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Costing the Earth Episodes

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    Electric Island

    Tom Heap visits the Scottish island that can power itself.

  2. The Ozone Hole Thirty Years On

    Peter Gibbs finds out if the ozone layer hole is healing 30 years on from its discovery.

  3. Britain's Environment: The Debate

    How will the next government tackle Britain's environmental problems? Tom Heap reports.

  4. China's Water Revolution

    China needs more water urgently. Isabel Hilton examines the nation's options.

  5. Eco-Cities

    Tom Heap investigates whether eco-cities are living up to their promise.

  6. Cycle City

    Tom Heap saddles up to find out if Britain is really about to become a nation of cyclists.

  7. Reds Return

    Could the revival of the pine marten be bad news for grey squirrels and good for the reds?

  8. Climate Change: Inconvenient Facts?

    With Antarctic sea ice growing, Tom Heap asks what is happening to the climate.

  9. The Price of Cheap Oil

    Tom Heap asks what the falling price of oil means for the environment.

  10. Lava: A Dangerous Game

    Tom Heap meets the scientists trying to lessen the impact of volcanic eruptions.

  11. Greening the Green Belt

    Tom Heap asks if the green belt surrounding UK cities is really green or pleasant.

  12. Hunting the Beefalo

    Tom Heap goes in search of the hybrid beefalo, which is damaging the Grand Canyon.

  13. Bristol: Green Capital?

    Bristol is Europe's Green Capital for 2015. Tom Heap finds out what that means.

  14. The Ice in Iceland

    Iceland is warming faster than most countries. Tom Heap finds out why.

  15. Taming Australia

    Australia has big plans to develop the Northern Territory. Julian Rush reports.

  16. Arctic Future

    The melting sea ice of the Arctic creates opportunities and threats. Tom Heap reports.

  17. Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

    Tom Heap investigates the theft and smuggling of rare flowers and its impact.

  18. Making a Splash

    Tom Heap meets a man who can turn dirty water into clean, drinkable water.

  19. Scuba Squad: Cleaning the Ocean

    Cleaning the seabed, one dive at a time. Miranda Krestovnikoff joins a new clean-up squad.

  20. Saving the Caribbean

    Tom Heap discovers how the islands of the Caribbean are preparing for rising sea levels.

  21. A Decade of Fracking

    Tom Heap visits communities living with the shale gas industry, from Texas to Lancashire.

  22. Power to the People

    Tom Heap finds out how communities large and small can produce their own electricity.

  23. El Nino: Driving the Planet's Weather

    Weatherman Peter Gibbs investigates the global impact of the weather phenomenon El Nino.

  24. When Mosquitoes Attack!

    Jheni Osman is on the front line against invading mosquitoes and new disease threats.

  25. Texan Drought

    Tom Heap explores how four years of drought is changing the face of Texas.

  26. The Diesel Decade

    How the rise in diesel cars may have damaged our health. Tom Heap investigates.

  27. Britain's Overseas Wildlife

    Britain's Overseas Territories are a treasure trove of wildlife. Tom Heap reports.

  28. Energy Storage

    Tom Heap explores the innovative ways to store energy rather than let it go to waste.

  29. The Future of Our Food

    Where will our food come from in the future? Tom Heap chairs the debate.

  30. Chemical Weapons: 100 Years On

    Tom Heap finds out how Syria's chemical weapons are going to be disposed of.

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