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Green England were running their annual competition to award the best Green companies in the UK.

Lots of you voted for us - and for that effort - Thanks very Much! We came runner up in the competition, not bad really when you come to think of it. We launched in Nov 2006, and to come runner up as one of the best Green outfits by Green England and all your votes, isn’t bad!

I think we’re heading in the right direction, even though sometimes we can’t see it ourselves. But thanks to all of you who voted for us, well…you guys keep reminding us that we should keep on going.

The WeComeOne Way is truly on the way up.

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Imagine not regular snow, but thick black snow.  Not clean rivers, but toxic dirty rivers. Air, added with a blend of sulphur dioxide. These aren’t ordinary towns, these are the top toxic towns.

Yes these are some areas that are deemed to be some of the polluted places in the World. There was a tear in my eye when 8 of the 10 were from eastern countries.

Sumgayit, Azerbaijan is the worst. The Soviet era saw some of its highest mortality rates, with many newly born babies suffering from genetical defects.

Linfen, Shanxi, China is next. As pictured, it has the worst quality air in China. Clearly  no surprises. Children in the province have high rates of lead poisoning. However, Linfen is adopting new measures. Its gradual shift from coal to gas for central heating, as well as other initiatives have resulted in 15 more days of clean and breathable air.

Russia, China and India each have 2 cities compiling to the list of 10.

Sukinda, India (4) has 12 mines which continue to operate without any environmental management plans. Shocking to here from an economical booming country. Its mine workers are consistently exposed to contaminated dust and water. Birth defects have also resulted to due the poor conditions.

A more famous area is Chernobyl, Ukraine (9). Away from the east, two further areas are La Oroya, Peru (6) and Kabwe, Zambia (10).

This ‘picturesque’ scene, around the Andes, doesn’t seem to spark a problem but toxic emissions and waste has led to high lead levels in the blood of local children.

It has been a similar occurance in Kabwe.

However, there is still light on these issues. $1bn can be spent on digging up toxic materials and having them sent to safer places. Just a case of pursuading the capitalists.

There is a pattern with these areas. Yes the majority are all eastern. Not too sure why other large western countries are not on the list. But most of the situations are linked to toxins.

Check out the link below for more info and what we can do.

http://www.blacksmithinstitute.org/