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Sulfuryl fluoride: House panel approves bill with deep cuts for EPA
Over fierce Democratic objections, House Republicans took initial steps Tuesday toward slashing the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget by a third while blocking a central part of President Barack Obama’s climate agenda. The Appropriations Interior and Environment subcommittee voted 7-4 to send the full committee a $24.3 billion spending plan that would deliver a nearly 19 […]
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Wayland board discussion on fluoride cancelled on Monday
WAYLAND — Pediatric dentist Leonard Carapezza of Wayland expressed his displeasure with the Wayland Board of Health at the board’s meeting on Monday night over a lack of notice of a cancelled discussion on water fluoridation. According to Carapezza, a number of people were planning to attend the discussion, some of them even upending their […]
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Fluoride opponents vow to continue fight in Blount County
Opponents of fluoridation say utility customers’ approval of adding the substance to their water will not dampen their zeal to remove it. “We will continue,” said Linda King of Citizens for Blount County’s Future, “until the board gives us proof that it does not harm people and will take liability if it does.” … The […]
United States, Tennessee -
Hareon Solar to build 300MW solar cell plant in Taiwan
A potential shift by Chinese PV manufacturers to avoid anti-dumping duties in the US and EU as well as in India has started with plans by Hareon Solar to build a 300MW solar cell plant in Taiwan. The China-based company has signed an memorandum of understanding with Mascotte Holdings, which acquired polysilicon start-up, Sun Mass […]
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PFASs. Environmental Toxins Discovered in Polar Bear Brains: Chemical Danger for Wildlife
Polar bears are in trouble–and not just from climate change. Researchers have found that environmental toxins are seeping into the brain tissue of these charismatic mammals, potentially causing unforeseen side effects as they enter the Arctic food chain. PerFluoroAlkyl Substances (PFASs) and precursor compounds have been used a wide variety of commercial and industrial products […]
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Scoop-Constancia requests clarification on fluoride dosage
WILLEMSTAD – The Member of Parliament for MFK and former Minister of Public Health, Mrs. Jacinta Scoop-Constancia requests clarification from the Minister of Public Health, Ben Whiteman on the current fluoride dosage in drinking water. In a letter to the president of Parliament, Mrs. Scoop Constancia asks the Minister to indicate whether it’s true that […]
Curaçao -
Southamton: Controversial plan to put fluoride in 200,000 Hampshire homes could be sunk
CONTROVERSIAL plans to introduce fluoridation in Hampshire could be dead in the water. Council chiefs in Southampton and Hampshire believe that there isn’t actually a scheme in place to introduce the chemical into the drinking water of about 200,000 people. And if the Government confirms their suspicions, then the plans to introduce fluoridation – and […]
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ANALYSIS: Updated HPP Based on Public Documents and Eyewitness Accounts
The Huntington Pilot Plant (HPP) existed on the International Nickel Company campus in Huntington, WV from the early 1950s until 1979. The Atomic Energy Commission leased facility only operated from the early 50s until the early 60s. It sat intact on “cold standby” until 1978. At that time (and through 1979), it was dismantled and […]
United States, West Virginia Nuclear Industry -
Church responds to diet experiments in residential schools
Earlier this week, news reports described experiments in nutrition run through two residential schools in Kenora. They included children at C.J. and St. Mary’s during the 1940’s and 1950’s. On Friday, Steve Allen from the Presbyterian Church in Canada responded to the research by Dr. Ian Mosby. “Reading his paper is chilling, and it’s really […]
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Naivasha: State owes Nawasco Sh60 million -MD
Water and sanitation services for government institutions in Naivasha have been disconnected over unpaid bills to Naivasha Water and Sewerage Company says it is owed more than Sh60 million. Nawasco MD James Gichana said they are committed to delivering services but the high debts are crippling their operations. He said they have computerised their systems […]
Kenya