A great environment podcast

If you’re interested in environmental issues—and I assume regular readers are, given that this blog features environmental opinion pieces quite frequently—I highly recommend The Guardian newspaper’s weekly Environment podcast.

The latest download (you can also listen online if you prefer) includes a report on the decline of the bee population, a round-up of relevant stories from the UK press, interviews and commentaries. All good stuff.

If you, like me, find the vast majority of podcasts to be just… well, awful—take your pick of problems: overproduced, self-indulgent, or just plain boring—then you probably get a real surprise when you find one that is well-produced and interesting. I only subscribe to a handful of podcasts via iTunes, and most of them come from mainstream media outlets such as the BBC.

Monday, April 14th, 2008

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A man who chose 'Lloyds is pants' as his telephone banking password found it changed to 'no it's not' by a Lloyds TSB member of staff. His alternative proposals of 'Lloyds is rubbish', 'Barclays is better' and 'censorship' were all refused. The man is still trying to find a password acceptable to the bank, although it has apologised. Could the bank look any more pathetic right now?

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Eighteen sailors aboard a Royal Navy warship have tested positive for cocaine. All the world is said to love a sailor, but I've personally never found large nostrils (or an interest in cocaine) attractive in any man, even if he wears a lovely uniform!

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