Costing the Earth Podcast
Fresh ideas from the sharpest minds working toward a cleaner, greener planet
Episodes to download
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Cycle City
Tue 14 Apr 2015
Tom Heap saddles up to find out if Britain is really about to become a nation of cyclists.
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Reds Return
Tue 7 Apr 2015
Could the revival of the pine marten be bad news for grey squirrels and good for the reds?
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Climate Change: Inconvenient Facts?
Tue 31 Mar 2015
With Antarctic sea ice growing, Tom Heap asks what is happening to the climate.
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The Price of Cheap Oil
Tue 24 Mar 2015
Tom Heap asks what the falling price of oil means for the environment.
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Lava: A Dangerous Game
Tue 17 Mar 2015
Tom Heap meets the scientists trying to lessen the impact of volcanic eruptions.
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Greening the Green Belt
Tue 10 Mar 2015
Tom Heap asks if the green belt surrounding UK cities is really green or pleasant.
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Hunting the Beefalo
Tue 3 Mar 2015
Tom Heap goes in search of the hybrid beefalo, which is damaging the Grand Canyon.
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Bristol: Green Capital?
Tue 24 Feb 2015
Bristol is Europe's Green Capital for 2015. Tom Heap finds out what that means.
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The Ice in Iceland
Tue 17 Feb 2015
Iceland is warming faster than most countries. Tom Heap finds out why.
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Taming Australia
Tue 10 Feb 2015
Australia has big plans to develop the Northern Territory. Julian Rush reports.
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Arctic Future
Tue 4 Nov 2014
The melting sea ice of the Arctic creates opportunities and threats. Tom Heap reports.
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Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Tue 28 Oct 2014
Tom Heap investigates the theft and smuggling of rare flowers and its impact.
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Making a Splash
Tue 21 Oct 2014
Tom Heap meets a man who can turn dirty water into clean, drinkable water.
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Scuba Squad: Cleaning the Ocean
Tue 14 Oct 2014
Cleaning the seabed, one dive at a time. Miranda Krestovnikoff joins a new clean-up squad.
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Saving the Caribbean
Tue 7 Oct 2014
Tom Heap discovers how the islands of the Caribbean are preparing for rising sea levels.
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A Decade of Fracking
Tue 30 Sep 2014
Tom Heap visits communities living with the shale gas industry, from Texas to Lancashire.
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Power to the People
Wed 24 Sep 2014
Tom Heap finds out how communities large and small can produce their own electricity.
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El Nino: Driving the Planet's Weather
Tue 16 Sep 2014
Weatherman Peter Gibbs investigates the global impact of the weather phenomenon El Nino.
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When Mosquitoes Attack!
Tue 9 Sep 2014
Jheni Osman is on the front line against invading mosquitoes and new disease threats.
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Texan Drought
Tue 2 Sep 2014
Tom Heap explores how four years of drought is changing the face of Texas.
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The Diesel Decade
Tue 26 Aug 2014
How the rise in diesel cars may have damaged our health. Tom Heap investigates.
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Britain's Overseas Wildlife
Tue 20 May 2014
Britain's Overseas Territories are a treasure trove of wildlife. Tom Heap reports.
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Energy Storage
Tue 13 May 2014
Tom Heap explores the innovative ways to store energy rather than let it go to waste.
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The Future of Our Food
Tue 6 May 2014
Where will our food come from in the future? Tom Heap chairs the debate.
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Chemical Weapons: 100 Years On
Tue 29 Apr 2014
Tom Heap finds out how Syria's chemical weapons are going to be disposed of.
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Power of Scotland
Tue 22 Apr 2014
How would an independent Scotland power itself? Tom Heap investigates.
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Living It Small
Tue 15 Apr 2014
Tom Heap squeezes into micro-homes to see if living compactly has environmental answers.
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Flight from Disaster
Tue 8 Apr 2014
Can nature heal itself? Julian Rush reports on the aftermath of an environmental disaster.
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A Resilient World?
Tue 1 Apr 2014
A panel of climate experts debates how we will have to adapt in the face of climate change
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Britain's Green Capital 2015
Tue 25 Mar 2014
In 2015 Bristol will be European Green Capital. We discover exactly what that means.
What has happened to the world's coral?
In 2016 reefs around the world the size of city blocks died. Here we explore why.
