Green news roundup: Birds of prey, peatland burning and hosepipe ban

Environment news • Gas power construction is 'twice government predictions' • Supermarkets pressed to donate spare food to charities • Dramatic fall in number of Scotland's poisoned birds of prey • Natural England drops peatland bog-burning inquiry • China irrigation system responsible for rising emissions, research shows • Australia passes controversial nuclear waste bill On the blogs • From landfill to Lamborghini: the future of biofuels • Bioengineer humans to tackle climate change, say philosophers • Is a hosepipe ban the most effective way to tackle a drought? • Is it worth buying British bikes? Multimedia • The story of Sellafield nuclear power station – in pictures • Green cars at 2012 Geneva motor show – in pictures • Windscale nuclear accident contaminates cows' milk - 1957 British Pathé video • In pictures : Week in wildlife Features and comment • Jonathon Porritt: How the UK is handing control of its energy future to France • Skinny genes – how GM food may help you stave off obesity • Is there enough time to prevent widespread thawing of permafrost? • Carbon Trust chief: 'We are on the side of the good guys.' Not everyone agrees Best of the web • Nobel economists urge Barack Obama to back EU aviation carbon plan • Renewables industry calls for clarity on post-2020 energy targets • Californian campaign pushes for labelling of GM food • Airbus blames EU carbon trading row for falling Chinese orders For more of the best environment comment and news from around the web, visit the Guardian Environment Network . ...And finally • Dogs take lead in sniffing out Arctic oil Shell has been training a dachshund and two border collies to detect oil spills beneath snow and ice