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30 results found for '"Environmental conservation"' in Keywords.
William Rodgers on abandonment of Archway inquiry (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
William (Bill) Rodgers, Secretary of State for Transport, on his reasons for the abandonment of the Archway motorway inquiry due to the activities of pressure groups opposed to the new bypass. Male...
George Stern on Archway inquiry abandonment (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
George Stern, a barrister and member of the Archway Bypass protest campaign, on the abandonment of a public inquiry into a new Archway bypass. Includes his views on the Department for Transport, whether the...
Conservationist awarded OBE (1978)
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- Interview
Conservationist Richard St. Barbe Baker talks about his OBE and his work in Kenya with the Men of the Trees organisation and trees in Britain. Male interviewer not identified.
Greenpeace boat held by Spanish - Allan Thornton interview (1980)
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- Interview
Allan Thornton of Greenpeace on the decision by the Spanish authorities to hold one of the group’s boats during an anti-whaling protest. Female interviewer not identified.
Paul Ekins on Green Party policies (1981)
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- Interview
Interview with Green Party member Paul Ekins on the policies of the party following their annual conference. Male interviewer not identified.
Conservation groups protest at sea dumping of radioactive waste (1983)
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- Interview; Music; News report
Report on the protest by Greenpeace, the Ecology Party and other conservation groups outside the meeting of the International Maritime Organization, which is discussing the dumping at sea of radioactive...
Tasmanian dam construction halted (1983)
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- Interview
Interview with botanist David Bellamy reacting to new Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke stopping the construction of a dam in the Tasmanian Wilderness UNESCO World Heritage site by electricity generator...
Greenpeace anti-whaling action (1984)
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- Interview
Interview with a Greenpeace member on how he boarded a Russian boat he mistakenly thought was a whaling ship and how they informed them about new regulations in whaling. Male speaker and interviewer not...
Decision makers (1985)
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- Documentary; Interview; Parliamentary debate
Decision Makers, presented by Judith Dawson. Looking at issues surrounding the planned Channel Tunnel, a permanent road and/or rail link between England and France. Traces the history of the idea, and...
Time capsule buried in Kew Gardens (1985)
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- News report; Interview
Report on a time capsule being buried by broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough containing seeds for the future that could aid in medicine and food production, into the foundations of the new Tropical...