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Problem of construction waste and examing efforts to reduce it
Ecotourism
Cornwall and improving benefits of tourism to local people.
Mining In Madagascar
A look at the wildlife of Madagascar, human poverty and mining companies
Sea Defences
Thames Barrier and the possibility of flooding in London
Carbon Dioxide Storage
A look at a gas drilling platform in Northern Europe.
Warm World III - Individuals
Investigations into what individuals can do to slow down climate change.
Warm World III: Businesses
How big industry can cut its carbon emissions.
Chernobyl Tales- The Explosion
The history of the disaster and the experiences of the local community
Chernobyl Tales- Twenty Years On
Chernobyl nuclear disaster, twenty years on.
Hydrogen: a Solution To Future Energy Needs?
A look at replacing fossil fuels with hydrogen power.
The Unseen Face Of Nuclear India
Uranium mining in Jaduguda and a campaign against radiation
India: The Agriculture Crisis
A look at the agriculture crisis in India.
Compulsory Recycling
Compulsory recycling in South London.
Dream Islands
Small nations' attempts to manage tourism.
The Wonderful World Of Neem
The Neem tree, is it the miracle it's claimed to be?
Carbon Sequestration
The North Sea and possible solutions to climate change
Urban Planet - Sewage Systems - Part One
The history of sewers; a look at Roman, and Bazalgette's, sewer systems
Urban Planet: Sewage Systems - Part Two
The best of the worlds sewers, with a focus on Calgary in Canada.
Small Is Beautiful - Precious Parma Di Prosciutto
Air-dried meat producers in Northern Italy.
Small Is Beautiful: Dairy Farming In Kenya
Dairy farming in Kenya, a look at a small scale business.
Small Is Beautiful: Going Bananas
Can Carribean small businesses compete with large scale industry in banana production?
Small Is Beautiful: Totally Textile, India
A look at the success of the small business texile industry in Southern India.
A Witch's Brew - Human Cost
Ecological issues from the mountains of Kyrgyzstan to the steppes of Kazakhstan.
A Witches Brew - Regeneration
Environmental issues in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
James Lovelock and the Revenge of Gaia
Pessimistic predictions of the environmentalist James Lovelock, author of the Gaia theory
Supercities
The growth of the supercity and what form cities of the future may take.
Dead Seas and Red Tides
How modern farming is choking our rivers and oceans.
Doomsday Vault
Svalbard Doomsday Vault aims to safeguard the world's agriculture from future catastrophes
Lions, Tigers and Polar Bears
The potential extinction of large mammals; Lions, Tigers and Polar Bears.
The Battle for Trump's Golf Course
The row surrounding Donald Trump's plans to build the "world's greatest golf course"
09/07/2009
Mike hears from the moon, talks trees, and looks at the economy versus environment dilemma