Can America Go Green?

The latest government figures show that the U.S. produces about a fifth of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions. These documentaries produced for the BBC World Service examine how America can retreat from its role as the biggest polluter on the planet.

PART 1




The BBC’s Laura Trevelyan reports on moves by the big three U.S. car makers to kick the oil habit and “green” their industry.
PART 2






We focus this half-hour on corporate responsibility. Laura Trevelyan examines the case of General Electric -- once taken to court for dumping waste in the Hudson River, the firm now espouses green technologies.
   

 

Click here to listen to the third part of this series. Laura Trevelyan looks at environmental grassroots activism.
   
   
     










THE CHANGING WORLD is the sister documentary series of PRI's The World. Each week, we offer American radio listeners two in-depth documentaries from the BBC World Service that probe issues critical to our understanding of our evolving world.
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