Green In The Media 6th - 12th September

Westminster is back from their summer break, giving us our first look at Environment minister Caroline Spelman at the despatch box.

Oh yeah, and I'm on TV this week too, but out of sheer badness I'm not telling you when, where or why!


Monday 6th September

Uncertain Climate
On: BBC Radio Four
Time: 09:00 to 09:30 (Also 2130)
In the second of two programmes, 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 speaks to Tony Blair, Lord Lawson, Sir Crispin Tickell and Steve McIntyre and discusses how decisions can be taken about climate policy in the face of increasing scientific uncertainty. Is the 'resilience' strategy, which aims to prepare systems which can cope with whatever the climate throws at them, the way forward?

Wednesday 8th September

Costing the Earth
On: BBC Radio Four
Time: 21:00 to 21:30 (Also Thu 1330)
Oil and Gas - Back to the Land.
The Deepwater Horizon disaster proved the dangers of searching for our oil and gas in ever more challenging environments. Tom Heap asks if we can find them closer to home, exploring the extraordinary land grab taking place in both the US and Europe as companies buy up the rights to explore vast tracts of land in search of unconventional oil and gas.

Thursday 9th September

Live Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Questions
On: BBC Parliament
Time: 10:30 to 11:30 (Also 0100)
Live coverage of questions in the House of Commons to Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary Caroline Spelman and her ministerial team.

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
Sweeteners.
Food writer Stefan Gates continues his quest to uncover the truth about those notorious food additives, E numbers. He looks at E number sweeteners used to replace sugar and also learns about the chemicals used to hold our food together. Stefan looks at how E numbers keep the ice out of ice cream, discovers the seaweed that's an E number found in our cakes, and even undergoes MRI scans in an attempt to discover whether E number sweeteners are clever enough to fool our brains.

Sunday 12th September

Countryfile
On: BBC 1
Time: 19:00 to 20:00
Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury explore the coast and countryside around St David's in Pembrokeshire. The pair go whitewater kayaking, and discover how the fierce tides in that part of West Wales can generate clean, green power. Meanwhile, John Craven is just along the coast in Milford Haven investigating the legacy of the massive oil spill there fifteen years ago.


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