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West Bengal launches water census
KOLKATA: Alarmed over reports of rapid depletion of ground and surface water in the state and increasing arsenic and fluoride pollution, the West Bengal government has ordered a water census in the entire state. The work, which began from Wednesday, would be completed within March next year, state water investigation development minister Nanda Gopal Bhattacharya […]
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Let’s say thank you to Virginia Rosenbaum
Dear All, A few days ago the city of Cumberland in Western Maryland began poisoning its water with fluoride. This was heartbreaking for many fine folks in the area, but none moreso than Virginia Rosenbaum who had successfully (up to this point) kept fluoridation at bay for over 50 years! We are proud to have […]
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Billings targeted for Fluoridation
Fluoridating Billings water would be the best way to begin addressing a dental “crisis” in the area, said dentists, nurses and school officials during a dental summit Friday at Deaconess Billings Clinic. Only 14 percent of Yellowstone County’s low income residents saw a dentist last year, according to a community survey presented at the summit. […]
United States, Montana -
Swallowing the medication of our water
Fluoridated water, the stuff that you and I are being force-fed every day of our lives, is a medicinal product by any definition. This was established in the judgement of Lord Jauncey back in 1983. Given that one standard dictionary definition of a medicine is “a substance taken, usually by mouth, to treat a disease” […]
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Erie council to vote on whether to add fluoride to water
Fluoride could be added to Erie’s public water supply by early 2002 under a controversial plan that had majority support from Erie City Council as of Thursday. Councilman Rick Filippi has proposed a resolution for Wednesday night’s council meeting that asks the Erie City Water Authority to modify the water treatment system to allow for […]
United States, Pennsylvania -
Fluoridation is a heavy load for politicians
The voters of District 2 made a decision yesterday. They selected the two candidates who will face each another for the office of district counciloror come November. The voters’ selection came too late to be discussed in this column, but during the final week of the preliminary election campaign the five District 2 candidates all […]
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Study Shows Bigger Risk From Arsenic in Water
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The National Academies of Science said Thursday new studies show a higher risk of lung or bladder cancer from arsenic than previously thought, bolstering the arguments of green groups who have demanded the Bush administration adopt stricter limits. The report by the prestigious panel of scientists was requested by the Bush administration, […]
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Arsenic Standard for Water Is Too Lax, Study Concludes
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 – The National Academy of Sciences has concluded that arsenic is so dangerous in drinking water that stringent levels set by the Clinton administration and later suspended by the Bush White House were justified but perhaps not strict enough. Details of a report by the academy that were made available tonight by […]
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Couple Asks Bartow to Reverse Decision on Fluoride
A Bartow couple urged the city commission to reconsider its decision last May to add fluoride to the city’s water supply when the new water treatment plant goes into operation next year. Walter and Debra Childs said that fluoridation affects the central nervous system, and can pose a danger to fetuses and to women who […]
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Worcester Citizens Get Enough Signatures to Put Fluoridation to a Vote
WORCESTER — Worcester Citizens for Total Health is pleased and proud to announce its success in placing the fluoridation issue on the November election ballot. Craig Manseau of the Elections Commission has confirmed that we have exceeded the 9,193 certified signatures needed by 1,242 (a total of 10,435) on Monday, September 10, 2001. Over 15,000 […]
United States, Massachusetts