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• Rare Metals and Smart Lizards

  Fri, 3 Feb 12

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  18 mins
  
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  There's a global shortage of some of the rare metals essential to the global electronics market. The World Trade Organisation rapped China's knuckles this week for manipulating the international trade in these metals, but one way around the problem is just to change the way we use them - going back to the familiar ideas of reduce, reuse, recycle. One Planet finds out more. Also on the show, we hear how climate change could make you smarter - if you're a lizard.

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• Fuel Fights and Happy Birds

  Sat, 28 Jan 12

  Duration:
  18 mins
  
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  Nigeria has seen strikes and protests after government cuts to fuel subsidies doubled the price of petrol. The country is Africa's biggest oil producer, but millions live in grinding poverty, and many believe that the fuel subsidy was the only benefit they got from the oil boom. This week on One Planet we find out more about fuel subsidies and their effect on African economies. Also on the show, a new project measures the calming effect of birdsong, and a trip to the glaciers of Uganda.

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• The Dry Lands of Texas

  Fri, 20 Jan 12

  Duration:
  18 mins
  
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  The state of Texas in the southern United States is experiencing the worst drought in its history - half a billion trees dead and billions of dollars lost in agricultural output. We speak to the ranchers and farmers threatened by the drought, and the planners and politicians trying to combat it. Plus, as the Republican primary season in the US heats up, we discuss why so many of the candidates are so hostile to environmental issues. And we hear from Denmark, where the world's largest wind turbine manufacturers have just announced large layoffs.

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• Airlines United Against Europe

  Fri, 13 Jan 12

  Duration:
  18 mins
  
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  On the first of January the European Union introduced a new tax on carbon emissions from aviation. The move has been greeted with a storm of protest from airlines and governments around the world. We speak to the MEP behind the legislation, who tells us that China and America are not Europe's friends when it comes to climate change. Also on the show, we find out why environmental law so often ends up full of loopholes and exemptions, and hear from Hong Kong, where a new law on air quality is going ignored.

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