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Episode 12 provides a summary of season one of the #Fpollution podcast. >> "The heart of the pollution story behind public water fluoridation is this: industry polluters—aided, in many cases, by government officials—created a pseudo-scientific consensus that inflated fluoride’s benefits and obscured its adverse health effects in a successful effort to limit their vulnerability to lawsuits over fluoride air pollution. That’s it. That’s the pollution story behind fluoridation."   Melissa Gallico is a former Fulbright scholar, FBI analyst, and military intelligence officer. She has a degree in science and technology in international affairs (STIA) from Georgetown University and a master's degree in international security studies from the University of St. Andrews. She is also author of The Hidden Cause of Acne: How Toxic Water is Affecting Your Health and What You Can Do About It published in May 2018 by Healing Arts Press with a foreword by Stephen Harrod Buhner.   *For a full transcript and references mentioned in this episode, see http://www.Fpollution.com/ep12-fluoride-pollution-scandal.   If you enjoyed this episode of The #Fpollution Podcast please subscribe and leave a review. It really helps other listeners find the show.   The #Fpollution podcast is a Linda Peterson production. This episode was executive produced by Scott Cousland, Drew and Helen Jeter, Linda Palmisano, and Kristie Lavelle. Our production team is Angela Sparks, Anna Lytle, Carol Koff, Douglas Cragoe, Jennie Mintz, Julie Fletcher, David Cosentino, Khara Edler, Lacey Elliot, Madeleine Powley, Mary Byrne, Diane Sheats, and Taylor Swagert. To help us expose the pollution scandal behind fluoridation by becoming a producer at Gallico Studios for as little as $1 per month, visit www.Patreon.com/GallicoStudios.   To sign our petition to end fluoridation, visit https://www.change.org/p/congress-stop-promoting-fluoridation.  

Stranger than Strangelove documents some of the more shocking angles of the fluoridation scandal that have long been overlooked, as told by former military intelligence officer and FBI analyst Melissa Gallico. This episode delves into the fluoride poisoning of the Mohawk tribe at Akwesasne caused by air pollution from two U.S. aluminum plants. With audio commentary from local Environmental Science Officer, Dr. Henry Lickers.   Melissa Gallico is a former Fulbright scholar, FBI analyst, and military intelligence officer. She has a degree in science and technology in international affairs (STIA) from Georgetown University and a master's degree in international security studies from the University of St. Andrews. She is also author of The Hidden Cause of Acne: How Toxic Water is Affecting Your Health and What You Can Do About It published in May 2018 by Healing Arts Press with a foreword by Stephen Harrod Buhner.   *For a full transcript and references mentioned in this episode, see http://www.Fpollution.com/ep11-fluoride-pollution-Akwesasne.   If you enjoyed this episode of The #Fpollution Podcast please subscribe and leave a review. It really helps other listeners find the show.   The #Fpollution podcast is a Linda Peterson production. This episode was executive produced by Scott Cousland, Drew and Helen Jeter, Linda Palmisano, and Kristie Lavelle. To help us expose the pollution scandal behind fluoridation by becoming a producer at Gallico Studios for as little as $1 per month, visit www.Patreon.com/GallicoStudios.   To sign our petition to end fluoridation, visit https://www.change.org/p/congress-stop-promoting-fluoridation.  

The U.S. Surgeon General is the prime endorser of artificial water fluoridation in the United States. In this revealing episode, former military intelligence officer Melissa Gallico exposes the Surgeon General's role in corrupting the scientific process for evaluating the safety of fluoride in drinking water.   Melissa Gallico is a former FBI analyst and military intelligence officer. She is also author of The Hidden Cause of Acne, illustrator of F Is for Fluoride, and host of the #Fpollution podcast, dedicated to exposing the pollution story behind fluoridation. She has a degree in science and technology in international affairs (STIA) from Georgetown University and a master's in international security studies from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland where she spent a year as a Fulbright scholar to the United Kingdom.   For references and a full transcript of this episode, visit https://www.Fpollution.com/ep10-surgeon-general-fluoride.   If you enjoyed this episode of The #Fpollution Podcast please subscribe and leave a review. It really helps other listeners find the show.   The #Fpollution podcast is a Linda Peterson production. This episode was executive produced by Scott Cousland, Drew and Helen Jeter, Linda Palmisano, and Kristie Lavelle. To find out how you can help us expose the pollution scandal behind fluoridation by becoming a producer at Gallico Studios for as little as $1 per month, visit http://www.Patreon.com/GallicoStudios.   To sign our petition to end fluoridation, visit https://www.change.org/p/congress-stop-promoting-fluoridation.  

In August 2019, researchers from York University in Ontario, Canada published a study in JAMA Pediatrics entitled, "Association Between Maternal Fluoride Exposure During Pregnancy and IQ Scores in Offspring in Canada." In this episode of the #Fpollution podcast, science and technology analyst Melissa Gallico explains the details of the study, its historical background, and the reaction in the press. Melissa Gallico is a former FBI analyst and military intelligence officer. She is also author of The Hidden Cause of Acne, illustrator of F Is for Fluoride, and host of the #Fpollution podcast, dedicated to exposing the pollution story behind fluoridation. She has a degree in science and technology in international affairs (STIA) from Georgetown University and a master's in international security studies from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland where she spent a year as a Fulbright scholar to the United Kingdom.   For references discussed in this episode, visit https://www.Fpollution.com/ep9-new-study-fluoride-neurotoxic. If you enjoyed this episode of The #Fpollution Podcast please subscribe and leave a review. It really helps other listeners find the show. The #Fpollution podcast is a Linda Peterson production. This episode was executive produced by Scott Cousland, Drew and Helen Jeter, Linda Palmisano, and Kristie Lavelle. To find out how you can help us expose the pollution scandal behind fluoridation by becoming a producer at Gallico Studios for as little as $1 per month, visit http://www.Patreon.com/GallicoStudios. To sign our petition to end fluoridation, visit https://www.change.org/p/congress-stop-promoting-fluoridation.  

Dr. David Kennedy, former president of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT), explains how the American Dental Association (ADA) works to promulgate the myth that public water fluoridation is a safe and effective way to prevent cavities.   Dr. David Kennedy is a third generation dentist with over 30 years of experience in clinical practice. He retired in the year 2000 to work full-time toward improving the dental profession and public understanding of oral health. Dr. Kennedy is a past president of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) and has lectured internationally to the dental profession on the safety of dental materials in the human body. He is also the executive producer of the feature-length documentary, FluorideGate: An American Tragedy.   For references discussed in this episode, visit https://www.Fpollution.com/ep8-ada-david-kennedy-fluoridation. If you enjoyed this episode of The #Fpollution Podcast please subscribe and leave a review. It really helps other listeners find the show. The #Fpollution podcast is a Linda Peterson production. This episode was executive produced by Scott Cousland, Linda Palmisano, and Kristie Lavelle. To find out how you can help expose the pollution scandal behind fluoridation by becoming a producer at Gallico Studios for as little as $1 per month, visit http://www.Patreon.com/GallicoStudios. To sign our petition to end fluoridation, visit https://www.change.org/p/congress-stop-promoting-fluoridation.  

In this interview, the director of the Lillie Center, Daniel Stockin, MPH, explains the ethics violations at CDC that promulgate the myth that public water fluoridation is a safe and effective way to prevent cavities. The U.S. government's promotion of fluoridation stems from a small team of officials within the Oral Health Division at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. In August 2007, a nonprofit organization called the Lillie Center for Energy and Health Studies filed an ethics complaint against the CDC director and the Oral Health Division over their intentional efforts to mislead the public on the toxicity and health risks of fluoridation. Daniel Stockin, MPH, is a career public health official and former manager of the Environmental Protection Agency's Western Regional Lead Training Center. He has a master's degree in public health from San Diego State University and a bachelor of science in biology from Westmont College. He is currently director of the Lillie Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to energy and health studies in Ellijay, Georgia. View their website at www.NextStageScience.org. Links discussed in the podcast: CDC Ethics Complaint Regarding Fluoridation 2006 NRC report Fluoride in Drinking Water CDC Advisory on Infant Formula and Fluoridated Water USDA National Fluoride Database of Selected Beverages and Food Telemundo Atlanta Series on Fluoridation 1993 NRC report Health Effects of Ingested Fluoride Dr. Alveda King's Statement on Fluoridation LULAC Statement on Fluoridation 2011 Letter from Andrew Young Opposing Fluoridation 2016 Letter from Andrew Young Opposing Fluoridation Daniel Stockin 2008 Interview on Fluoridation FOIA Request Documents on Lillie Center Website   For a full transcript and other references discussed in this episode, visit www.Fpollutioin.com/ep7-cdc-stockin-fluoridation. If you enjoyed this episode of The #Fpollution Podcast please subscribe and leave a review. It really helps other listeners find the show. This episode was executive produced by Linda Peterson, Scott Cousland, Linda Palmisano, and Kristie Lavelle. To find out how you can help expose the pollution scandal behind fluoridation by becoming a producer at Gallico Studios for as little as $1 per month, visit http://www.Patreon.com/GallicoStudios. To sign our petition to end fluoridation, visit https://www.change.org/p/congress-stop-promoting-fluoridation.  

Stranger than Strangelove documents some of the more shocking angles of the fluoridation scandal that have long been overlooked, as told by former military intelligence officer and FBI analyst Melissa Gallico. This episode delves into the 1954 congressional testimony of Ms. Florence Birmingham, the president of the Massachusetts Women's Political Club, who claimed the government was conducting secret experiments about fluoridation at the Wrenthem State School for Feebleminded Children. Melissa Gallico is a former Fulbright scholar, FBI analyst, and military intelligence officer. She has a degree in science and technology in international affairs (STIA) from Georgetown University and a master's in international security studies from the University of St. Andrews. She is also author of The Hidden Cause of Acne: How Toxic Water is Affecting Your Health and What You Can Do About It published in May 2018 by Healing Arts Press with a foreword by Stephen Harrod Buhner. Featured documents discussed in this episode:
 Florence Birmingham's official testimony from 1954 congressional hearings on fluoridation “A study of the occurrence of fluorine in the drinking water of New Mexico, and the menace of fluorine to health.” by John Clark and Edward Mann MIT press release on settlement over human radiation experiments Bertran Brill's official testimony from 1994 congressional hearings on human radiation experiments "U.S. Radiation Testing on Humans" by Tod Ensign and Glenn Alcalay in Medical Ethics Robert Harris's official testimony from 1952 congressional hearings on fluoridation Fred Boyce obituary The State Boys Rebellion by Michael D'Antonio "Fred Boyce Finds a Home" by Michael D'Antonio for the Los Angeles Times, April 25, 2004   *For a full transcript, see http://www.Fpollution.com/ep6-fluoridated-mental-institutions. If you enjoyed this episode of The #Fpollution Podcast please subscribe and leave a review. It really helps other listeners find the show. This episode was executive produced by Linda Peterson, Scott Cousland, Linda Palmisano, and Kristie Lavelle. To help expose the pollution scandal behind fluoridation by becoming a producer at Gallico Studios for as little as $1 per month, visit www.Patreon.com/GallicoStudios. To sign our petition to end fluoridation, visit https://www.change.org/p/congress-stop-promoting-fluoridation.  

In June 2000, Dr. William Hirzy testified on behalf of the EPA Union of Professional Employees in front of the U. S. Senate Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Drinking Water regarding the union's unanimous decision to call for an immediate moratorium on artificial water fluoridation in the united States. In this interview, author Melissa Gallico interviews Dr. Hirzy, about his historic congressional testimony and how the union fought to expose the scientific fraud at EPA that allows the reckless practice of public water fluoridation to continue to this day. Dr. J. William Hirzy worked in environmental and human health risk assessment for 35 years. In addition to his position as a senior risk assessment scientist at EPA Headquarters, he served four terms as president of the EPA union of professional employees and was a Chemist In Residence and adjunct professor at American University. He has a PhD in chemistry from the University of Missouri. Links discussed in the podcast: Donate to Support the Lawsuit Against the EPA Over Fluoridation EPA Union White Paper on Fluoridation EPA Letter Confirming Fluoridation Chemicals are Pollution Byproduct 2000 Senate Testimony on Fluoridation by Dr. William Hirzy on Behalf of EPA Union 2016 Study on Developmental Neurotoxicity of Fluoride www.EPAUnionHistory.org   For a full transcript and other references discussed in this episode, visit www.Fpollution.com/ep5-bill-hirzy-epa-fluoridation. If you enjoyed this episode of The #Fpollution Podcast please subscribe and leave a review. It really helps other listeners find the show. This episode was executive produced by Linda Peterson, Scott Cousland, Linda Palmisano, and Kristie Lavelle. To find out how you can help expose the pollution scandal behind fluoridation by becoming a producer at Gallico Studios for as little as $1 per month, visit http://www.Patreon.com/GallicoStudios. To sign our petition to end fluoridation, visit https://www.change.org/p/congress-stop-promoting-fluoridation.  

When the scientists at EPA Headquarters formed a union in the early 1980s, one of the first complaints they received was from an employee who was being pressured to conceal the adverse health effects of artificial water fluoridation. In this interview, author Melissa Gallico interviews Dr. Robert Carton, one of the first presidents of the union, who explains how the union fought to expose the scientific fraud at EPA that allows the reckless practice of public water fluoridation to continue to this day. Dr. Robert Carton was a chemist and risk assessment manager at the Environmental Protection Agency from the 1970s to the 1990s prior to taking over as the Chief of Environmental Compliance at the U.S. Army Medical Research Command at Fort Detrick in Maryland. He has a PhD in environmental science from Rutgers University. Links discussed in the podcast: ​Paul Price Memo on How EPA Calculated the Safety Standard for Fluoride 2019 Study on U. S. Rates of Dental Fluorosis Amicus Curiae Brief from EPA Union Other Documentation Opposing Fluoridation by EPA Union National Whistleblower Center Resources on Dr. William Marcus Dr. Carton's Presentation to the EPA Drinking Water Committee of the Science Advisory Board 2018 NBC News Article Claiming Experts Say Opposing Fluoridation Is Nonsensical   For other references discussed in this episode and a full transcript, visit www.Fpollution.com/ep4-robert-carton-epa-fluoridation. If you enjoyed this episode of The #Fpollution Podcast please subscribe and leave a review. It really helps other listeners find the show. This episode was executive produced by Linda Peterson, Scott Cousland, Linda Palmisano, and Kristie Lavelle. To find out how you can help expose the pollution scandal behind fluoridation by becoming a producer at Gallico Studios for as little as $1 per month, visit http://www.Patreon.com/GallicoStudios. To sign our petition to end fluoridation, visit https://www.change.org/p/congress-stop-promoting-fluoridation.    

Drawing from historical primary source documents which she links to in the notes below, intelligence analyst Melissa Gallico argues that public water fluoridation is, at its heart, a pollution scandal—the biggest pollution scandal in American history. Melissa Gallico is a former Fulbright scholar, FBI analyst, and military intelligence officer. She has a degree in science and technology in international affairs (STIA) from Georgetown University and a master's in international security studies from the University of St. Andrews. She is also author of The Hidden Cause of Acne: How Toxic Water is Affecting Your Health and What You Can Do About It published in May 2018 by Healing Arts Press with a foreword by Stephen Harrod Buhner. // Here is the 1948 study of Alcoa factory workers featured at the end of this episode. Is it "one of the most significant of American documents of the essential harmlessness of exposure to and absorption of fluoride," as Robert Kehoe claimed? Share your thoughts on social media using #Fpollution. For more documents and other evidence featured in this episode, visit www.Fpollution.com/ep3-fluoridation-pollution-story-II If you enjoyed this episode of The #Fpollution Podcast please subscribe and leave a review. It really helps other listeners find the show. This episode was executive produced by Linda Peterson, Scott Cousland, Linda Palmisano, and Kristie Lavelle. To help expose the pollution scandal behind fluoridation by becoming a producer at Gallico Studios for as little as $1 per month, visit www.Patreon.com/GallicoStudios To sign our petition to end fluoridation, visit https://www.change.org/p/congress-stop-promoting-fluoridation.

Drawing from historical primary source documents which she links to in the notes below, intelligence analyst Melissa Gallico argues that public water fluoridation is a pollution scandal—the biggest pollution scandal in American history. Melissa Gallico is a former Fulbright scholar, FBI analyst, and military intelligence officer. She has a degree in science and technology in international affairs (STIA) from Georgetown University and a master's in international security studies from the University of St. Andrews. She is also author of The Hidden Cause of Acne: How Toxic Water is Affecting Your Health and What You Can Do About It published in May 2018 by Healing Arts Press with a foreword by Stephen Harrod Buhner. Featured documents discussed in this episode:
 "The Story of Fluoridation" on the National Institute of Health website 
Earliest study of industrial fluoride poisoning in factory workers in Europe
 Europe's leading fluoride expert blames air pollution tragedy in Meuse Valley, Belgium on fluoride
 Example of internal documents showing fluoride poisoning in U.S. factory workers
 Declassified notes of 1944 meeting on fluoride toxicity between USPHS dentists and corporate polluters
 Example of corporate polluters using dental claims to ease fears over fluoride pollution
 Head USPHS dentist argues against first fluoridation trial because of evidence of harm
 *For other documents discussed in this episode, please see the links in the transcript at www.Fpollution.com/ep2-fluoridation-pollution-story. If you enjoyed this episode of The #Fpollution Podcast please subscribe and leave a review. It really helps other listeners find the show. This episode was executive produced by Linda Peterson, Scott Cousland, Linda Palmisano, and Kristie Lavelle. To help expose the pollution scandal behind fluoridation by becoming a producer at Gallico Studios for as little as $1 per month, visit www.Patreon.com/GallicoStudios. To sign our petition to end fluoridation, visit https://www.change.org/p/congress-stop-promoting-fluoridation.  

When Dr. Hardy Limeback's research on bone tissue led him to the realization that public water fluoridation is a costly mistake, his colleagues urged him to keep quiet. Instead he called a meeting to apologize for misleading his dental students on the safety of fluoride, beginning a lifelong conversation about the negative health effects of artificial water fluoridation. Despite the toll on his career, Dr. Limeback continues to voice his concerns about this practice that affects millions of people around the world. In his interview with Melissa Gallico, he explains why—"I'm passionate. I want to see change before I die." Dr. Hardy Limeback is the former head of preventive dentistry at the University of Toronto and a past president of the Canadian Association for Dental Research. He also has a PhD in collagen biochemistry and is a coauthor of the U.S. National Research Council's 2006 report, Fluoride in Drinking Water. Links discussed in the podcast: The Hidden Cause of Acne by Melissa Gallico www.HiddenCauseofAcne.com "Why I Changed My Mind About Water Fluoridation" by Dr. John Colquhoun 2006 NRC Report Fluoride in Drinking Water @DrLimeback on Twitter   If you enjoyed this episode of The #Fpollution Podcast please subscribe and leave a review. It really helps other listeners find the show. This episode was executive produced by Linda Peterson, Scott Cousland, Linda Palmisano, and Kristie Lavelle. To find out how you can help expose the pollution scandal behind fluoridation by becoming a producer at Gallico Studios for as little as $1 per month, visit http://www.Patreon.com/GallicoStudios. To sign our petition to end fluoridation, visit https://www.change.org/p/congress-stop-promoting-fluoridation. For a full transcript of this episode, visit www.Fpollution.com/ep1-hardy-limeback-interview.