Lynton Crosby Abandons Harper

THINKPOL

The Australian dirty tricks strategist brought in last month to salvage Stephen Harper’s re-election campaign has abandoned the Conservatives, according to the spin doctor’s partner. Story here.

Fracking Studies Overwhelmingly Indicate Threats to Public Health

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climate

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A comprehensive new look at a wide range of research concludes that fracking inevitably pollutes water and air and harms people. Story here.

American Farmland Titan Eyes Canada

Alberta Farmer

"Farmers National" manages two million acres in the U.S. Details here.

Canada Election: How Stephen Harper’s Fossil Fuel Gamble May Have Backfired

theguardian

The Conservative prime minister pledged to make the country an ‘energy superpower’, but with the election ahead and many Alberta residents struggling to make ends meet, a promise has become a liability for Harper. Story here.

Canada's Liberals Knew Their Campaign Co-Chair Worked for Pipeline Company

Vice News

Canada's Liberal party knew Dan Gagnier was working as co-chair of the Liberal campaign while he worked as a consultant for major pipeline company TransCanada. Story here.

The US Government Says Billions of Animals Died From the BP Gulf Disaster

VICE NEWS

One of the lucky ones. A turtle rescued  from the Gulf and nursed back to health. Photo credit-New England Aquarium. 

Tens of thousands of dead birds. More than 170,000 turtles. A billion newly hatched fish — and maybe as many as 8 billion oysters.That's the federal government's estimated toll on wildlife from the undersea blowout.....Story here.

The Lightest Metal Ever is 99.9% Air

treehugger

The material will soon be used by Boeing in airplanes and rockets to cut down on their weight, create more room within the fuselage and increase fuel efficiency. Story here.

Invasion of the Ladybugs

MyToba

If you live in Winnipeg, Manitoba, you may have noticed ladybugs lately. A lot of ladybugs. It turns out our unseasonably warm weather is to blame. Ladybugs hibernate, and the warmer weather fooled them into thinking it was spring. Story here.

RELATED:  "Climate Change Will Have Big Effects On Spring And Winter"

Public Services Under Attack Through TTIP and CETA

bilaterals.org

Public services in the European Union (EU) are under threat from international trade negotiations that endanger governments’ ability to regulate and citizens’ rights to access basic services like water, health, and energy, for the sake of corporate profits. Story here. 

Former Liberal Campaign Co-Chair Was Being Paid by TransCanada

iPolitics

Former Liberal campaign co-chair Daniel Gagnier has been working for months for TransCanada Corp., helping it with its controversial Energy East pipeline, while at the same time working as an key advisor to Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau. Details here.

Climate Change Will Have Big Effects On Spring And Winter

ClimateProgress

A robin shivers in a Canadian "false spring." PinP photo.

Climate change will shorten winters by about three weeks by the beginning of next century, according to a new study. Story here.

RELATED: "Invasion of the Ladybugs."