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  • France Upholds Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing

    PARIS — France’s highest court on Friday upheld a government ban on a controversial drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, in a defeat for a method that has revolutionized the oil and natural gas industry in the United States. The Constitutional Council ruled against a challenge by Schuepbach Energy, an American company, whose exploration permits […]

  • Dietitians New Zealand qualifications do not impress

    Dietitians New Zealand qualifications do not impress in the debate on Water Dietitians New Zealand are misguided in their support of water fluoridation and the value of their post-graduate qualifications credibility will be called into question over that support. They certainly do not understand the concept of informed consent to dental treatment by calling for […]

  • BASF challenges EU ban on fipronil pesticide

    FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German chemicals group BASF said it launched a legal challenge against the European Commission’s ban of BASF’s insecticide fipronil, imposed in July on concern its use as seed treatment is linked to declining bee populations. BASF has filed legal action with the General Court of the European Union because “valid scientific studies […]

  • Dáil to debate Sinn Féin’s fluoridation bill tomorrow

    A BILL AIMED at ensuring fluoride is removed from the water supply in Ireland will be debated in the Dáil tomorrow. The bill was put forward by Sinn Féin spokesperson on Environment, Community and Local Government, Brian Stanley TD in May. Sinn Féin’s Fluoridation of Water Supplies Repeal Bill 2013 was put forward in an […]

  • TDs call for end to fluoride in water

    The Dáil has debated a Private Member’s Bill on a proposed ban on the addition of fluoride into the drinking water supply.Independent TD Catherine Murphy said it was right for people to be sceptical and questioned expert opinion that fluoridation does not cause ill-health. Her technical group colleague, Finian McGrath, said he has concerns about […]

  • Councillors show naked ambition in battle to end flouridation

    Two West Cork town councillors have almost bared all in the campaign to have fluoride stripped from the country’s public water supplies Clonakilty town councillor Anne Cullinane (FF) and Skibbereen town councillor Karen Oakley, (FG) both in their 40s, and anti-fluoridation campaigner Denise Brassil from Tralee, will feature in a naked calendar to raise money […]

  • Paid-for water ‘will still contain flouride’

    THE fluoridation of water to prevent tooth decay will continue when water charges are brought in next year. Junior Minister for Primary Care Alex White said the Government could not take a risk by temporarily halting the fluoridation of water – which is designed to prevent tooth decay. He said there were no risks to […]

  • Dáil Éireann Debate: The fluoridation of water supplies (Repeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members]

    Deputy Clare Daly:   I found the Minister of State’s tone unhelpful. It is a progressive move for us to discuss this topic today and I compliment Deputy Stanley on tabling the Bill. Despite the Minister of State’s protestations, from the beginning of Ireland‘s attempts to fluoridate our water, this has been a controversial issue. Fifty years […]

  • 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 […]

  • Sinn Fein Seeking Cross Party Support to Ban Fluorides in Irish water

    A Sinn Féin bill  to outlaw water fluoridation in Ireland was debated in The Dáil yesterday, 8th November, with a vote to take place next Tuesday, 12th November,  after the Government announced a U Turn on its previous water treatment policy. Health Minister James Reilly said on Wednesday that he has asked the Health Service […]