On this edition of Earth Beat: does environmentalism mean the end of the nine to five?; satellite offices reduce traffic and emissions; mobile phone companies cleaning up their act; and burping cows - even worse than cars.
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Take Fridays off
Utah government employees took part in an experiment that changed their work week from five eight hour days into four ten hour days. Marnie Chesterton spoke to Bringham Young professor Rex Facer about the trial
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Cut the commute
Smart offices are popping up all over The Netherlands. These offices give people that live far away from work a chance to stay closer to home, and could prevent people being stuck in traffic every day.
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Mobile phone companies promise to do better
Mobile phone manufacturers and mobile service providers claim they are putting their focus on social responsibility and the environment. However the fact that there are 4 billion mobile phones on the planet does not prevent the industry from producing more hand sets.
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Envirominute: How phones are harming gorillas
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Burping cows cause global warming
Scientists around the world are trying to reduce methane emissions by cows - mainly by adapting the animal’s diet. Earth Beat's Thijs Westerbeek went to the Agricultural University in Wageningen to find out more.
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Next week on Earth Beat, we talk to the winner of a Euro 500,000 prize for green innovation, who's new design for wind turbines could soon be on rooftops near you.
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