After Britain made exciting commitments to renewable energy, leaked information now reveals that the country can’t even come close to meeting its goal of 20% renewables by 2020. We speak to Richard Hawkins of ZeroCarbonBritain about how the mark was missed. Also, while the Scottish highlands are beautiful, they’re not what they used to be. Now, a maverick...
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At first it’s hard to get a handle on what exactly Vinay Gupta does. Well, even after getting to know him it’s still hard to pinpoint. Half Indian, half Scottish, and residing in Iceland, Vinay is an engineer at heart. Whether its software, physical structures, or social structures, the man is a tinkerer at an advanced stage of development. He has developed the...
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This week we take a look at the new film The 11th Hour, the local focus of this year’s Farm Aid concert, and some oceanographic temperature-taking done with the help of seals. We also talk to Vinay Gupta, the...
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When science jumps the fence into art, definitions get all screwy. Alyce Santoro’s training in biology couldn’t make room for her sense of wonder, so she split. Now, her work ranges from bizarre physical hybrids to elegant recycled textiles. She is the maverick weaver behind Read more...

As the infamous dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico yawns ever wider, scientists in Hawaii are practicing an experimental method of vacuuming invasive algae off the choking coral. Meanwhile, in Britain, a radical plan to cut emissions makes a case for a carbon neutral nation. We also speak...
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This week is all about climate change and its myriad ripple effects. Melting Arctic ice has opened up an international controversy over deep-sea land rights, and Russia will now make a bold move by planting its flag 14,000 feet below the surface. New research also has found more evidence for human-caused rain and draught abnormalities, while Hungary endures a...
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This week we speak with artist Alyce Santoro about her creation of a special fabric made from recycled audio tape. A musical collage based on the fabric also provides our soundtrack. We also take a look at an artistic experiment that lets houseplants phone their owners and make demands....
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This week we look at water. San Francisco’s Gavin Newsome has taken a bold step, issuing an executive order draining bottled water from the city budget. Lester Brown summarizes the true impact of a bottle of the wet stuff, while Gigi Kellett of Corporate Accountability explains ‘thinking...
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This week, photographer Chris Jordan speaks with Simran about his art of scale, adventure ecologist David de Rothschild talks about turning the lens on an Ecuadorian oil scandal, and we get a glimpse into the world of the Bonnaroo music festival. Our soundtrack this week comes...
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Mathis Wackernagel is the executive director of The Global Footprint Network, an organization that acts like the bookkeeper for the planet’s ecological bounty. Each year, the group calculates the exact day when we have exhausted what the Earth can sustainably offer up for that year. It’s called World...
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