The Fight Over Fluoride - with Dr. Paul Connett

Delivering fluoride through public water supplies was never a good idea. Now we find out, it lowers IQ in children.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about Trump’s environmental agenda, the alarming national drought, how AI is creating mountains of e-waste, and the fact that it's raining PFAS chemicals in Miami (and everywhere else!) Then Dr. Paul Connett, founder of the Fluoride Action Network, talks about the dangers of adding fluoride to public drinking water, new U.S. government studies showing that exposure to fluoride lowers IQ in children, and the recent court decision ordering the EPA to regulate the toxic substance. 

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Links from the Interview

Link to the Fluoride Action Network: https://fluoridealert.org/

Link to the judge's decision in the fluoride case: https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024.09.24-Opinion.pdf

More information about fluoride: https://www.grassrootsinfo.org/flouride

Links from the News

What a Trump presidency could mean for environmental health: https://www.ehn.org/donald-trump-wins-us-presidency-what-that-could-mean-for-the-environment-2669621858.html

The U.S. drought crisis: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/05/states-drought-climate-crisis

Plastic: A Worldwide Crisis -with Vito Buonsante

Now that plastic has become a serious human health issue, the stakes are even higher.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about a new court order forcing the EPA to regulate fluoride after studies show it lowers IQ in children, and how the loss of biodiversity threatens our own survival. Then Vito Buonsante, Policy Advisor for the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN)  talks about plastic, human health, and the worldwide effort to stop the relentless production of this life-threatening material. 

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Links from the Interview

The International Pollutants Elimination Network: https://ipen.org/

Links from the News

The EPA is ordered to regulate fluoride: https://www.eenews.net/articles/epa-in-a-really-tough-spot-after-landmark-fluoride-ruling/

Humanity is on the verge of ‘shattering Earth’s natural limits: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/21/humanity-earth-natural-limits-biodiversity-warning-cop16-conference-scientists-academics

Lead: The Pernicious Poison - with Tamara Rubin

Years ago, "Lead Safe Mama" Tamara Rubin's family was poisoned by lead. Now she's on a campaign to make sure every parent knows about the presence of lead in consumer products and food.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about how big oil is interfering with climate change research at universities around the world, PFAS in firefighting gear, and the disturbing amount of single-use plastic used in modern agriculture. Then “Lead Safe Mama” Tamara Rubin tells about her experience with lead poisoning in her family, and how it drove her to start testing all kinds of products and food for the presence of toxic lead. Every parent needs to hear this!

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Links from the Interview

Tamara Rubin's website: https://tamararubin.com/

Links from the News

Big oil is funding universities around the world to slow down research on climate change: https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/sep/05/universities-fossil-fuel-funding-green-energy

Two states are banning PFAS in firefighting gear: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/23/pfas-firefighter-gear-ban-massachusetts-connecticut

Microplastic contamination in modern agriculture: https://india.mongabay.com/2024/09/agriculture-has-a-plastic-problem-and-its-threatening-the-future-of-food/