Environment
This section considers how we can build a world that works both for the planet and for its people. We draw attention to the perils of deep sea mining and continued coal extraction while considering solutions to the environmental crisis through interview pieces and critical analysis of current, technological solutions.
Fusion illusion
Proponents of new fusion technology promise it will deliver clean and limitless power to the masses. Peter Montague is having a case of déjà-vu.
Cancer rates near nuclear stations – blight or ‘blip’?
Recent scientific research suggests that higher cancer rates near nuclear power stations are a direct result of higher radiation exposure.
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Nuclear is the new black
Nuclear is becoming cool again, thanks to concerns over global warming. Adam Ma'anit thinks it's all just a lot of hot air.
Interview with Wangari Maathai
Environmental trailblazer Wangari Maathai explains why she has joined the Kenyan Government.
Not so crazy
Amanda Roll-Pickering tells the story of a disused slate quarry in Wales that is now at the cutting edge of clean energy.
Going off the mains
James Stronell is completing a house in the dry Australian Bush where there's no water connection. What was he thinking?
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Big Dams, big trouble
Big dams, big trouble. And they are no way to ease water problems either, argues Patrick McCully
Closing the loop
Maggie Black talks dirty with a group of sanitation experts in a Chinese hotel and sees a green future for the humble loo.
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Conclusion
Chocolate saves the world !
At the end of the trail Richard Swift takes a look at the magic bean to see if it can be persuaded to work better for everyone.
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Dreams, Symbols And Totems
Dreams, symbols and totems
Animals have a social and a sacred significance to all nomads. John Galaty looks at how
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