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We digest the news that Dale’s hometown is named Best Place to Live. We also talk about a boulder with his name on it in the English Channel that’s protecting fish, the guys consider Forest Green’s big game on the TV, shrinking penises and a sweary new name for the climate emergency. 

We talk about the plight of the oceans, yet another recycling government funding pledge, and the saga of the American Dale Vince continues.  Your questions get answered too.

We discuss a massive investment in the Electric Highway charging network, whether there’s a future for nuclear, and why the new right to repair rule is good for all us. There’s also your questions too. 

As the UK government celebrates a ‘green budget’ – we wonder whether it’s really going to change anything?  We also answer your questions, and Dale talks about his role in the new Netflix Original documentary, Seaspiracy.

Dale talks about Forest Green’s new football kit that takes recycling to new levels, and we discuss whether the world is finally waking up to the climate emergency.  We look at Drax cancelling their own gas-fired power station and ponder whether there’s a Dale Vince equivalent out there in the USA.  

Dale addresses why he’s upset farmers again with this rewilding campaign, and why we should all be eating more plants.  We take a look at what’s going on in Texas, and we answer your questions and some angry rants too.   

Dale updates us on his Green Britain campaign and we look at how media is reacting. We consider another government green failure and get an update on Ian’s attempts to kick his fried chicken addiction 

Dale discusses the launch of his major new Green Britain campaign with the UK’s Daily Express newspaper - not a place you would have previously associated with climate change.   We talk about why we all need to step out of the green bubble to get the country to where we want it to be - and we look at what’s coming up in our new initiative in the run up to the COP26 climate change conference.  

We look at a major UN survey that shows 2/3 of people are concerned about the climate emergency - Dale tells us why he still cares passionately about the EU, tells us about his new friend at the Daily Express and brings an update on the UK government’s anti-vegan advertising campaign. 

Ignore our tech issues (we’ll fix them!) as we digest a big week for the planet - with Biden rowing back on Trump’s most harmful environmental policies overnight, Dale is delighted.  We talk vegan burgers, Drax (a pollution power station, not a Bond bad guy), and answer an angry and nonsensical question about traffic lights. 

We get to grips with the fourth governmental u-turn on school dinners we wonder why they can’t get feeding kids right? There’s also hope as we wait for Joe Biden to take power, and Dale offers an update on Ecotricity’s tidal energy plans, his electric hovercraft project and what he gets up to in a typical working day.  

A bumper edition to start the new year - we wonder who will challenge President Elect Biden in four years and talk about the incredible start to Veganuary. We also discuss Ecotricity’s venture into geothermal energy - renewable power from 3 miles down, the same week as the government approve a coal mine.  Plus - loads more of your questions too!  

We’re getting ready for veganuary - as it looks set to be the biggest yet, and Dale reveals his tips for giving it a go. Weather disasters cost insurers hundreds of billions in 2020 - and we wonder just how much money talks, and whether things will change. Dale talks about his hopes for 2021 and we answer your questions. 

We focus on sad, but ground breaking legal precedent, as it’s ruled a nine year old was killed by air pollution. We look at the UN’s efforts to get all countries to declare a climate emergency, and find out what Dale thinks of the news the head of the UK nuclear industry respects him. We’re a christmas-free zone too.

With the biggest drop in CO2 since 1945 we wonder whether this is the one upside to the pandemic - we also discuss coronavirus conspiracies, and Dale discovers the Institute of Economic Affairs are a bunch of nutters.   We look at the impact of Christmas jumpers, and Dale swears more than usual.  

With plans to cut carbon by 2030 - Dale appears to be backing Boris for once, but not for long.  We digest news that this year will be one of the world’s hottest, and ponder whether Trump will get jailed in 2021. We tackle your questions too, and end up chatting about horses. 

The PM wants nuclear power to be part of the UK’s energy future, and Dale and Ian are left scratching their heads about the decision.  We celebrate the Public Accounts Committee (it’s more interesting than it sounds) and the return of John Kerry to US politics. There’s also loads of your questions too – including one about sprouts.

Dale and Ian chew over the government’s 10 point green plan and decide whether Joe Biden will be good for the planet.  Your questions get answered too. 

We discuss reports that UK can get to net zero quicker than planned, and look at Roll Royce’s attempts to reboot the nuclear industry.  Trump’s still refusing to step aside, so Dale wonders how long till he’s in prison? With Kent becoming “the toilet of England”, Ian looks for a celeb to endorse his home county.  

Dale and Ian digest what's going on in America - and wonder whether Biden would bring the US back into the Paris Agreement. We also look at Shell's social media nightmare - and talk about sky diamonds and vegan Bovril too.