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  • References: Water Fluoridation and Environmental Justice

    Water Fluoridation and Environmental Justice Report by Fluoride Action Network Submitted, September 25, 2015 To: Environmental Justice Interagency Working Committee As the the pdf online document for this report was user unfriendly, the following are the live links for the references. ____________________________________________________ Ainsworth NJ. 1933. Mottled teeth. Brit. Dent. J., 55: 233-25- and 274-276. Albert […]

  • Aspen: Fluoride factions have their say with Water & Sanitation

    While working at a practice in the Eagle River valley, dental hygienist Jayme Hovland said she could tell the difference between kids who lived in Gypsum and those who resided in the nearby town of Eagle. Eagle residents drink water that’s fluoridated, resulting in “less cavities” than the patients she’d see from Gypsum, Hovland said. […]

  • Food Policy Council urges Asheville to stop fluoridating water

    Back in June, the Asheville-Buncombe Food Policy Council sent a letter to Mayor Esther Manheimer and City Council “requesting the city to end the artificial fluoridation of our water supply.” Brevard, Franklin, Black Mountain and Woodfin have all cut fluoride from their water systems over the years, and the grassroots group, whose mission is to […]

  • Pros and cons of water fluoridation to be argued at Thursday forum in Port Angeles; rally to precede debate

    PORT ANGELES — A Thursday forum will kick off two weeks of city water fluoridation scrutiny that will culminate in a Nov. 6 advisory survey of 10,000 water users. Council members will use the results when deciding whether to continue fluoridating city water pumped from the Elwha River. A pledge made 10 years ago to […]

  • Snowmass: Fluoride fight moves beyond local interests

    State group funding pro-fluoride ads after Snowmass decision A state association for dental practitioners has joined the water fluoridation battle in Snowmass Village by helping to fund pro-fluoride ads in a local newspaper. “We just want to make sure the dentists, the groups talking about health, have the resources they need,” said Molly Pereira, associate […]

  • Fluoride debates should switch focus to cause of tooth decay

    We all know the one golden rule to abide by at a dinner party; don’t discuss sex, politics or religion. Well, you should probably add fluoride to that list. Vehemently defended by both sides of the fence, the debate has been raging for over 50 years since the majority of Australia’s water supply was fluoridated […]

  • Public Health Service Recommendation for Fluoride Concentration in Drinking Water for Prevention of Dental Caries

    Note from FAN: The Department of Health & Human Services released this same information on April 27, 2015, in Public Health Reports as noted in their press release. Summary Through this final recommendation, the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) updates and replaces its 1962 Drinking Water Standards related to community water fluoridation—the controlled addition of […]

  • Denmark announces advisory ban on PFCs in food packaging

    Minister calls for tighter EU controls, citing ‘good experience’ with German limit The Danish government has announced an advisory limit on the use of perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) in paper and cardboard food packaging. Announcing the limit – which is designed to act as a ban – environment minister Eva Kjer Jansen said: “Consumer safety is […]

  • Balllina rejects community poll on fluoride

    Ballina Shire Council has rejected a push to have a community poll on fluoride. Councillor Jeff Johnson was unsuccessful with a notice of motion at yesterday’s council meeting, with no other councillor supporting his idea. ‘I’m surprised that my fellow Councillors think that this issue will just go away’, Cr Johnson said afterwards. ‘The decision […]

  • Carbon trading fails to reduce emissions, harms climate, study says

    Because of bogus carbon offsets, European scheme to let polluters buy credits resulted in more harms to the environment A United Nations-backed carbon-trading scheme in Europe, originally meant to combat global warming, has instead resulted in the release of more than half a billion additional tons of greenhouse gases, according to a new report. The Stockholm […]