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  HomeEpisodesClipsGalleriesPodcastContact Us You must enable JavaScript to play content The Power of Peat Costing the Earth Listen in pop-out player In the fight against climate change the peatlands of the British Isles are one of our greatest assets. A healthy peat bog can absorb more carbon dioxide and store it for longer than forests of a similar size. But we're still destroying our peat at a frightening rate. It's mined for use by gardeners, it's burned in power stations, taken by traditional peat-cutters and ravaged by moorland fires. In 'Costing the Earth' Tom Heap meets the people leading the fightback. He takes to the skies above the Peak District where helicopters are dropping rocks and heather brash onto remote hillsides to heal the wounds caused by two centuries of acid rain. He joins the teams blocking drains and planting pods of sphagnum moss in an effort to bring carbon-sucking life back to the blasted heaths of the peaks.Producer: Alasdair Cross.
  Share this page Share this with Digg Facebook Google LinkedIn Reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Copy this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01d13xv Read more about sharing. Add Download MP3 Release date: 13 March 2012 Available now 30 minutes Last on Wed 14 Mar 2012 21:00 BBC Radio 4 More episodes Previous Available now Rebel Without a Car View Programme Next Available now Outbreak View Programme See all episodes from Costing the Earth Broadcasts See all broadcasts of The Power of Peat (2) Podcasts See all podcasts for Costing the Earth You may also like View all Similar programmes By genre: Factual > Science & Nature > Nature & Environment HomeHelpProgrammesScheduleDownloadsBlog {{/each}}