Green In The Media 24th - 30th May

In the week of the state opening of parliament, James Lovelock argues that our political system has failed climate change and therefore we should get rid of democracy.

This would, of course, put David Dimbleby out of a job.


Monday 24th May

Analysis
On: BBC Radio Four
Time: 20:30 to 21:00 (Also Sun 2130)
Doomed by Democracy?.
Governments might legitimately exercise emergency powers in wartime so, argues Prof James Lovelock, they should have similar powers to deal with the threat of global warming - even if that means abandoning democracy. The BBC's 'Ethical Man' Justin Rowlatt asks if Prof Lovelock is right to be so pessimistic about democratic societies' ability to act in the interests of future generations.

Wednesday 26th May

Moments of Genius
On: BBC Radio Four
Time: 12:53 to 12:57
Britain's fist Green MP Caroline Lucas describes her favourite moment in the history of science: the invention of the contraceptive pill.

Costing the Earth
On: BBC Radio Four
Time: 21:00 to 21:30 (Also Thu 1330)
Today the Ganges is a filthy shadow of its former majesty but all that is about to change, with the World Bank lending the Indian government 1.5 billion dollars to help clean the river. But it is ten times the length of the Thames and many argue that its distance from the sea and its proximity to so many fast-growing cities, as well as India's lack of a sewage system, means that it is an impossible task. Efforts to clean up the Ganges tributary, the Yamuna, have failed, and scientists argue that more money is needed to expand treatment plants in Lucknow, Allahabad and Kanpur. But first sewage needs to reach these plants. Some argue that water management is the source of the problem and that this is where money should be spent. Climate change and dam building are drying up the river at its source and they argue the only way to clean it is to increase the flow of clean supply. Tom Heap travels the banks of the river to find out if the Holy Ganges can be saved.

Thursday 27th May

One Planet
On: BBC World Service Radio
Time: 10:32 to 11:00 (Also 1530, 2030, 0130, Sun 0630)
One Planet looks at how we use our planet.

Saturday 29th May

Eco Solutions
On: CNN
Time: 23:30 to 00:00
Eco Solutions gives the viewer a unique peek into the situations that plague our planet and proposes real solutions to help us understand why we should make a change.


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