Fluoride's Developmental Neurotoxicity

Full .pdf link below:

http://fluoridealert.org/wp-content/uploads/neurath.ppt.feb-10-2020.pdf


Some slides:

Presumed neurotoxin hazard to humans is pretty bad. Probably not going to be studies to deliberately lower the cognitive function of children. Think that might be unethical....Tony?

CA is coming to MA

 CA is coming to MA

On January 30, the Massachusetts Senate voted on a Climate Change package that would drastically increase regulations on how you live your daily life. The package is seeking to tax you on necessities such as driving your car and heating your home, and simply raise prices on EVERYTHING! This package includes three separate bills:

(S 2476) continues taxpayer-funded subsidies for electric vehicles (EV’s,) increases the requirement for EV charging stations in parking lots with more than 10 spaces as well as all commercial and residential lots. It will also require all taxpayer-funded state vehicles to change to expensive zero emissions vehicles by certain dates.

(S 2477) is a straight Carbon Tax that will increase the cost of living exponentially. It establishes net-neutral greenhouse gas emissions standards by 2050. It accomplishes this by adopting sector-based statewide greenhouse gas emissions sub-limits including, but not limited to, electric power, transportation, commercial and industrial heating and cooling, residential heating and cooling, industrial processes, solid waste, agriculture and natural gas distribution and service. This simply means you will pay more for electricity, gas, heat in the winter and air conditioning in the summer, trash disposal, food, and any other goods and services that uses any of these things to be made for you or to get to you.

(S 2478) Substantially expands the Massachusetts Appliance Efficiency Standards Act to include higher standards for a wider variety of consumer and commercial products. What will it do?

-It requires cooking appliances, air ventilation systems, and lamps to meet federal Energy Star guidelines

-It adopts California energy regulations for computers and computer monitors

-It establishes specific flow volumes required for plumbing fixtures, including shower heads, faucets, toilets, and urinals

-It sets an effective date of January 1, 2022, after which products covered in this act must meet their new regulations in order to be sold or installed in Massachusetts

-Maintains existing federal water and energy efficiency requirements in Massachusetts in the event they are withdrawn or repealed.

Although this terrible package passed in the Senate, it still needs to obtain passage in the House before it moves to the Governor's desk for approval. Please contact your state representative and tell them this extreme nanny-state legislation is insulting to taxpayers and reaches far beyond what is appropriate.

Please contact State Rep. Whipps!

MMA urges House members to support

"bold and comprehensive" 

transportation revenue and investment package

Dear Representative,

On behalf of the cities and towns of the Commonwealth, the Massachusetts Municipal Association applauds the bold and comprehensive transportation revenue and investment package advanced by Speaker DeLeo and his leadership team. These measures will help to transform our transportation system statewide, and provide essential resources to cities and towns in every region. Urgent action is needed to address unprecedented roadway congestion, struggling public transit systems, deteriorating road conditions, and damaging weather events exacerbated by global warming.

At the MMA Annual Business Meeting in January, our membership overwhelmingly passed a policy resolution that codifies the MMA’s current positions on transportation policy development, including support for new revenues and critical investments for system improvements. We were pleased to see several top municipal priorities included in H. 4506 and H. 4508, most notably a much-needed and much-appreciated increase in Chapter 90 local road funding to $300 million annually. As the House of Representatives takes up the transportation bill package this week, we urge you to maintain this essential increase for Chapter 90 funding, so that cities and towns can rebuild, maintain and improve the condition of the 30,000 miles of local roads that connect every citizen and business in our state.

The MMA and our members strongly support the need for new transportation-related revenues, because meaningful new investments in our transportation infrastructure will not be sustainable without new funds. The MMA supports an increase in the state gas tax, transportation network fees, and the investigation of congestion pricing models. Further, we are impressed by the breadth of the revenue package, so that businesses and consumers are both included, which ensures greater equity. The MMA also appreciates the funding allocations in the bond bill for municipal accounts through MassDOT programs, including continued investments in the popular and effective Complete Streets and Small Bridges initiatives, as well as important targeted assistance for rural transit programs, and revenues dedicated to RTAs across the state. Regional equity in transportation is a fundamental principle for cities and towns, and these bills strive to achieve this result.