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Campaigners in China challenge authorities over environmental impact of planned chemical plant

A demonstrator stands firm outside a government building in China’s Yunnan province

Fears over proposed refinery in southern city of Kunming attracts thousands of protesters

What a pong! After a seven year wait, the world's smelliest 'flower' opens up

Tom Peck treks down to the Eden Project to get a whiff of the Titan Arum's mating ritual
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Bill Oddie is to question HSBC about connections to deforestation in Borneo

HSBC reviews logging policy as Bill Oddie film sparks petition

Bank launches audit as outcry grows over links to Malaysian logging companies
No 10’s new energy adviser is a former British Gas lobbyist
Switch to low-carbon future would save households £1,600
China agrees to impose carbon targets by 2016
Campaigners in China challenge authorities over environmental impact of planned petrochemical plant
Floods could overwhelm London as sea levels rise - unless Thames Barrier is upgraded
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Former Ukip candidate George Eustice appointed as PM's adviser on Energy and Climate Change issues

David Cameron has appointed George Eustice, his former press secretary and former Ukip candidate, as his new adviser on Energy and Climate Change issues, it was announced today.
Waste not, want not: Britain has become a nation of recyclers - but is it making a difference?
Reinventing two wheels: Bike-safety technology is getting as technical as a Dave Brailsford team-talk
Fido strikes gold with Britain’s most noxious biofuel: dog excrement
Ministers 'not totally committed' on carbon
Fracking 'unlikely to give UK cheap gas', report says
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Born survivors: How cockroaches lost their sweet tooth in battle to evade sugary traps

German cockroaches evolved to avoid glucose-based baits in household bug killers
10% of British wildlife at risk of extinction as species show massive decline
200 mph winds, 12 miles of devastation: What makes a tornado?
What a pong! After a seven year wait, the world's smelliest 'flower' blooms in Cornwall
Nature Studies: Cross the Atlantic in a ship? The beautiful Monarch can do better than that
Where there's Mucking, there's grass: For 50 years an old quarry was a giant rubbish dump. Now it's a thriving nature reserve
Campaigners warn against rise of the 'mega-farms': Could massive pig, fish and dairy units harm the environment?
Britain's migratory birds stay away as climate change moves their wintering areas further north
Marine biology: Appeal launched to find rare Madagascan fish
The moth that made mobile phone companies sit up and listen: Insect with sharpest hearing in the world could revolutionise technology
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