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Green news roundup: Food prices, ‘pirate’ fishermen and badger cull

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Scallops

British fishermen were dredging for scallops in the Channel when rocks were thrown at them from nearby French boats. Photograph: Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty Images

Environment news

UN warns of rising food costs after year’s extreme weather
• Global warming could make washout UK summers the norm, study warns
British fishermen attacked by French boats in the Channel
Alex Salmond hits back at critics of Scotland’s energy policies
West African fishing communities drive off ‘pirate’ fishing trawlers
M&S among companies under fire over pollution claims
Australia’s largest solar farm opens amid renewable target debate

On the blogs

Physicist and climate expert Dr. Joe Romm is a Senior Fellow at American Progress

Rising food prices are climate change’s first tangible bite into UK lives
Owen Paterson calls Labour ‘cowardly’ over badger cull
Why we can’t bank on recessions to keep global warming in check
Joe Romm on why climate change is a winning political strategy

Multimedia

West African seahorse

The week in wildlife – in pictures
Illegal fishing in Sierra Leone – in pictures
West African seahorse filmed for the first time – video
How to fit a bike brake cable – video
Children’s Eyes on Earth 2012 photography contest – in pictures

Best of the web

Maya Biosphere Reserve in Guatemala and Tikal National Park

Europe rejects ban on Arctic oil drilling
Clean energy investment set to fall for first time in eight years
Is SoloPower the next Solyndra, or a solar power ‘American success story’?
The fight to save Guatemala’s Maya nature reserve from drug gangs
For more of the best environment comment and news from around the web, visit the Guardian Environment Network.

…And finally

Windfarms on Ireland’s bog of Allen could provide UK electricity

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