As Australia Burns, Attitudes are Changing. But Is It Too Late?

Tim Flannery - The Guardian

Photo credit - the Hooza

Raging wildfires are forcing many to rethink their stance on climate change. But there's little time left to reduce emissions.  Details here.

Oil Sands Development Polluting Alberta Lakes: Study

Globe & Mail
Oil-sands development is polluting nearby remote Alberta lakes with rising levels of a toxic carcinogen, refuting long-standing claims that waterway pollution in the region is largely naturally occurring, a study has found. Details here.

America's (& Canada's?) Real Criminal Element: Lead

MotherJones
New research finds Pb is the hidden villain behind violent crime, lower IQs, and even the ADHD epidemic. And fixing the problem is a lot cheaper than doing nothing. Full story here.

Please also read: "The Grime Behind the Crime" by George Monbiot

Shale Gas: Myth and Realities

By Andrew Nikiforuk, Today, TheTyee.ca 

Nikiforuk tackles top claims fracking industry uses to reassure public. First in a series. Full story here.

How First Nations and Eco-Groups Won Over Shell in B.C.

Toronto Star
Was it the petition with 100,000 signatures and intractable First Nations and environmentalists that forced Shell Canada Ltd. to back off a project to drill for coal-bed methane gas in a pristine B.C. wilderness? Full story here.

Photo Credit: Sacred Headwaters

Revealed: How the FBI Coordinated the Crackdown on Occupy

The Guardian
New documents prove what was once dismissed as paranoid fantasy: totally integrated corporate-state repression of dissent. Details here.

Annus Horribilis

George Monbiot - the Guardian
2012 was the worst year for the environment in living memory. Details here.