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Clean Coal, Drug Companies and Kabul Property

Can coal clean up its act? And will technology ride to the rescue of the planet? Plus, do drug companies always tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?

Cleaning up its act - can the coal-fired power industry ever capture enough carbon?Also, the sceptical environmentalist, Professor Bj酶rn Lomborg, gives us his views. Plus, do drug companies always tell us the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? Dr Martin MacKay, who's in charge of Pharmatherapeutics Research and Development at the global giant Pfizer provides some answers. And pockets of normality in the midst of chaos - Richard Scarth, who founded a property company in Kabul, gives his take on doing business in war-torn Afghanistan.

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28 minutes

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  • Sat 5 Dec 2009 06:32GMT
  • Sun 6 Dec 2009 10:32GMT
  • Sun 6 Dec 2009 19:32GMT