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Earth Beat - What price love?

On air: 8 June 2009 22:00 (Photo: Flickr/Veronica van Gogh)

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18 June 2009 - What price love? Is your long-distance relationship bad for the planet?

When the chemistry says yes but the geography says no, visiting a partner can involve regular flights and a lot of extra carbon dioxide. Earth Beat meets a man who won’t compromise his green principles and he really suffers for love. By suffer, I mean spends 24 hours solid on a bus visiting his special lady.

 

Staying with the no-fly theme, we check in with two poets who’ve decided never to fly again and used this decision in their work. Vegetecture is neoligism of the week and it describes the work of architect Ken Yeang. He talks about his efforts to fill Malaysia’s skyline with eco-friendly plant covered skyscrapers.

And power from the poo as we discover how to make electricity from the contents of the toilet. Sex miles and other dirty business on this week’s show, with me, Marnie Chesterton.

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Stephanie 15 August 2009 - 9:10pm
My long distance boyfriend spent 3 days on a Greyhound bus just to take a chance on meeting me...we met online. We've now lived together for a year and a half. There are needless trips that can be taken by other means than plane...love is deserving of a flight or 2.
jasmin 18 June 2009 - 2:14pm
No distance is too long for true love....And no suffering as sweet as, when you decide to meet your love..

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