The latest buzz on bee decline: pesticides
30/03/2012 - SCIENCE

The latest buzz on bee decline: pesticides

Two recent studies show that chemicals in a commonly-used class of pesticide are harming the long-declining population of honeybees and bumblebees, in one case disorienting the insects and causing them to fail to return to their hives.
1.618
29/03/2012 - FASHION

1.618

It’s the exhibition of the future and its currently on display here in Paris.
Green in the city
24/03/2012 - ENVIRONMENT

Green in the city

Is it possible to be eco-friendly and live in a city? We check out the ways urbanites are changing their city lifestyles to become greener.
Trade war escalates over Chinese raw materials
14/03/2012 - CHINA

Trade war escalates over Chinese raw materials

An international trade row over access to Chinese raw materials escalated on Wednesday as the US, Europe and Japan joined forces to challenge Chinese restrictions on exports of rare-earth materials needed to produce high-tech goods.
Missing in action: green issues in French politics
13/03/2012 - CAMPAIGN CHRONICLES

Missing in action: green issues in French politics

Today's show is all about the environment. Why hasn't it been more of an issue in this election, and why is Green candidate Eva Joly doing so badly?
World Water Forum puts spotlight on looming crisis
12/03/2012 - ENVIRONMENT

World Water Forum puts spotlight on looming crisis

The sixth annual World Water Forum kicked off in the French port town of Marseilles Monday, where the discussion agenda includes a UN report that claims the world's water supply is being strained by climate change and a growing world population.
World Water Forum: thirst for change
10/03/2012 - ENVIRONMENT

World Water Forum: thirst for change

This week we're in the French city of Marseille for the 6th World Water Forum. Over 25,000 leaders, experts and volunteers are gathering to discuss how to approach the most critical and endangered resource of all time: water.
BP reaches $7.8 billion settlement over oil spill
03/03/2012 - USA

BP reaches $7.8 billion settlement over oil spill

Oil giant BP said on Friday it had reached an estimated $7.8 billion settlement with plaintiffs suing over the disastrous 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The company still faces US government claims which could cost it billions of dollars in fines.
Biofuels of the future
25/02/2012 - ENVIRONMENT

Biofuels of the future

Finding a truly renewable energy source is a task scientists the world over are faced with. Transforming plants into "biofuels" was once a great hope, but the process requires energy and so may actually contribute to global warming. This week we explore whether a new generation of biofuels could succeed where the previous one failed.
For France’s blighted north, a Green path out of crisis
06/03/2012 - FRENCH ELECTIONS 2012

For France’s blighted north, a Green path out of crisis

Eva Joly, the Norwegian-born Green Party candidate for the French presidency, says the solution to the economic crisis in France and abroad is more green politics, not less.
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