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Science Weekly: Top 10 myths of ecological living

Duncan Clark, Guardian environment writer and author of The Rough Guide to Green Living, tells us about his top 10 eco myths. (1:25)

In the newsjam we look at Britain's renewable energy targets, a new technique to regrow breasts following mastectomy, a recent spate of cancer deaths among rescuers after 9/11, and the controversy over whether dinosaurs were warm-blooded. (13:59)

Guardian religious affairs correspondent Riazat Butt speaks to delegates at a summit at Windsor Castle as religious leaders are asked to help save the planet by the UN secretary general. (25:12)

We air some of your recent postings on our blog, Facebook page and twitter. (29:20)

Prof Graciela Chichilnisky, one of those who helped design the carbon market in the Kyoto Protocol, tells us what he believe needs to happen at the Copenhagen climate change summit in December. Her book Saving Kyoto is out now. (31:50)

The Observer's science and technology editor Robin McKie joins us in the pod to discuss Copenhagen and the week's other top stories.

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