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Pollutants Cause Huge Rises in Brain Diseases
(Observer 15th August 2004)
    "'This has really scared me,' said Professor Colin Pritchard of Bournemouth University, one of the report's authors.
    WWF has named chemical pollution as one of the two great environmental threats to the world, alongside global warming, and is particularly worried about 'persistent and accumulative' industrial
    chemicals and endocrine - hormone distorting - substances linked to changes in gender and behaviour among animals and even children.

Gagging Orders Stopped Ash Probe
'On the basis of my experience we do not need an Environment Agency.
The EA is clearly a rubber-stamping outfit for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs'

The Late Alan Dalton, former EA Board Member
Incineration & Human Health
State of Knowledge of the Impacts of Waste Incinerators on Human Health
Published March 2001, this excellent report from Greenpeace's Research labs
'demonstrates that there is an urgent need for the complete phase out of incineration and
the implementation of sound waste management policies'
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The available science all in one place - a 'must read'.
 
 

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Video Available
(With thanks to PANTS - People Against Noxious & Toxic Substances)

Three nationally broadcast programmes deal with pollution of the environment.

1) "Fuel to the Fire"        BBC2
About burning hazardous waste in cement kilns - features Castle Cement at Clitheroe

2) "Dispatches"        Channel 4
About Dioxins in the environment - features Castle Cement and extensive interviews withDr Vyvyan Howard

 3)"Face the Facts"        Radio 4
(sound only)
About Castle Cement burning toxic waste at Clitheroe - REVEALING

We will be happy to supply you with a copy but, due to limited funds, would ask you to send a blank 3hr tape together with £1 to cover post and packing to:
C.A.N.K.  PO Box 3040, CHESTER, CH4 OWH

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