We can still celebrate bonfire night without burning toxic waste
November 7, 2013 12:36 pm Leave your thoughtsDioxins released when we set fire to our junk on Guy Fawkes night are entering the food chain, writes George Monbiot.
Dioxins released when we set fire to our junk on Guy Fawkes night are entering the food chain, writes George Monbiot.
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