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• Going naked to get the fluorides out

  Nude calendars are now firmly established as a fundraising vehicle for good causes, but they‘re still unusual in Ireland. The 2014 Naked Fluoride Calendar was launched on Thursday, featuring shots of health campaigners who have stripped to fund a High Court battle against the Irish Government. The brave men and women from across Ireland who posed […]

• Neighbors for Clean Air files intent to sue Intel over alleged Clean Air Act violations in Hillsboro

  Neighbors for Clean Air and the Northwest Environmental Defense Center have filed a notice of their intent to sue Intel for what the groups claim are company violations of the Clean Air Act. At the crux of the suit is the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s approval of Intel’s $3 billion expansion in Hillsboro. The […]

• Notice of Intent to Sue Intel Corporation for Violations of the Clean Air Act

  October 22, 2013 Via Certified U.S. Mail, Return Receipt Requests Brian M. Krzanich Chief Executive Officer Intel Corporation 2200 Mission College Blvd Santa Clara, CA 95054 Jessie Taylor Facility Contact Person Aloha Campus 3585 SW 198th Ave Aloha, OR 97007 Mckayla Garrett Facility Contact Person Ronler Acres Campus 2501 NW 229th Ave Hillsboro, OR 97124 […]

• Lebanon: Citizen concerned about fluoride

  Michaela Martin wants fluoride out of Lebanon’s water. She spoke during the citizen comments section at the Oct. 9 Lebanon city council meeting. Fluoride was originally added to water to prevent tooth decay, she said. But now people get fluoride treatments when they go to the dentist. She said even if people cannot afford to […]

• Davis rejects fluoride in city drinking water

  Davis’ City Council soundly rejected a proposal to fluoridate the city’s drinking water in a 4-1 vote late Tuesday after facing heavy opposition from city residents and fearing that anger over the additive could derail Davis’ larger plans to draw water from the Sacramento River. Voters in March passed Measure I, authorizing city leaders to […]

• $460K Vandal “OK” by Health Board

  Criminal vandalism gets “unanimous support” from the Hawke’s Bay District Health Board as long as you are “passionate about health”. Or do you have to be on a $460K a year salary first? That is how much Chief Executive Kevin Snee was being paid by the taxpayer while he vandalised fluoride-free signs on public property […]

• Sheridan: Fluoride issue contentious; listen to the people

  The trouble with contentious issues is that legitimate arguments and facts exist on both sides. This is the case regarding the fluoridation of water. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recognized water fluoridation as one of the 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century. According to the CDC, the proper amount […]

• Fluoride or the Fox in the Henhouse

  In North Carolina there is a great range of music on the radio from classical to folk to the most avant-garde. An old tune caught my attention the other day. Some of its catchy words won’t let me go, and I think I am starting to know why: “Who broke the lock? Who broke the […]

• Fluoride debate is on tap before the Anchorage Assembly Tuesday

  A years-long push by activists to stop adding fluoride to Anchorage’s water supply is finally getting a response from the Anchorage Assembly. But it’s not the answer fluoride critics wanted. The measure proposed by Assembly member Patrick Flynn says the Assembly “supports continued fluoride use” and if opponents want to press the issue, they can […]

• Today’s electronics gases

  Gases find a range of applications in the electronics industry, taking on roles as reagents in chip manufacture that encompass deposition, etching, lithography, ion implantation and maintaining a totally clean fabrication environment. According to figures released by Techcet Group, electronic gas sales grew by a modest 3.2 percent in 2012 to $3.1 billion, relatively slower […]