Earth Beat, 13 May 2011. This week we go really wild. From bees in search of pastures new, to plastic-eating albatrosses and a visit to the world's very first sustainable sea farm. It’s seaweed for all and more.
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Seaweed for all
Something important has just happened in the south of the Netherlands. Four small 'modules' have been gently lowered into the sea for the start of experiments that hope to change people’s eating habits forever. Seaweed is the future, says its creator Willem Brandenburg. Guest host Chris Chambers watches the unveiling and asks whether it really is possible to bring seaweed into the mainstream.
The plight of the albatross
Midway Atoll is as far from civilisation as it's possible to get. And that's why a million albatrosses have set up home there. But there’s still no escaping the intrusions of the modern world. The photographer and filmmaker Chris Jordan has been documenting the impact of plastic in these birds' lives and it's not a pretty sight.
Link - Journey to Midway
Bees need you
Tammy Horn loves bees. She's traded in her job as an English professor to concentrate on giving bees in the Appalacia region of Kentucky exactly what they want all year round. Not an easy task in an area where surface coal mining has changed the landscape and consequently the trees and plants which grow there.
Sunflowers and concrete
Richard Reynolds wants to inject more colour into people's lives. He's one of the world's leading guerrilla gardeners and he meets Chris behind Amsterdam's Central Station to show him how it’s possible to brighten things up. Just a handful of seeds and a trowel are necessary.
The seed man
Ever since he was able to crawl, Ruurd Walrecht has had a love for collecting rare varieties of fruit and vegetables. Over 40 years, he built up one of the Netherlands' biggest collections. He talks about why it's important not to lose that tradition. And did you know that the carrot wasn't originally orange?
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We must start thinking about these poor animals and birds. They suffer the consequences of our habits. We are responsible for it. We must start making 'mother earth' greener, protect her nature.
AFTER WATCHING THE ALBATROSS PICTURE I THINK THE PEOPLE ARE REALLY CRAZY
FULL OF ABERRATION AND IF THE EARTH IS REACTING LIKE IT IS NOW, MAYBE WE
DESERVE THAT KIND OF ANSWER.
IT IS VERY SAD BUT FOR INSTANCE THE CITY WHERE I LIVE HAS THE BOGOTA RIO
WHICH IS MAYBE WORST THAN ANYTHING IN POLUTION.
COLOMBIA IS A VERY CRAZY COUNTRY ABOUT TO CONTRIBUTE TO CLEAN THE EARTH,
I STILL REMEMBER ( WHEN I WAS STUDENT ) IN HAMPSTEAD PARK LONDON, ANCIENTS, CHILDREN PICKING UP REST OF CIGARETTES OR CANDY PAPERS JUST TO
CLEAN . HERE MOST OF THE PEOPLE DESTROY THE HOUSE FRONT GARDEN TO PARK A
CAR. I THINK WE ALL PEOPLE ARE IN A BIG MISTAKE PRODUCING THINGS, THINGS,
THINGS.
I LISTEN VERY FRECUENTLY RADIO NETHERLANDS ( VERY HAPPY TO HEAR INTERESTING ARGUMENTS ) AND I HOPE THIS SMALL OPINION CONTRIBUTE TO SAVE
THE EARTH.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
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