My mom didn’t know any better and agreed. They both got very sick from it.

After that, she refused ANY flouride treatments. Live and learn. Don’t do it.

I wonder what chemicals were in the water already, and what would be in there today with drilling and fracking nearby?

W.Va. Senate president proposes “Future Fund”, The State Journal, January 4, 2014

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Senate President Jeff Kessler says he thinks he has the support of Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and House Speaker Tim Miley to create a future fund for education and other needs, despite budget woes.

Kessler says the plan would set aside a portion of the severance tax on the state’s natural gas industry for the fund. But it wouldn’t impose any higher tax rates or affect current government programs. Kessler will push the plan in the upcoming legislative session.

The plan could infuse more money for future teacher pay raises, infrastructure and other needs. .

Representatives from the coal, natural gas and oil industries only cautioned that lawmakers not raise taxes on their industries. The officials gathered December 30th for the West Virginia AP Legislative Lookahead at Marshall University’s South Charleston campus.

Governor dodges major energy issues in “State of the State” speech  – The Charleston Gazette, January 8, 2014

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Energy and environmental issues took a back seat Wednesday night, as Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin generally dodged discussion of concerns over climate change, mountaintop removal and the Marcellus Shale gas-drilling boom.

Tomblin took a somewhat toned-down approach to criticizing the Obama administration’s coal policies, and insisted the industry has a strong future, but proposed no programs to improve health and safety protections for miners.

In his State of the State address, Tomblin touted his 2011 gas-drilling bill, but did not mention growing evidence from state-sponsored studies that the measure is far too weak.

“It’s the same old thing,” said Cindy Rank of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy. “There’s nothing positive in terms of protecting things that we see as important for the future of the state.