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Review: Books that pass in the night

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'Stop squabbling' over climate treaty, politicians told

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North-South rift bars path to Summit: In 200 days' time, world leaders will gather for the UN Earth Summit. Already, this bold attempt to resolve the planet's ills looks like setting rich nations against poor

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Pipe dreams to quench Britain's thirst

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Another hot year keeps climate debate on the boil

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Oil from Kuwaiti wells still pouring into the desert

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Himalayan earthquake confirms worst fears over dam

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US industry attacks greenhouse predictions

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Review: Dr Lovelock's new bedside manner

Books & Arts

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Road to Rio strewn with cant

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Rainforest wrecked for satellite launches

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Will Gaddafi's great river run dry?

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