Sweden Declares Oil Independence
This week on Earthbeat -- co-host Daphne Wysham discusses how Sweden plans to become oil-independent within the next decade. She speaks to Martina Kruger of Greenpeace Nordic.
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In an encore presentation, Daphne Wysham tackles the topic of toxic sludge and how farmers using it to fertilize their fields has resulted in a number of people becoming ill.
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Americans recycle 2 million tons of plastic garbage each year. That's the good news -- the bad news is they generate 12 million tons. What happens to that leftover 10 tons of plastic? Reporter Kristi Coale set sail for the Pacific Ocean to find out.
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photo used courtesy of Aaron Pratt
segment by Kristi Coale used courtesy of KALW, San Francisco.