Costing the Earth Podcast
Fresh ideas from the sharpest minds working toward a cleaner, greener planet
Episodes to download
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Dash for Ash
Tue 19 Feb 2013
UK landfills are full. Should we create energy from our waste? Tom Heap investigates.
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When Nettles Attack!
Tue 12 Feb 2013
The British landscape is being choked by familiar enemies. Tom Heap investigates.
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Robot Farmers
Tue 5 Feb 2013
How satellite technology and advances in robotics may revolutionise the future of farming.
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Berlin's Big Gamble
Tue 29 Jan 2013
Can Germany produce all its power from green energy? Tom Heap investigates.
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Future Forests
Thu 13 Dec 2012
Is the crisis in the UK's ash forests a vision of the future? Tom Heap reports.
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Tsunami Debris
Tue 9 Oct 2012
1.5 million tonnes of debris from the Japanese tsunami is heading towards North America.
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Wave Goodbye?
Tue 2 Oct 2012
Will the promise of energy from the oceans become reality? Tom Heap reports.
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Apocalypse Then and Now
Wed 26 Sep 2012
The environment of Laos remains scarred by American bombing. Tom Heap joins the clean-up.
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Cruel Harvest
Wed 19 Sep 2012
Should our farmland be used to grow fuel for our cars? Tom Heap reports.
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Chinese Salmon
Tue 11 Sep 2012
Conor Woodman asks how farmed Scottish salmon production can increase by 50% sustainably.
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People Power
Tue 4 Sep 2012
Tom Heap finds out how people can use their own energy to power gadgets and lighting.
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Britain's Wilderness
Tue 28 Aug 2012
The first attempt in England to turn a landscape back into a wilderness is 10 years old.
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Britain in 2060: The Seas
Tue 21 Aug 2012
What fish can we expect in our seas in 2060? Tom Heap investigates climate change Britain.
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Britain from 2060: The Land
Tue 14 Aug 2012
What will Britain's landscape look like in 2060? Tom Heap on our changing climate.
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Jellyfish Invasion!
Tue 22 May 2012
Miranda Krestovnikoff examines claims that jellyfish are taking over the world's oceans.
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Pushing Water
Tue 15 May 2012
Drought in the south but plenty of water elsewhere. Why not move it? Tom Heap investigates
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Return of the king
Tue 8 May 2012
Coal is the dirtiest fuel, but consumption is rising. Tom Heap investigates.
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Genetically Modified Brunch
Tue 1 May 2012
Could a new generation of genetically-modified crops attract the public? Tom Heap reports
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Cruise Ships and Creeks
Tue 24 Apr 2012
Falmouth's plans to attract cruise ships could damage the environment. Tom Heap reports.
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Britain in Flames
Tue 17 Apr 2012
Is the UK ready for a new season of wildfires? Tom Heap investigates.
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What lies beneath
Tue 10 Apr 2012
Mining is set to return to Cornwall as tin and tungsten prices continue to rise.
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Frozen Fish
Tue 3 Apr 2012
Is it too late to save the healthy fish stocks of the Antarctic? Gerard Baker reports.
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Sands of Time
Tue 27 Mar 2012
Britain's sand dunes are running out of time. Tom Heap joins the battle to save them.
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Outbreak
Tue 20 Mar 2012
Where will the next pandemic come from and how can it be stopped? Tom Heap investigates.
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The Power of Peat
Tue 13 Mar 2012
The peatlands of the British Isles are being destroyed. Tom Heap reports.
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Rebel Without a Car
Tue 6 Mar 2012
Young people are turning their back on the car. Tom Heap asks if it has a future.
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Nuclear Power Without the Nasties
Tue 28 Feb 2012
Could there be a cheaper, safer way to create nuclear energy? Julian Rush investigates.
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Tunnel Beneath the Thames
Tue 21 Feb 2012
Raw sewage regularly pours into the River Thames. Alice Roberts looks for an answer.
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Bambi Bites Back
Tue 14 Feb 2012
Deer numbers are rising fast. Tom Heap asks what this means for the rural landscape.
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Adapting Insects
Tue 7 Feb 2012
Can we adapt disease-carrying insects to become friends not foes? Alice Roberts reports.
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