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World Service,23 Jul 2009,18 mins

Costing the earth

Business Daily

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Business Daily presents the big environmental argument. In one corner, Dr Tim Jackson who helps advise the British government. He warns that the earth is running out of resources, so we need to consume less. In the other corner, former US President Bush's expert John Graham, who says don't panic: technology and economics will come to the rescue - just as they always have. Who's right? And why Wycliffe Muga is about to stop shouting at his computer.

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