Green light: Cruel meat, Copenhagen conspiracies and iPhone climate war

Wildlife and animal welfare • Welfare concerns over quarter of meat sold in UK • Cold weather kills deer across UK • Cold weather kills off Florida wildlife • Endangered songbird's numbers rise 25% • Giraffes fitted with GPS collars in pioneering conservation project • A home from home: saving species from climate change There's good news this week for endangered songbirds in the UK and Niger giraffes in Africa, but bad tidings for species vulnerbale to cold weather, from deer dying in Scotland to iguanas dropping dead in Florida. Elsewhere, Suzanne Goldenberg talks to biologist Camille Parmesan about a radical plan to transport species across the planet to protect them from climate change. Climate change • China's fears of rich nation 'climate conspiracy' at Copenhagen revealed • iPhone app pitches climate change science against scepticism • Phil Jones admits loss of weather data was 'not acceptable' • Big firms drop support for US climate bill • Utah delivers vote of no confidence for 'climate alarmists' • Climate emails review panellist quits after his impartiality questioned • Copenhagen carbon targets 'fail to keep temperature rise to 2C' Jonathan Watts reported this week on a fascinating document written by a Chinese government thinktank that spoke of conniving, conspiracies and appeasement at the Copenhagen climate summit. Climate scepticism continues to rumble along, with a sceptical blogger scoring the scalp of one of the panelists reviewing the hacked climate science emails and Utah's Republican-dominated House of Representatives passing a resolution calling carbon dioxide "essentially harmless". Green living • Top 10 green iPhone apps • Two wheels good, four wheels bad • You ask, they answer: National Trust • Is tofu bad for the environment? • Where can I buy an ethical puppy? Multimedia • Video: A clouded leopard filmed for first time in Malaysia • Saving the West African giraffe • The National Geographic archive: Tsunamis • In pictures: The week in wildlife Everybody's talking about If you only read one thread... Canada looks to China to exploit oil sands rejected by US Canada courts Chinese investment in Alberta oil projects as US firms boycott tar sands fuel Best comment Two wheels good, four wheels bad spaceyjase : What a great post! There are a lot of truths there and I feel guilty the couple of times I've had to use my car to get to work. It takes longer, it burns petrol and it isn't even that comfortable a ride; I even see the same folk I spy everyday using their regular mode of transport, be it walking, runnning or cycling. I duck down and hide if I'm in the wheeled can! ...And finally • Loft insulation: Australia's burning issue The strange story of how an Australian government scheme to promote loft insulation is backfiring on the country's environment minister, former Midnight Oil singer Peter Garrett