Guy Morgan was annoyed that the hosepipe ban imposed by his local water company was ruining his garden. So he drilled a borehole and now has unlimited free water gushing up from groundwater lying 20 metres below his driveway.
The hole in the ozone layer has more to do with politics than deodorants, a French scientist tells Ian Phillips.
If there is one thing Haroun Tazieff believes in, it is speaking his mind. "When I've got something to say, I say it," he asserts. In the past, France's most famous volcano expert has raged about everything from the Mafia to television presenters, but in recent years he has found a new hobby-horse - the ecological lies he believes Green politicians have invented to scare the electorate into voting for them.
People everywhere are concerned about future water resources - and rightly so. Many surface sources are contaminated or over-used. Tales of groundwater contamination and lowering of water levels are common, and citizens feel threatened. But is the situation as bad as it looks?
Not content with the post-dated coverage of erupting Mount Ruapehu, I set out on this mission to bring live pictures of the mountain into homes around the world.
"I do not think I shall ever forget the sight of Etna at sunset; the mountain almost invisible in a blur of pastel gray, glowing on the top and then repeating its shape, as though reflected in a wisp of gray smoke with the whole horizon behind radiant with pink light, fading gently into a gray pastel sky.
A new video, "Understanding Volcanic Hazards," is now available from the Northwest Interpretive Association, 3029 Spirit Lake Highway, Castle Rock, WA98611 U.S.A. Price $19.95 plus postage. Add $5.00 for postage in Canada, United States, and Mexico. For other destinations, add $13.05 for airmail postage to $5.55 for surface mail. Cheques to be payable to the Northwest Interpretive Association. The video comes in English and Spanish versions in NTSC or PAL format - please specify in your order.