Green In The Media 30th August - 5th September

Monday 30th August

Uncertain Climate
On: BBC Radio Four
Time: 09:00 to 09:30 (Also 2130)
1. BBC Environmental Analyst Roger Harrabin investigates whether the arguments surrounding climate change can ever be won. He questions whether his own reporting - and that of others - has told the whole story about global warming, and whether the scientific reviews underway will restore shaken public faith in climate science. He also examines the sceptics' argument that mainstream scientists have under-estimated the role of natural cycles in the recent warm period, and considers whether changes in the output of the sun might even be leading the Earth into a period of cooling.

Panorama
On: BBC 1
Time: 20:30 to 21:00
Britain's Disappearing Wildlife.
How would you feel about a world where the seas were almost empty, the skies silent of wildlife, and there weren't even enough bugs to pollinate our crops? That's a vision of Britain predicted by some if our rich mixture of wildlife continues to shrink. This year the UK has missed two international targets to halt the decline of some of our best-loved native species. There is more at stake than simply protecting the beauty of nature - the future of our food supply could be under threat.

Wednesday 1st September

Costing the Earth
On: BBC Radio Four
Time: 21:00 to 21:30 (Also Thu 1330)
Bad weather shouldn't cause 1,800 deaths in the world's richest country. Five years on from Hurricane, Katrina Tom Heap investigates the real reasons for the New Orleans death toll. It may be classified as a natural disaster but the famously fractious locals agree on one thing: nature had nothing to do with it. They suggest corruption, complacency and the nagging suspicion that a dirt poor, predominantly black city could never expect much help from Washington's power brokers. Tom visits New Orleans to dig a little deeper, identify the villains and gauge the city's chances of surviving the next big storm.

Thursday 2nd September

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.

E Numbers: An Edible Adventure
On: BBC 2
Time: 20:00 to 21:00
Food writer Stefan Gates continues his quest to uncover the truth about those notorious food additives, E numbers. In this episode Stefan looks at E number preservatives. He discovers one that keeps deadly bacteria out of our bacon, one that can double up as an explosive, and he even discovers an E number that the entire human race can't live without.


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