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HOME PLANET MISSED A PROGRAMME? Go to the Listen Again page PROGRAMME INFO Tuesday 15:00-15:30 Richard Daniel chairs the interactive environmental programme in which he and his guests deal with listeners' questions and concerns. Call 0370 010 0400 [email protected] Home Planet, PO Box 3096, Brighton BN1 1PL LISTEN AGAIN 30 min Listen to 29 July 2008 PRESENTER RICHARD DANIEL "Home Planet, the programme that tackles your queries about the world we inhabit and our interaction with it. From astronomy to geology, biology to environmental science. You set the agenda and our panel of scientists and conservationists come up with the answers." Richard Daniel PROGRAMME DETAILS Tuesday 29 July 2008 Panel Professor Philip Stott A Parliament of Things Professor Yvonne Rydin Dr Helen Scales Wide Ocean Blue Head lice search We are asking for your help in tracking the spread of head lice in the UK, how they are treated and how different organisations deal with outbreaks. If you have any recent experience of head lice please do let us know at [email protected]. This weeks programme: Will the new Marine Bill include provision to protect Sand Eels from over dredging? Sand Eels are an essential food element of the marine environment and are also dredged in very large numbers to feed farmed fish, cattle and pigs. A listener wanted to know whether the proposed Marine Bill will offer them greater protection. Information on Sand Eel biology from the Fisheries Research Service. The UK Government website on the proposed Marine Bill. The perspective of the WWF on Marine Act Campaign and Draft Marine Bill The RSPB's perspective on the Marine Bill (.pdf) Will painting roofs white reflect sunlight back into space and reduce global warming? A listener wanted to know whether painting all the world's roofs white would reflect sufficient sunlight back into space to reduce the impact of global warming. He is a taxi driver and had canvassed all his fares, and found that 99% of them would be prepared to do it. A definition of albedo. A brief introduction to albedo from the UK Forestry Commission. A series of animations from NASA explaining the impact of the polar ice caps albedo on the Earth's climate Another perspective on the importance of snow and ice on the Earth's albedo as linked to climate change. The impact of wind borne pesticides from Africa on the Caribbean coral reefs An article on the impact of African dusts on coral reefs. An article on airborne dust and what it can carry from Discover magazine. BBC website on global weather patterns. What is the state of play of research into oil from algae Many different types of algae can produce oil as they grow and there is considerable interest in using them to produce oil to replace mineral oil pumped from the ground. A general introduction to oil from algae. An article on one entrepreneur developing a commercial oil algae production. An article about another oil from algae company. An article and discussion of the potential for algae based oils. What is the definition of Zero Carbon The term Zero Carbon is used all the time but what does it actually mean and is it possible to make a truly Zero Carbon house. Zerocarbon Britain website with contributions from a number of different organisation. A BBC article on the government's plans to build new zero carbon homes. Information about the UK Goverment's plans to build Eco Towns. Home Planet is produced by Toby Murcott and is a Pier Production for BBC Radio 4. Contact Home Planet Send your comments and questions for future programmes to: Home Planet BBC Radio 4 PO Box 3096 Brighton BN1 1PL Or email the programme: [email protected] Or telephone the Audience Line 03700 100 400 Home Planet is a Pier Production and is produced by Toby Murcott. The personal information you provide will be held by the BBC and by Pier Productions Ltd, the independent production company which makes Home Planet. Your information will be used for the purpose of creating the Home Planet programme, and will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. For more details on how the BBC deals with your information, please see the BBC’s Privacy and Cookies Policy at http://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy Audio Help DON'T MISS HOME PLANET Current Programmes Previous Programmes Science, Nature & Environment Programmes Current Programmes Archived Programmes

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