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(17 programmes)

  1. Countdown to Copenhagen

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    Available since Mon, 26 Oct 2009.

    Tom Heap on the prospects for the United Nations' crucial climate change conference.

  2. Guilt-Free Flying

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    Available since Mon, 19 Oct 2009.

    Can technology remove the guilt from flight? Tom Heap and Bruce Dickinson investigate.

  3. The Art of Protest

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    Available since Mon, 12 Oct 2009.

    Tom Heap finds out if eco-activists are facing their toughest challenges yet.

  4. The Three Peaks Challenge

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    Available since Mon, 12 Oct 2009.

    Are charity mountaineers damaging our highest peaks? Alice Roberts reports.

  5. The Great Mineral Heist

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    Available since Mon, 5 Oct 2009.

    Alice Roberts investigates the loss of vitamins and minerals from our staple foods.

  6. Supergrid

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    Available since Mon, 28 Sep 2009.

    Tom Heap tests the notion of a 'Supergrid' linking renewable resources across Europe.

  7. Buildings

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    Available since Mon, 21 Sep 2009.

    Tom Heap asks if we are looking in the wrong place for solutions to climate change.

  8. Sell-by Dates

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    Available since Mon, 7 Sep 2009.

    Tom Heap finds out if dates on food are past their sell-by date.

  9. Turbines or Tearooms

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    Available since Mon, 31 Aug 2009.

    Can we break the log-jam holding back renewable energy? Tom Heap investigates.

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. The Environmental Cost of Ageing

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    Available since Tue, 12 May 2009.

    Tom Heap examines the carbon footprint of older people.

  13. 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.

  14. 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?

  15. Virtual Warming

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    Available since Tue, 21 Apr 2009.

    The contribution to global CO2 emissions of huge ICT dataprocessing warehouses.

  16. A Burning Solution

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    Available since Mon, 13 Apr 2009.

    Costing The Earth investigates the range of biomass heating schemes in the UK.

  17. Antarctic Treaty

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    Available since Wed, 8 Apr 2009.

    Tom Heap reports on the Antarctic Treaty.

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