Blaze From Fiery Derailment in Canada Continues Amid Renewed Call for Action on Oil Trains

Common Dreams

Oil cars on a Manitoba siding. PinP photo.

'Time and again we’ve seen these oil trails catch fire, spill oil, take lives and leave behind huge messes.' Story here.

Tell Food Companies to Reject the GE Apple!

Centre for Food Safety.

After decades of promises from the biotech industry that genetically engineered (GE) food would feed the world, cure the sick, reduce agricultural dependence on toxic chemicals, and save countless crops from imminent collapse, USDA has just approved…Story here.

Anti-Oil Sands Activists in the U.S. are Getting Visits From the FBI

The Canadian Press

Unexpected visitors have been dropping in on anti-oil activists in the United States — knocking on doors, calling, texting, contacting family members. The visitors are federal agents. Story here.

Droughts Will Hammer U.S. West as 21st Century Unfolds

Inside Climate News

Human-caused global warming will create conditions more severe than any in past 1,000 years, new research shows. Story here.

Sun News Network to Shut Down Permanently: Sources

CBC News

Right-of-centre news network had trouble attracting viewers

Why the Secret Criminal Investigation of WikiLeaks Should Trouble Journalists.

Columbia Journalism Review

The media is overlooking the details of an investigation that could have implications for all news organizations. Story here.