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The article reports on the evidence presented by retired corporate finance director Douglas Gowan to the Great Britain Environment Agency regarding the Brofiscin Quarry, the most polluted place in Great Britain. For 40 years the story of Brofiscin Quarry has been suppressed. Documents have been mysteriously lost, witnesses silenced and scientific data ignored. Since volunteering his evidence to the agency in early 2006, this retired corporate finance director has been subject to death threats, threatening callers to his door and numerous attempted breakins.

The article discusses the lethal consequences of breathing fire. Roughly 2 1/2 million tonnes of municipal waste are incinerated in Great Britain each year. The same toxic chemicals that were in plastic, paper, textiles and wood when they went into the fire are still there during and after combustion. And their release into the air is still associated with a range of human health problems including cancer, reproductive problems and learning difficulties in children. But the intense heat of incineration also helps create a whole range of new compounds with a completely unknown potential for toxicity. They include gas, microscopic particles and ash. INSET: WHAT GOES INTO THE ENVIRONMENT?.

The article investigates the continued administration of anti-social behavior orders (ASBOs) by the British government as of April 2006. Methods of enforcement such as ASBOs are appealing weapons against crime because they represent discernable action. However, Bernard Gesch, physiologist at the University of Oxford, and his colleagues produced a study revealing a direct link between nutritional status and criminal behavior. In light of the alternatives, a dietary approach to behavior appears both sensible and humane, and yet governments have been slow to act.

The article discusses the link between nutrition and crime. The author cites a study by Bernard Gesch and colleagues of the British behavioral research charity, Natural Justice, investigating the link between nutritional status and criminal behavior that found prisoners given supplements committed fewer violations than those on a placebo. Topics include the failure of Great Britain's war on crime, which includes the administration of anti-social behavior orders (ASBOs), why, despite evidence of a link between nutrition and crime, the British government has failed to enact nutrition legislation, and the results of a study by Stephen Schoenthaler of California State University showing a reduction in the anti-social behavior of imprisoned youth when fed a low sugar diet.

This article focuses on influenza epidemic in Great Britain and the effectiveness of the influenza vaccines being offered as protection by the National Health Service. In the several months between formulating the vaccine and administering it, the viruses, which are constantly evolving and mutating may have changed, or new ones may have emerged. Doctors at the Cochrane Collaboration reviewed how effective flu vaccines are for healthy people under the age of 60. Only six per cent fewer vaccinated people got flu, compared to the unvaccinated people. Most vaccines are grown on animal tissues. The flu vaccine is grown in chicken eggs, which makes it unacceptable for vegans and those with egg allergies. Antibiotics such as neomycin, streptomycin and gentamycin sulphate are also sometimes included as preservatives. INSETS: FLU VACCINE ROULETTE;COMMON SENSING THE FLU.

The article reports the views of sustainability consultant David Strong on changes in perspective that are needed in sustainable building design. It notes standards adopted in Great Britain to limit greenhouse gas emissions during forthcoming 5-year time frames. The path to meeting the targets will involve substantial cuts in building energy use. Strong says that many approaches apply to achieving sustainability and that economic criteria and measures of social benefit must be met. He notes green building technologies that have failed in schools and problems with air heat pumps and home-based wind turbines. He advocates solutions that involve so-called whole-system thinking and the tenets of natural capitalism.

The article discusses why ecology-minded British cyclists should stop using chain lubricants. Topics include a brief discussion of the benefits of bike usage in Great Britain, such as the reduction air pollution, an in-depth evaluation of the three kinds of chain lubricants including spray, wet, and dry lubricants, and the toxic effects of the chemicals associated with each lubricant such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PFTE), known as Teflon, and perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs).

The article examines the use of dishwashing detergents in Great Britain. In the country people spend £310 million a year on dishwashing detergents and Fairy Liquid is Britain's leading brand. Among the tonnes of cleaning products people pour down the drain each year are toxic substances that are not processed adequately by sewage treatment plants or septic systems. Although Fairy claims to be biodegradable and complies with European Union guidelines in this regard, it can hardly be considered good for the environment. According to Greenpeace, Fairy may contain hormone-disrupting artificial musks, which are potential carcinogens and reproductive toxins both in people and wildlife.

This article questions the notion that cholesterol-lowering spreads are good for human nutrition. As a nation in search of better health, we are increasingly turning to functional foods and drinks -- nutriceuticals, as they are known in the trade -- such as the cholesterol-lowering spread Flora pro-activ, to supplement our diets. With a turnover of £75 million a year and more than 50 per cent of the market Flora pro-activ is the U.K.'s leading cholesterol-lowering spread. Their benefits seem impressive at first glance. Plant sterols can also come from the waste material from wood pulping -- a potentially toxic option. The other concern is about the pseudo-hormonal effects of sterols.

Reports on the association of regular hair dye use with a range of different cancers. Components of hair dyes; Diseases associated with permanent hair dyes; Percentage of consumer purchases in Great Britain accounted to permanent hair dyes. INSET: ALTERNATIVES.

Presents information on the Regenerist replenishing cream from skin care brand, Olay, owned by household products company Procter & Gamble, in Great Britain. Sales generated by the British facial skin-care market in 2004; Information on the ingredients of Regenerist; List of alternative skin care products. INSET: ALTERNATIVES.

Reveals the ingredients of Lynx antiperspirants/deodorants, produced by Unilever British arm Lever Fabergé, that can lead to mental decline, migraine and breast cancer. Marketing strategy of Lynx; Outline of the components of the spray type and the solid stick type Lynx antiperspirants/deodorants and their purpose and health effects.

This editorial discusses the legal campaign that environmentalist Georgina Downs has waged against the government of Great Britain for its failure to protect citizens from harmful exposure to pesticides. She won in the nation's High Court, a decision that was accompanied by a proposed ban on using hazardous pesticides in agricultural practices.

This editorial discusses the suppression of environmental activism in the U.S. and Great Britain. The author notes that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and private security companies have infiltrated environmental activist groups including Greenpeace. The author also discusses investigations of the Earth Liberation Front and the comparison of that group with Al-Qaida in the U.S. media.

The author reflects on the renewed interest on genetically modified (GM) plants. According to the author, the media's renewed interest in GM has been sparked by comments apparently made by departing chief scientific adviser Sir David King. The author states that the push for GM is not because it will increase crop yield or will reduce pesticide use but because of money. The author adds that the GM push is a short-term gamble on the future value of the knowledge economy in Great Britain.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in the September 29, 2008 issue including "The crash of 2008," "Who are the British Asians?" and an editorial on the British Labour Party.