Pro-fluoride campaign scores massive donation: Portland City Hall roundup
April 17, 2013
The group hoping to persuade Portlanders to vote yes on a measure to fluoridate the city's water has reported a huge campaign donation.State campaign finance records show that the Northwest Health Foundation made a $165,920 donation to the pro-fluoridation campaign...Meanwhile, Clean Water Portland, the group hoping to persuade Portlanders to reject fluoridation, is facing an uphill battle in terms of fundraising efforts. Their largest donations are a pair of $10,000 contributions from one family.
In terms of cash on hand, Healthy Kids, Healthy Portland is currently reporting a balance of $130,000 while Clean Water Portland says it has $45,000.
Portland. The Battle For Bull Run: Fighting Against Fluoridation
http://www.fluoridealert.org/news/portland-the-battle-for-bull-run-fighting-against-fluoridation/
[Sidebar: article has pictures of anti-fluoride fundraiser concerts]
http://www.fluoridealert.org/news/portland-the-battle-for-bull-run-fighting-against-fluoridation/
[Sidebar: article has pictures of anti-fluoride fundraiser concerts]
The other mistake was that they didn't tag the salmon with PIT tags, but with magnetic tags.
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Fish biologist Dr. Jeff Fryer was kind enough to send a couple of corrections; had I been in less of a hurry, I would have sent it past him for review before posting.
Most important, at 9:10 I said at 0.2 ppm salmon didn't refuse to choose any more than the control fish: in fact, 54% failed to make a choice, significantly more than the controls. So, while D & D proposed 0.2 ppm as a max threshold, in fact there is still harm at that level - so dilution below .2 doesn't necessarily make it safe. [SIDEBAR: Comments posted below the video on the above weblink offer more Portland info]
Most important, at 9:10 I said at 0.2 ppm salmon didn't refuse to choose any more than the control fish: in fact, 54% failed to make a choice, significantly more than the controls. So, while D & D proposed 0.2 ppm as a max threshold, in fact there is still harm at that level - so dilution below .2 doesn't necessarily make it safe. [SIDEBAR: Comments posted below the video on the above weblink offer more Portland info]
