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• Halfmoon: Town taps own water again

  HALFMOON — A month after the first phase of Hudson River dredging ended, the town of Halfmoon has turned on its own water supply again. During the seven months PCBs were being removed from the Hudson River, the town switched its source of H20 to the city of Troy. During that period, testing of the […]

• Dunedin fluoride-IQ study finds no ill-effect

  A planned Dunedin study into whether fluoridated water reduces IQ has been shelved. However, another University of Otago study looking at the same controversial question has been completed, its findings accepted for publication later this year in a prominent American public health journal. Co-authored by public health dentistry specialist Dr Jonathan Broadbent, it found no […]

• Beacon City Council authorizes mayor to say NO to fluoridation

  Resolution 169 of 2009 – Authorize Mayor to Oppose the Proposed D. C. Sanitary Code Making it Mandatory for All Public Water Suppliers to Add ?Fluoride to their Potable Water supply. WHEREAS, the City of Beacon City Council authorizes the Mayor to oppose proposed Dutchess County Sanitary Code making it mandatory for all public water […]

• How is fluoride affecting Springville citizens’ health?

  SPRINGVILLE — Although a group of community members had asked the Springville Village Board of Trustees to form a committee to re-evaluate the necessity and safety of putting fluoride into the village water system, the board looked into the matter and determined that such a move was not necessary. That decision was formally announced, during […]

• Plattsburgh: Local dentists firm in fluoride support

  City of Plattsburgh officials heard a strong message Tuesday night from people supporting the fluoridation of drinking water. “I am here to offer you something that can improve your health, is cost-effective and you don’t have to do anything to get it,” Clinton County Health Department Director Paula Calkins-Lacombe said at a special meeting with […]

• Monterey Shale. Part 2: The Most Dangerous Chemical You’ve Never Heard Of

  Editor’s note: In part 1 of our series on the Monterey Shale, Next Generation researcher Robert Collier outlined the technical challenges of developing the Monterey Shale oil field – and how a technique known as “matrix acidizing,” which uses hydrofluoric acid to dissolve underground rock formations, may be the key to its development. In Part […]

• Fluoride Foes Get Validation

  Over the last six years, Lynne Campbell has become accustomed to being called a liar and a kook. That’s how long it’s been since she left her advertising job to fight fluoride full time, trying to keep the cavity-fighting chemical out of Portlanders’ drinking water. But while fluoridation proponents have long maintained that Campbell and […]

• Schuylkill Haven: Dentists weigh in on fluoride issue

  Water is important for overall health but some people might not like the additives in it. Advocates say fluoride in the water system can prevent tooth decay. Opponents say it isn’t needed and can do more harm than good. “It’s an easy way to get medicine to a large amount of people and population and […]

• Dunedin: Anti-fluoridation clarification sought

  A United States campaigner against fluoridation has been invited to make a submission to the New Zealand Dental Journal for peer review. Emeritus Prof Paul Connett, a chemistry professor who taught at St Lawrence University in New York for 23 years, and wrote, with two other retired professors, a book called The Case Against Fluoride, […]

• Fighting to free family from fluoride

  It’s been about six years since anti-fluoride campaigner Rachel Keedwell took steps to remove the chemical she regards as a poison from her drinking water. As well as having an 1100 litre rain-water tank installed she is also promoting the visit of a leading expert on fluoridation to Palmerston North. Professor Paul Connett the coauthor […]