This is causing problems all over the world. Keith
>Hey Zeke; > >With regard to the bottling company here is something for you to >think about.Ý Around here there has been a massive organization that >has sprung up (no pun) against Nestle corp who are pulling millions >of litres a day out of our aquifer and sending it out of the >watershed on a convoy of trucks every day. This site; > ><http://www.wellingtonwaterwatchers.ca/>http://www.wellingtonwaterwatchers.ca/ > >Has details about it, why it is bad and why we should be putting a >stop to it.Ý If you think it is important ( and it is) you might >want to use this site to model your own action group to protect your >water. WATER IS THE COMMONS AND BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE NOT >CORPORATIONS!! > >Joe > >Zeke Yewdall wrote: > >>My town water is unchlorinated untreated water off some sort of of >>alpine glacier.Ý They test the heck out of it for organics weekly >>and it's always come up good.Ý People drive here from miles around >>to fill their drinking water containers. And one bottled water >>company uses town water as their source. >> >>However, there are alot of mines around here -- a federal superfund >>site about 3 miles below town, and according to some people, alot >>more that should be.ÝÝ I wonder how much heavy metals are leached >>into the drinking water -- most of the mines are below the source, >>but I don't know if ALL of them are.ÝÝ It would be interesting to >>send a sample in for testing. >> >> >>Z >> >>On 5/30/07, Kirk McLoren >><<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>the fluoride in our water isnt from treatment >>The well is toxic >> >>Jason Mier <<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>we finally got moved in to our house, and i never got any notices in the >>utility bill. my guess is that- given the fact i can see the town's well, >>tower, and pump shack from my driveway we dont get chemically treated >>water... >> >> >> >From: Joe Street >> >Reply-To: <mailto:biofuel@sustainablelists.org>biofuel@sustainablelists.org >> >To: <mailto:biofuel@sustainablelists.org> biofuel@sustainablelists.org >> >Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Fwd: [MCS-Canada] Fluoride can >> >kill................... >> >Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 10:37:27 -0400 >> > >> >ROFL is it a waiver? LOL maybe one day that'll be the norm. They'll have >> >another one when you register to vote. Waive your rights or you can't vote >> >buddy. LOL >> > >> >Joe >> > >> >Kirk McLoren wrote: >> > >> >>LOL >> >>yeah - when you sign up for water and trash you get a paper from the EPA. >> >> Kirk >> >> >> >>*/Joe Street /* wrote: >> >> >> >> Huh? The city warns its people not to drink the water it provides >> >> for them? Now I've heard everything. How many people have sued >> >> for damages I wonder. That makes about as much sense as the notion >> >> of trusting officials we elect to represent our interests. Your >> >> explanation makes sense. Inhalation, not skin adsorption. Yes >> >> there's a lot of water going by and the heat helps liberate the >> >> disolved gas. >> >> >> >> Joe >> >> >> >> Kirk McLoren wrote: >> >> >> >>> I think in the case of chlorine it is inhaled in the shower. >> >>> The amount drunk is small in most peoples case as many people >> >>> prefer bottled beverages be they juice or soda drinks. >> >>> I know in Umatilla Oregon just drinking the water is enough to >> >>> cause fluorosis. CIty water is 6ppm. They encourage pregnant >> >>> women and children not to drink the water. >> >>> Kirk >> >>> >> >> >>> */Joe Street /* wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Hey Kirk; >> >>> >> >>> It's this last bit that has got my attention; >> >>> >> >>> Kirk McLoren wrote: >> >>> >> >>> SNIP >> >>> >> >>>> >> >>>> Lester was shattered. He couldn't understand it. Yet >> >>>> there was a reason. Despite taking care to drink only >> >>>> bottled water, Lester didn't know that *much more of the >> >>>> pollution-laced tap water is absorbed through the skin >> >>>> from bathing and washing clothes. >> >>>> * >> >>>> Poor Lester. >> >>>> >> >>>> *Although almost all exposure to waterborne contaminants >> >>>> is known to occur via dermal absorption, no studies have >> >>>> ever been done to determine the toxicity of pollution >> >>>> scrubber liquor the fluoride used in water fluoridation >> >>>> schemes. >> >>>> * >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>> Now I have heard this several times over the last little >> >>> while with regard to chlorine in tap water. It doesn't make >> >>> sense to me that my body would adsorb more chlorine (or >> >>> flourine or any other toxin) from water through skin contact >> >>> than by drinking it. When I drink water the entire amount >> >>> goes inside and has to be processed before any of it comes >> >>> out again. The internal linings have evolved to be highly >> >>> adsorbing and I'm guessing that it is moreso than the skin. >> >>> I'd like to see the proof about this claim. >> >>> >> >>> Joe _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
