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This week, Focus Earth travels to London to report on the G20 conference before returning to Washington to cover new global warming and energy legislation proposed by the Democrats. Then, Bill Blakemore interviews two of President Obama's green-team appointees and Robert Krulwich dives into the water to play with some dolphins. Get the story on all this and more with this episode of Focus Earth.
First, Mike Lee reports from the G20 conference in London. Brought together by the global economic crisis, leaders from around the world are discussing possible plans for recovery. But have climate change and energy issues been addressed? Focus Earth has the story.
Meanwhile, in Washington, DC, Democrats have unveiled a new plan that would place a cap on emissions and tax carbon. The climate change and energy plan has sparked new debate in Congress and returned climate issues to the top of the agenda.
Then, Bill Blakemore interviews two of President Barack Obama's green-team appointees. Jane Lubchenko is the chief of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Lisa Jackson is in charge of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Find out what they have to say about the future of America's environmental policy.
Finally, Robert Krulwich gets into the water to find out what dolphins do for fun.
Checkout the Planet Green Schedule to see these stories and more on Focus Earth.
Don't miss Focus on Focus Earth: G20 and Focus on Focus Earth: EPA and NOAA Interviews.
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