
I have spent the last six years researching the issue of fluoridation, with no ax to grind, and I am appalled that anyone would consider adding this biologically and pharmacologically active substance to the drinking water. Fluoride is not an essential nutrient. The level in mothers’ milk (10 parts per billion) is one hundred times […]
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More Interest in Xylitol
Dear All, June and Phillip Allen, have sent us an excerpt from an April issue of the Journal Of the American Dental Association (JADA) in which the benefits of xylitol in fighting tooth decay are discussed. Is it too much to hope that JADA has seen the writing on the wall for fluoridated toothpaste? In […]
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Fond du Lac fluoride opponents to circulate petition
The group pushing to remove the fluoride additive from Fond du Lac’s water supply plans to circulate a citizen’s petition beginning late this month. The petition requires a minimum of 1,652 valid signatures to be placed on the November ballot. It will be circulated for 60 days. “We want to run through the end of […]
United States, Wisconsin