The Yorkshire Dales and Lake District National Parks could be about to get bigger. Reporter Mark Holdstock visits the area under consideration and finds that rather than worrying about the red tape that National Park designation can bring, many local people and businesses welcome the plan. He finds out why.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
YYEnv: Wind energy 29 Apr 09Six hundred jobs are to be lost from the green economy. Vestas, one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of wind turbines, has announced it’s to close its factory on the Isle of Wight. Guest:Charles Anglin, British Wind Energy Association:Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
YYEnv: Plastic bag tax in USAThere are calls for a tax on plastic bags in the United States from environmentalists and anti-litter campaigners though business is resisting any change. Jane O'Brien reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
YYEnv: Electric CarsThe government has announced that it will be subsidising motorists to buy electric cars in a bid to reduce the country's carbon footprint. Peter is joined by guests: Paul Everitt, Chief Executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and in the studio, Dan Strong of Auto Express Magazine.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
YYEnv: FungusA new fungus is threatening the British landscape like Dutch Elm disease did 25 years ago. The Government is spending £25 million to combat it. Fiona Clampin has been to Trengwaiton Gardens at PenzanceListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
YYEnv: Heat seekers 12 Feb 09Local councils are backing a scheme to take thermal images of people’s homes to see how much heat is being lost through roofs and windows.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
YYEnv: Smart AppliancesThe first ‘smart’ fridges have arrived in the UK. Fitted with a special appliance they are designed to cut energy on demand, easing the pressure on the national grid. Sharmini Selvarajah reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
YYEnv: AgaAga is another company coming under pressure in the downturn. The cast iron cookers which cost around seven thousand pounds – no really – have until now seemed pretty much invincible. You have to leave an Aga on all the time but sales held firm even when saving the planet was the big mission in retailing.
We discuss just how environmentally friendly Agas.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
YYEnv: Light BulbsAre you incandescent that the incandescent light bulb is on the way out? The conventional 100 watt bulb is due to go the same way as its 150 watt equivalent over the next few weeks; shops are simply not replenishing their stocks any more so that we buy low-energy fluorescent ones instead. Its imminent demise has caused a huge rumpus in the press. We hear the arguments for and against.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
YYEnv: National trustWe hear from the recently appointed chairman of the National Trust, Sir Simon Jenkins, who as you will hear is highly critical of health and safety regulations, and has major issues like the future of Stonehenge and airport expansion to consider. He outlines his plans for the organisation.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
YYEnv: Clothes waste 26th Dec 08According to the government research clothes waste is the fastest growing waste of all, so how good are we at recycling clothes? Guests : Michael Jack MP Chair of the Environment Select Committee and Alan Wheeler, Textile Recycling Association .Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
YYEnv: Scottish forestsThe Scottish Government is considering leasing more than a quarter of its forests to private companies, possibly some from abroad. The Scottish Government says it would use the money to tackle climate change. But the proposed move has upset trades unions, who are warning that hundreds of rural jobs could be under threat. Critics also say public recreational areas and the protection of wildlife will be at risk if the plans go ahead.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
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