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Huge fluoride settlement in Florida.

 

Huge fluoride settlement in Florida.

 

 

THE FLUORIDE ACTION NETWORK

http://www.fluoridealert.org

 

FAN CAMPAIGN Bulletin #20: Huge fluoride settlement in Florida.

 

April 7, 2004

 

Dear All,

 

News today of a possible massive settlement in a lawsuit involving fluoride

pollution by a phosphate fertilizer plant in Florida (see report below).

 

According to Chris Bryson, in his book " The Fluoride Deception, " which will be

in bookstores in May, it was the attempt to ward off massive settlements like

this which led the Kettering Institute to hide the evidence of fluoride's toxic

effects. The book documents how Industry's " Fluorine lawyers " got help with this

concealment from scientists working for the US Public Health Service. The goal

in this nefarious business was to change the public's perception of fluoride

from " nasty air pollutant " to that " nice stuff " you put on your kid's teeth. In

changing this image the polluters were greatly assisted by the " genius " of

Edward Bernays - the nephew of Sigmond Freud and the " father of propaganda " and

PR spin.

 

You can read more about fluoride pollution, especially from the phosphate

fertilizer industry, at our website: http://www.fluoridealert.org , where you

will also find some more reviews of Bryson's book.

 

When one sees the massive forces that have been at play in the " linguistic

detoxification " of fluoride, it is clear that we are going to have to generate

massive grass roots action on this issue to change the government's policy on

fluoridation. Chris Bryson's book -especially with the foreword from the highly

respected Theo Colborn (co-author of " Our Stolen Future " ) - will be powerful

ammunition in this effort. But it is also going to take every one of us to

continue to get the word out about the book and about the issue.

 

The exciting news is that Chris Bryson will be the keynote speaker at FAN's

first national conference to be held in the last weekend of July (July 31 -

August 1). If you haven't done so already please become a member of FAN by going

to <http://www.fluoridealert.org/join-fan.htm>. Basic membership is $25.00 a

year.

 

Paul Connett

 

<http://kdka.com/national/PensacolaPollution-aa/resources_news_html>

 

ConocoPhillips to pay $70 million to settle Florida pollution suits

 

Tuesday April 06, 2004

 

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) ConocoPhillips has tentatively agreed to pay $70 million to

as many as 7,000 Florida Panhandle property owners who sued over pollution from

the former site of a fertilizer plant.

 

The agreement, which still needs a judge's approval, would settle two lawsuits

that contend that underground contamination has reduced property values and may

have caused health problems.

 

Under the proposal, $65 million would be divided in varying amounts among up to

7,000 people who own or once owned about 3,000 homes and other properties in

Pensacola, plaintiffs' attorney Mike Papantonio said Monday.

 

It also would allocate $3.6 million to medically monitor about 3,000 residents

and $750,000 for administering the settlement.

 

A spokeswoman for Houston-based ConocoPhillips, Kristi DesJarlais, confirmed the

preliminary settlement but would not discuss the details.

 

Seven law firms representing the residents would receive as much as $25 million

apart from the settlement, plus $2.9 million in costs.

 

The lawsuits initially sought $500 million for 11,000 property owners, but a

judge cut the number to 3,000 residents.

 

The fertilizer plant dates to 1889. Conoco, which later merged with Phillips

Petroleum to form ConocoPhillips, bought it in 1963. The plant was sold nine

years later to another company, which closed it in 1975.

 

In 1989, the Environmental Protection Agency designated the spot a Superfund

site, contaminated with fluoride, lead and other toxins. A cleanup of the

contaminated soil was completed in 1997.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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