Ken Perrott • Jul 18, 2014 •
A recent US blog article made some very pertinent points about the role of elected officials, such a local body councillors, on important social health issues like fluoridation. These officials have a responsibilty to avoid pressure from misinfomred activists and … Continue reading → … Read More
Ken Perrott • May 22, 2014 •
I saw this image on Facebook yesterday and it really resonated with me. I had just been to the Hamilton City Council hearings on their draft annual plan. The anti-fluoride brigade dominated the session. Many of their submitters proudly declared … Continue reading → … Read More
Ken Perrott • May 11, 2014 •
Has activism on the fluoridation issue shifted dramatically against anti-fluoridationists in the last year? The number of submissions made to local body councils this year suggest it has. Last year the anti-fluoridation activists used a national (even international) campaign to … Continue reading → … Read More
Ken Perrott • Aug 29, 2013 •
Anti fluoridationists certianly go in for picking cherries when the produce “evidence” to discredit fluoridation. Two anti-fluoridatioon actvists, Bruce Spittle and Russel McLean, did this in there opinion piece in the Otago Daily Times recently (see No consent given for fluoridation). In … Continue reading → … Read More
Michael Edmonds • Jun 08, 2013 •
The recent decision by the Hamilton City Council to stop fluoridating the Hamilton water supply has received substantial commentary from my fellow science bloggers regarding the science (or lack there of) behind this decision (see here, here, here, here and here). Most of these posts have addressed some of the dodgy scientific arguments put forward by anti-fluoridation … Read More
Grant Jacobs • Jun 06, 2013 •
(Presenting science in a public debate.) In a discussion following her post about the decision by the Hamilton city council to abandon fluorination of their water, Alison felt that scientists were disadvantaged in not showing passion in presenting their case. She writes from the view of those opposing what is considered sound science, If you’re frightened by something, & those … Read More
- Wayne Linklater • Dec 11, 2012 •
Elephant in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa. Photo credit: Chris Kelly. Frighteningly, resurgent ivory demand threatens elephant with extinction over large areas of their range. It is a world-war for wildlife on a massive scale. Governments, conservation agencies and private landowners are mobilised across Africa and Asia spending enormous amounts of money to … Read More
Darcy Cowan • Oct 15, 2009 •
Driving around Hamilton the past few weeks I couldn’t help but notice the signs sprinkled around the city for the “Natural Health Expo” which is to take place here this week end. As I perused the website for this event yesterday I was disturbed by the large number of anti-scientific “treatments” that will be showcased. [...] … Read More