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Alison Benjamin brings you the latest environment news from around the planet and is joined in the studio by environmental journalists, experts and guests
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Episodes
1 - Environment Weekly: Orang-utan protest
Alison Benjamin talks to Greenpeace executive director John Sauven about why campaigners dressed as apes are targeting Unilever, plus artist Kurt Jackson on why he's painting for Friends of the EarthAlison BenjaminJohn Vidal
2 - Environment Weekly: Cleaning up Britain
Bill Bryson talks about his campaign to free Britain of litter, we meet Germany's wind power chief and hear from the UN's top climate change official, Dr Rajendra Pachauri John VidalAlison BenjaminLeo Hickman
3 - Environment Weekly: is Brian Paddick green?
Alison Benjamin talks to the Lib Dem London mayoral candidate about his green credentials. Plus Martin Wainwright on the plight of the country's honey bees Alison BenjaminJohn Vidal
4 - Environment Weekly: How green is Ken?
Is this the first green election for mayor of London? Ken Livingstone tells us why his rivals are out of tune with voters' passions for urgent action on global warmingIain ChambersAlison BenjaminLeo HickmanJohn Vidal
5 - Environment Weekly: Labour's greenest budget yet?
Alison Benjamin and the panel ask, is this Labour's greenest budget yet? Plus, scientist David Suzuki discusses our failure to tackle climate changeAlison BenjaminLarry Elliott
6 - Environment Weekly podcast: Plane Stupid's Joss Garman
Alison Benjamin speaks to the eco-activist Joss Garman about the recent protests by his group Plane StupidAlison BenjaminIain Chambers
7 - 'It's so desperate, we need to show people what's happening'
Wildlife filmmaker and anti-plastic bag activist, Rebecca Hosking on why we're not seeing the real state of our planet on TVIain ChambersAlison Benjamin
8 - Environment Weekly: incineration makes a return
We look at Energy from Waste facilites - are these just incinerators by another name? We hear from the 8 streets across Britain who are competing to be the greenest address in Britain. We visit the UK's first fully fledged ethical retail shop. And we consider Delia Smith's opposition to organic food.
9 - Environment Weekly: Sian Berry
Featuring the Green Party's candidate for London Mayor, Sian BerryAlison BenjaminIain Chambers
10 - Environment Weekly: Orang-utans
Alison Benjamin reviews the week's environment news, with the Guardian's John Vidal and Leo Hickman.Alison BenjaminIain Chambers
11 - Environment Weekly podcast: Alison Benjamin and Robert Henson
Alison Benjamin hears from the Earth Policy Institute; and climatologist Robert Henson looks at George Bush's Hawaii climate change conferenceAlison Benjamin
12 - Environment Weekly podcast: A sustainable city in the desert
Alison Benjamin looks at the week's environment news with David Adam and Leo HickmanAlison Benjamin
13 - Environment Weekly: Porritt on nuclear power
Anti-whaling crew are kidnapped; Jonathon Porritt is disappointed the government ignored his advice over nuclear powerAlison BenjaminAndy Duckworth
14 - Environment Weekly: Welsh solar power
American financier Bob Hertzberg on solar technology in Wales; and the residents of Eigg tell us how they are pioneering eco-friendly powerAlison Benjamin
