Dear Government Spin Doctor: A Journalist's Final Warning

Sean Holman-The Tyee

One last shot at the tyranny of the talking point. Story here.

Ten Fuel-Hauling Trains Could Derail Every Year in the U.S.

fuel fix

The (US) federal government predicts that trains hauling crude oil or ethanol will derail an average of 10 times a year over the next two decades, causing more than $4 billion in damage and possibly killing hundreds of people if an accident happens in a densely populated part of the U.S. Story here.

Documents Reveal Fossil Fuel Fingerprints on Contrarian Climate Research

InsideClimate News

Scientist Willie Soon calls his papers 'deliverables' to fossil fuel executives, and grants a big coal utility pre-publication review and anonymity. Story here.

New Hopes That Canada's Tar Sands Could be Banned From Europe

theguardian

P in P publisher Larry Powell shows his support. 

(Does this put him on the RCMP's "extremist" list?)

Landmark EU fuel quality directive gets a reprieve, opening the way for more-polluting tar sands oil to be taxed at a higher rate effectively pricing it out of the market. Story here.

US Department of Agriculture Approves ‘Untested, Inherently Risky’ GMO Apple

Organic Consumers' Association

On Friday the 13th, the USDA approved the first genetically engineered apple, despite hundreds of thousands of petitions calling for its rejection. Story here.

What’s Happening to Canada? An Open Letter to Stephen Harper

by Ralph Nader - Common Dreams

Many Americans love Canada and the specific benefits that have come to our country from our northern neighbor’s many achievements (see Canada Firstsby Nader, Conacher and Milleron). Unfortunately, your latest proposed legislation—the new anti-terrorism act—is being described by leading Canadian civil liberties scholars as hazardous to Canadian democracy. Story here.

Winnipeg Homesless Shelters Packed as Mercury Plummets

CBCnews

Windchills hovering in the mid -40's have homeless shelters hopping. Story here.

After Latest US Oil Train Disaster, Expert Says Tens of Millions Living Inside 'Blast Zone'

Common Dreams

'We need to be moving away from production, transportation and use of fossil fuels, period—if we want a livable planet, that is.' Story here.

Document Shows Canadian Police View Environmentalists, Not Climate Change, as Real Security Threat

Common Dreams

RCMP document says 'small but violent-prone faction' of groups could pose 'a credible threat' to security. Story here.

Winter Storm Wallops Maritimes While Central Canada Spends Sunday in Deep Freeze.

CANADIAN PRESS

A savage winter storm pounded Maritimes on Sunday, causing damage, delays and dangerous driving conditions on Sunday while people in parts of southern Ontario and Quebec were braving biting winds and frigid Arctic temperatures. Story here.

Sun News Death a Victory for Intellect

The Tyee

The Canadian network took us for dummies from the start. In the end, it cost them millions. Story here.