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For What It’s Earth

Emma Brisdion & Sophie Pavelle

Environment, sustainability, and climate action podcast: We make big eco issues bite-sized, answer your green living questions, and explore the things that we can do to help save the planet. With Emma Brisdion and Sophie Pavelle.

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13: Listener Q&A!

For What It’s Earth ·

2019/06/12

And that’s a wrap for season one of For What It’s Earth! This week, to celebrate making it this far, we’ve been answering your questions, from finding the most impactful environmentally-friendly actions we can make from our own home and exploring whether we can travel the world sustainably, to finding environmentally-friendly earplugs and wondering whether the series has changed our own attitudes towards sustainability. Thanks for listening this far, we’ll be back bigger and better than ever in the

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12: Climate Emergency: What Does That Even Mean?

For What It’s Earth ·

2019/06/05

Children have gone on strike from schools, Extinction Rebellion has occupied our headlines and our cities, and now the UK has declared a Climate Emergency, as have many individual towns, cities and communities - Universities, even! But what has the Greta-effect actually had on the UK, and what does declaring a very official sounding (but not actually very officially-binding) Climate Emergency even mean? Things we chatted about: WWF Climate Emergency Demand Action

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11: Libby Bowles: Marine Conservation, Plastics,...

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2019/05/24

Marine conservationist and educator, Libby Bowles, joins us to chat about her journey across New Zealand on a bamboo bicycle, discussed why she's dedicated her time to educating kids about plastic pollution and shared her wisdom on how to live a more sustainable life in a genuinely helpful, less 'I'm doing this for Instagram' kind of a way! We featured a few minutes of her interview on our 'Plastics - What Can We Do?' episode, but as all of her stories are packed full of inspiration and advice, this

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10: Why is Nature Important in our Cities? With the...

For What It’s Earth ·

2019/05/08

Joined by the Rosie Maple from the Avon Wildlife Trust, we explore the reasons why we need urban wildlife and to understand why conservation movements such as The Wildlife Trusts believe cities rely on their green spaces. Find out why we need to keep our cities little bit wild, how careful planning and tree management can help urban environments cope with climate change, and what each of us can do to help our cities thrive. Find out more about the Avon Wildlife

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9: Electric Cars

For What It’s Earth ·

2019/05/01

Chocks away! From life-cycle emissions and the environmental issues surrounding the lithium-ion batteries to finding charging points and looking at how EVs (electric vehicles) can help rather than hinder the National Grid, buckle up your seatbelt because this week we’re racing through the topic of electric cars. We’ve also got a quick chat with Robert Lewellyn (of Red Dwarf, Scrapheap Challenge and Fully Charged fame) about his Tesla and Hyundai Kona, all thanks to Andrew from the wonderful Cosmic

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8: Palm Oil: What’s The Problem?

For What It’s Earth ·

2019/04/17

Confused about palm oil? We’re heading deep into the former rainforests of South East Asia to explore the huge palm oil plantations that fuel far more of the food industry in the west than we realise (and also chop down quite a lot of the lush forest greenery). Things we chatted about: WWF Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard: http://palmoilscorecard.panda.org/ Buycott app to scan your produce and find out whether it contains palm oil or ties to any other unsustainable

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7. Sustainable Cosmetics & Toiletries, with Sophie...

For What It’s Earth ·

2019/04/10

Emma is joined by conservationist and all-round nature legend, Sophie Pavelle for this episode on cosmetics and toiletries. Dead chuffed to be wondering how we can make our bathroom routines a little greener, Sophie has taken a break from generally saving all of the UK's wildlife to chat cosmetics, talk about toiletries and suss out some sustainable solutions. Listen, subscribe and, if you enjoy it, leave us a review! Stuff that we spoke about: Neal’s Yard Remedies organic bee range:

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6: Plastics (Part 2): What Can We Do?

For What It’s Earth ·

2019/04/03

It's time to chat about PLASTICS. This here is part two and we're looking at some of the things that we can do to reduce our plastic footprint. Plus, we'll be chatting to Libby Bowles, who cycled around the world on a bamboo bicycle to teach kids about plastics. If you haven't listened to the first part, we suggest you head back and download that one first. In part one, we explored the issues with plastics in marine environments, trie to figure out what's going on with microplastics and even dive

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5: Plastics (Part 1): What‘s The Problem?

For What It’s Earth ·

2019/04/03

In part one, we're exploring the issues with plastics in marine environments, trying to figure out what's going on with microplastics and even diving into a little chemistry when we look at the new links that scientists have uncovered between plastics and our health. Once you've finished this episode, head over to enjoy part two. We'll be looking at some of the things that we can do to reduce our plastic footprint. Plus, we'll be chatting to Libby Bowles, who cycled around the world on a bamboo

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4: Recycling: How Does It Work And Are We Doing Enough?

For What It’s Earth ·

2019/03/19

We are diving deep into our green bins and following the things we throw away on their journey through the recycling process (or not). Find out why we're fascinated by 'Air Knives' in Brighton & Hove, and join us as we discover just why the UK has SO much green glass in its recycling bins... Download, subscribe, leave us a review and lend us your ears. Stuff that we spoke about: 'Air Knives' and other extraordinary elements of Brighton & Hove's fascinating (genuinely!) recycling

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3. Fast Fashion: How Can We Shop Sustainably?

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2019/03/12

What are you wearing and do you know the hidden costs associated with your clothes? Trawling through the world of Fast Fashion this week, we're exploring the complicated and not very environmentally-friendly textile dying processes, asking whether organic cotton is really all that and finding out why we all should be hunting down our nearest charity shops and fabric recycling banks. Download, subscribe and lend us your ears. Let us know what you think! Stuff that we spoke about: Patagonia

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2. Vegan, Vegetarian or Flexitarian? Sustainable...

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2019/03/05

Put down your hamburgers! This week we are tucking into the topic of sustainable diets, looking at the many, many environmental impacts of the food industry and finding out why many of us are moving to vegan, vegetarian or flexitarian diets. We’re looking at the future of food security in a growing world, the carbon emissions and water demands of different food-producing practices, nifty new farming and agriculture technologies, and whether or not that all means we all have to turn 100%

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1: Why Do We Need Bees? (And Other Pollinators?)

For What It’s Earth ·

2019/02/27

Why do we need bees in our gardens (and everywhere else)? To kick off the first series, we're sitting down to talk about honey bees, solitary bees (yes, they’re a thing), pollination, trying to figure out how to feed the world’s growing population without these stripy characters, and exploring the ways that we can make our cities, our farmlands and our own gardens or windowsills beautifully bee-friendly. All the while trying not to headbutt their microphones. Download, subscribe and tune in, let us

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For What It's Earth Trailer

For What It’s Earth ·

2019/02/20

Hello and welcome to For What It's Earth! Your brand new environment and sustainability podcast explaining the science behind what’s going on in the world, and exploring the things that we can do to make a little bit of a big difference. Each week we sit down and look at a different topic, from plastics to palm oil and from conservation to cosmetics, sharing good ideas in a world of bad news. Join us for a new episode every Wednesday. Hosted by Emma Brisdion and Lloyd Hopkins. Instagram

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