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Kevin Rudd, far right, at CHOGM
Commonwealth backs climate fund
Commonwealth leaders pledge backing for a multi-billion-dollar fund to help developing nations cope with climate change
Q&A: Copenhagen summit
Copenhagen in graphics
Rudd urges climate action

A SPIRE camera map of VY CMa (Esa/SPIRE Consortium) Colossal star seen by Herschel
The death throes of the biggest star known to science have been observed by Europe's new space telescope, Herschel.

India map Indian nuclear plant leak probed
Indian officials investigate the leak of a radioactive substance into drinking water at an atomic power plant.

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Gold coins Muck into brass
A guide to making your fortune, from BBC Ethical Man
Logs bound for Siberia (Environmental Investigation Agency) Deadly trade
Battling the illegal loggers in Siberia's forests
Richard Black Earth Watch
Heavyweights get stuck in as Copenhagen looms

THE GREEN ROOM
Environmental opinion and debate
EARTH NEWS
Reporting life on Earth
Mother's and child's hands under a water tap (Getty Images) Are children's futures going up in smoke?
Lobster larva Seamount diary: November 2009
Climate: A question of justice

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