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Costing the Earth

Programme looking at man's effect on the environment and how the environment reacts, questioning accepted truths, challenging those in charge and reporting on progress towards improving the world

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    The Carteret Islands - Sharks In The Garden

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    Available since Mon, 25 May 2009.

    How the Carteret Islands are slowly being submerged by the rising sea.

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    1. Whose Amazon Is It Anyway?

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      Available since Mon, 18 May 2009.

      How arguments about the protection of the Amazon rainforest are playing out in Brazil.

    2. The Environmental Cost of Ageing

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      Available since Tue, 12 May 2009.

      Tom Heap examines the carbon footprint of older people.

    3. Raising a Stink

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      Available since Mon, 4 May 2009.

      Alice Roberts discovers the potential savings available by harnessing the power of sewage.

    4. Obama's Green Dream

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      Available since Mon, 27 Apr 2009.

      Will political and vested interests shatter President Obama's plans for a greener future?

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