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A simple viral highlighting that the grown-ups have gone very, very wrong.

Holding over 1 in 8 of known plant species, the gardens at Kew in London are some of the most important in the world. But with some plants flowering months early due to climate change, what are the consequences for the future?

In this interview Eleni Andreadis talks to Tony Juniper, Executive Director of Friends of the Earth, about his new book ‘Saving Planet Earth’. The book came out to accompany the BBC series this summer, 2007.

The biotruck expedition was an extraordinary success being independently certified as the world’s first Carbon-Negative Expedition. Andy Pag and John Grimshaw travelled through France, Spain, Morocco and Mauritania to a small town in Mali, 200km short of Timbuktu where they delivered a biodiesel processing unit to MFC, a local charity. Here are some of the highlights from their trip…

Jason Lewis, the environmental campaigner and first adventurer to attempt a circumnavigation of the globe by human-power only, pedals his boat up the Thames to complete his journey. For 13 years, Lewis has biked, hiked, skated and kayaked around the earth and a crowd of hundreds welcomes him home as he crosses the Greenwich Meridian line.

Ray McCormack, co-director of “A Crude Awakening – The Oil Crash”, discusses his film which is being released in the UK this week.

Earthrace will attempt to set a new speed record for a powerboat to circumnavigate the globe running 100% biodiesel, and with a net zero carbon-footprint, in order to increase awareness of the environment and the sustainable use of resources.