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FODDER FOR THE PROPAGANDA WAR. "Some Latin American officials are holding American environmental groups and the EPA responsible for the recent cholera epidemic that killed 10,000 people in Peru." It is apparently almost impossible not to gloat at this tragedy. An easy statement to make. Where is the evidence? http://lnkd.in/dz63V5m View in LinkedIn

KOCH INDUSTRY LOBBYING "has spent more than $50 million to lobby in Washington between 2006 and October 2011, according to the Center for Responsive Politics." The sponsor list includes big tobacco, banks, petroleum and pharmaceuticals. A pure hatred of the US EPA. http://lnkd.in/dD4DktQ View in LinkedIn

FLUOUROSILICATES AND PUBLIC WATER TREATMENT. "Koch Fertilizer ... which is one of the world’s largest makers of nitrogen fertilizers ... from 1999 to 2003, Koch Industries ... "more than $400 million in fines, penalties and judgments. In 2008, the French affiliate had violated bribery laws ... in Algeria, Egypt, India, Morocco, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia." See my upcoming blog on fertilizers and water fluorination. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_Industries View in LinkedIn

WATER INFRASTRUCTURE. "Cities with unfiltered surface reservoirs are now mandated by the EPA to treat their water with UV light which kills everything, even the superbugs ... there is a large difference between the quality of water leaving the treatment facility and quality of the water coming out of the tap ... because the problem is in the pipes." http://lnkd.in/dbPBiwK View in LinkedIn

KOCH INDUSTRIES AND CHAIR OF CATO, "the 2nd largest private US company after Cargill. Koch also owns Invista, Georgia-Pacific ... Koch Pipeline, Koch Fertilizer, Koch Minerals and Matador Cattle Company ... involved in core industries such as ... petroleum, chemicals, energy, fiber, intermediates and polymers, minerals, fertilizers, pulp and paper ... ranching ..." Bingo. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_Industries View in LinkedIn

MICROBIAL RESISTANCE TO CHLORINATION. A study of the mechanisms of chlorine resistance. Also noted that when chlorine reacts with organic contaminants, it has lower potency for microbial activity. http://lnkd.in/dzZb4WY View in LinkedIn

POWERFUL RIGHT WING INTERESTS. "The Cato Institute is a libertarian think tank that often works in coalitions with right-wing groups. Cato's extensive publications program deals with a host of policy issues including budget issues, Social Security, monetary policy, natural resource policy, military spending, government regulation, international trade, and myriad other issues." http://lnkd.in/dD4DktQ View in LinkedIn

PATHOGENS IMMUNE TO CHLORINE. "Lakay et al. obtained only a partial elimination of Microthrix parvicella bacteria at a high chlorine dose. Hwang and Tanaka found in batch tests that M. parvicella remained intact at very high chlorine doses. More recently, Madoni et al. reported in a survey in Italy that use of chlorination was successful in only 63% of the cases." http://lnkd.in/dtNDtbi View in LinkedIn

WHO IS THE CATO INSTITUTE? "The Cato Institute is an American libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was founded as the Charles Koch Foundation in 1974 by Ed Crane, Murray Rothbard, and Charles Koch, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the conglomerate Koch Industries." http://lnkd.in/diTe8xC View in LinkedIn

WE ARE SELECTING FOR CHLORINE RESISTANCE. "Bacteria from the chlorinated system were more resistant to both the combined and free forms of chlorine than those from the unchlorinated system, suggesting that there may be selection for more chlorine-tolerant microorganisms in chlorinated waters." http://lnkd.in/dwi67PR View in LinkedIn