Environment

The environment is everything around us - the earth, sun, trees, and even the stars above our heads. This channel looks at not only how to live 'greenly' but also what the world is made of and what makes it so unique.
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How humans cooled the earth -- 500 years ago

The documentary film "Life after People" showed the speed at which man-made materials break down when they are not maintained. E.g. iron and concrete return to their original form. The docu. also shows how in Chernobyl today, just 20 years after the evacuation, animals and...

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Deadly salmon infection detected

Salmon is now one of the cheaper fish to buy in our supermarkets and this is wholy due to the farming of salmon. Farming fish whilst protecting wild stocks also brings with it problems of infection and ill health...

Climate of Our Future

Obama on the environment

It is critical that we understand this is not just a challenge, it’s an opportunity, because if we create a new energy economy, we can create five million new jobs, easily. It can be an engine that drives us into the future the same way the computer was the engine for economic growth over the last couple of decades. We can do it, but we’re going to have to make an investment.

Barack Obama

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