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31/01/2008

Tom Heap investigates Britain's commitment, or lack of it, to renewable energy.

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Bring Me Sunshine

Miriam O'Reilly looks at Britain's use of solar power.

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Do Happy Animals Cost the Earth?

Tom Heap demolishes some myths about free-range farming.

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The Great Green Gadget Makeover

New electronic technology is draining power at an unprecedented rate. Tom Heap reports.

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All Wrapped Up and Nowhere to Go

Plastic bags and packaging are anathema to the environmentalist, but the issue is complex.

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The Shipping News

Miriam O'Reilly asks how the shipping industry can prevent disasters such as MSC Napoli.

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Summer of Mud

How much do festival-goers and performers really care about the environment?

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Gulls: Code Red

Seagulls are breeding rapidly, thriving and moving inland to more benign conditions.

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Green on Green

Alternative sources of energy are needed, but at what cost to the environment?

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Old Bricks, New Tricks

Miriam O'Reilly explores possible green solutions to housing problems.

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Hurrah for the Eco Car

Tom Heap investigates the possibilities of a new generation of greener cars.

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Better Living Through Chemistry?

How being exposed to a cocktail of pesticides could potentially damage our health.

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Black Monday, Green Tuesday?

Tom Heap considers how the recession is likely to affect attitudes towards the environment

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The Greens Revolution

Tom Heap investigates whether golf courses are environmentally damaging.

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Energy Use High

Miriam O'Reilly investigates the government's school building programme.

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Totally Uncool

Investigating the harmful effects of the over-use of air conditioning and chiller cabinets

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Crisis, What Crisis?

Miriam O'Reilly investigates whether a crash in prices has made recycling a waste of time.

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Antarctic Treaty

Tom Heap reports on the Antarctic Treaty.

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A Burning Solution

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

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Virtual Warming

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

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Obama's Green Dream

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

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Raising a Stink

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

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The Environmental Cost of Ageing

Tom Heap examines the carbon footprint of older people.

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Whose Amazon Is It Anyway?

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

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Carteret Island

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

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Turbines or Tearooms

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

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Sell-by Dates

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

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Buildings

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

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Supergrid

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

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The Great Mineral Heist

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

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