FAN BULLETIN
October 26, 2010

In This Issue:

Special Offer to Members
FAN’s New Campaign
Other New Developments
FAN’s Social Media
FAN US & Canadian Leaders

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The Case Against Fluoride

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Five Things You Can Do To Help

Anything that you can do to help get the word out about this book will support our larger effort to ban fluoridation worldwide. We need to get mainstream media and policy makers paying attention to this issue! Here are 5 things you can do today to help:

1. Buy a copy.
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4. Spread the word on Facebook, Twitter and blogs
5. Send copies to your town officials

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10 Facts About Fluoride
50 Reasons to Oppose Fluoridation
FAN In the News
Sources of Fluoride Exposure
Fluoride Pollution
Fluorine Pesticides
FAQ
Latest News

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After 28 years, fluoridation has met it’s Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.
On October 25, voters in the Waterloo region (which includes Waterloo, St. Jacobs
and Elmira) said NO to fluoridation.

This was a tremendous victory as the Ontario Dental Association pulled out all the stops to get the vote and the daily newspaper, The Record, was pro-fluoridation.
Robert Fleming was the architect of this success with his group WaterlooWatch.
Watch Robert Fleming discuss his victory.

Stuart Cooper
Campaign Director
Fluoride Action Network

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FAN’s New Campaign

Since 2006 the American Dental Association, dental researchers, and medical organizations throughout North America have recommended that infants not consume fluoridated water in an effort to reduce the risk of fluorosis. While dentists have been warned by the ADA, little has been done to warn the general public or government officials.
We believe that if a community adds fluoride to the water, it has the responsibility to at least disclose it to customers, and act to protect the most vulnerable population–our children–by warning parents about the risk of fluorosis.

To this end, the Fluoride Action Network has unveiled a new and exciting campaign to warn customers of fluoridated water systems not to give fluoridated water to children under 12 months of age. The campaign was announced by Dr. Paul Connett in Toronto on October 19, where legislation was introduced in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by the Green Party. The legislation requires all public water systems that introduce fluoride into the drinking water place on all water bills the following warning statement:

“Your public water supply is fluoridated. Fluoridated water should not be used
or added to infant formula, foods, or drinks intended for babies 12 months of age
or younger in order to avoid dental fluorosis.”

We would like to see all fluoridated communities pass a version of
our model legislation, either at the state, county, or local level. To accompany our model legislation we have created an Infant Warning Overview that you are invited to share with family, friends, and local decision-makers.
If you would like start an infant warning campaign in your state or community, please contact FAN’s Campaign Manager, Stuart Cooper stuart@fluoridealert.org”>.

For more information on the dangers fluoride poses to children read our latest press release on the issue, and visit FAN’s health effects database page for infant exposure.

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Other new developments

The Pennsylvania Delaware Valley School district announced it is ending its practice of giving students fluoride pills. See article in today’s Pocono Record.

There was a second local victory on October 25th, in Hoquiam, Washington, where the City Council voted against fluoridating their drinking water. Mayor Jack Durney proposed the plan to fluoridate the water, and the council had presentations in favor of fluoridation from several doctors and dentists as well as from the county Public Health Department. Countless residents attended the public hearing in opposition, armed with information from the Fluoride Action Network, and claimed another victory for the anti-fluoridation movement. Unfortunately, after the City Council’s rejection of fluoridation, Mayor Durney told the press that he still favored adding fluoride to the drinking water and would act unilaterally to make it happen.

Help the residents of Hoquiam, Washington stay fluoride-free, send a polite email to Mayor Durney mayor@cityofhoquiam.com”>mayor@cityofhoquiam.com about the dangers of fluoride.

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FAN US & CANADIAN LEADERS

CANADA

Alberta - James Beck beck@ucalgary.ca”
Ontario - Diane Sprules diane.sprules@cogeco.ca”>
Quebec - Gilles Parent gilles.parent-nd@bellnet.ca”>

UNITED STATES

Arkansas - Crystal Harvey crystalthepink@gmail.com”>
Arizona - Laurie LeDuc leducrph@gmail.com”>
Colorado - Cathy Justus justusoriginals@pagosa.net”>
DC, Metro Region - Cynthia Erville perville@aol.com”>
Florida - Kurt and Marcia Irmischer kurt@capitalplanning.org”>
Georgia - Dan Stockin STOCKIN2@yahoo.com”>
Louisiana - Vic Hummert vic@vichummert.org”>
Maryland - Bernie Miltenberger bernie_miltenberger@msn.com”>
Massachusetts:
- Mike Dolan mdolan@geo.umass.edu”> (Central and South Mass)
- Bill Patenaude BillP173@yahoo.com”> (Boston area)
Minnesota - Jason Kreuger jkrueger@fluoridealert.org”>
Missouri - Barry Pulley bwpulley@yahoo.com”>
New Hampshire - Katie Lajoie jlje23@hotmail.com”>
New Jersey - Harvey Kunz harveykunz@hotmail.com”>
New York - Carol Kopf NYSCOF@aol.com”>
North Carolina - Evan Folds evan@progressearth.com”>
Oregon - Kimberly Kaminski kim@safewateroregon.org”>
Pennsylvania - Mike Ewall catalyst@actionpa.org”>
Tennessee - Jack Cook jcook56050@aol.com”>
Texas - Rae Nadler-Oelnick mrn_olenic@yahoo.com”>
Utah - Sharon Clark playforpeace@cnrgroup.com”>
Vermont - Karl Novak kavon95@gmavt.net”>
Virginia - Ken Case case_k@comcast.net”>
Washington state - Audrey Adams audrey55@comcast.net”>

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