Green news roundup: Name a species, James Lovelock and Rio+20 The week’s top environment news stories and green events • If you’re not already receiving this roundup, sign up here to get the briefing delivered to your inbox Environment editor guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 20 June 2012 06.18 EDT Name a species. Photograph: Natural England Name a Species competition • Your chance to name a species Help us popularise 10 more British species by giving them a colourful common name Rio+20 • Q&A: Rio+20 Earth summit • Rio+20: Earth summit dawns with stormier clouds than in 1992 • Rio+20 negotiators accused of strong-arm tactics • Rio+20 People’s summit gathers pace • Ban Ki-moon: the momentum for change at Rio+20 is irreversible Environment news • Activists hail success of Twitter storm against fossil fuel subsidies • Prince William condemns rhino horn trade • Environmental activists ‘being killed at rate of one a week’ • George Osborne a ‘bloody idiot’ on wildlife protection • Carbon capture project is a big risk, says SSE boss On the blogs • Green-o-meter: Is the government keeping its green promises? • Campaigners demand an end to $1tn fossil fuel subsidies • James Lovelock on shale gas and the problem with ‘greens’ • Are you at Rio+20? Share your photos on our Flickr group Multimedia • Rio+20 People’s summit – in pictures • The week in wildlife – in pictures • Lily Cole visits the Ghanaian producers of The Body Shop’s shea butter • Satish Kumar on the future of the Resurgence and Ecologist magazines – video Features and comment • James Lovelock: The UK should be going mad for fracking • Ethical living: should vegans avoid eating honey? • Village that defied Heathrow is slowly dying as BAA buys up homes …And finally • Google Maps to feature canals and rivers Google begins process of mapping towpaths in England and Wales, so its Maps users can plan journeys that include waterways

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