Standort: fm4.ORF.at / Meldung: "Talking Earth"

Joanna Bostock

Reading between the headlines.

16. 5. 2013 - 16:23

Talking Earth

Reality Check: Alternative economist Tim Jackson; working for MSF in Syria; Burma Rohingyas; Civilian use of drones; ÖH Elections

Earth Talks

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Too much stuff, too little time - Chris Cummins' article on Tim Jackson and his ideas.

Tim Jackson, Professor of Sustainable Development at the University of Surrey and one of the speakers at today's Erdgespräche in Vienna says we are trapped by the religion of growth and it is making us selfish and miserable. He tells Chris Cummins how we can escape:

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Cyclone Mahasen

Jonathan Head reports on how the storm is highlighting the plight of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar:

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Syria

Elizabeth Alcock speaks to Karin Taus, a nurse with the humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders, who has just come back from Syria:

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"Droneliners"

Avances in technology are bringing us closer to the day when unmanned, remotely controlled aircraft are used in civilian situations, but we're not talking about passenger drones just yet.

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ÖH Wahl

FM4 reporter Michael Fiedler gives us the overview of the candidates, issues and voting.

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