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"Low Oil Prices Take Their Toll on Canada. Are Oil Sands in Trouble?" [1]

"Plummeting oil prices are bad news for much of Canada, which runs its economy largely on oil. But cheap oil has some positive benefits for Canadians, too."

Source: Christian Science Monitor [2], 01/08/2015

Iowa: "State May Be Sued Over Water Quality Issues" [3]

"Iowa’s largest water utility may soon file a lawsuit challenging the state’s voluntary approach to dealing with farm fertilizer run-off."

Source: Radio Iowa [4], 01/08/2015

"Europe’s Olive Trees Threatened By Spread of Deadly Bacteria" [5]

"Bacteria that is destroying ancient olive groves in the Apulia region of southern Italy is very likely to spread to other areas of Europe, says report."

Source: Guardian [6], 01/08/2015

"U.S. Oil Producers Cut Rigs as Price Declines" [7]

"With oil prices plunging at an ever-quickening rate, producers are beginning to slash the number of drilling rigs around the country."

Source: NY Times [8], 01/08/2015

Much of World's Fossil Fuel Must Stay Buried To Prevent Climate Change: Study [9]

"New research is first to identify which reserves must not be burned to keep global temperature rise under 2C, including over 90% of US and Australian coal and almost all Canadian tar sands."

Source: Guardian [10], 01/08/2015

"Plan for Offshore Wind Farm in Nantucket Sound Hits a Snag" [11]

"Cape Wind, a massive wind farm proposed in Nantucket Sound, has been dealt a setback that threatens its finances and throws into doubt whether it will become the nation’s first such offshore project."

Source: NY Times [12], 01/08/2015

SEJ Stands in Solidarity with French Journos [13]

SEJ mourns the tragic loss of Charlie Hebdo journalists Stéphane Charbonnier, Georges Wolinski, Berbard Verlhac, Jean Cabut and others who died in Paris January 7, 2015 at the hands of terrorists.

"Forest Service Yanks $10 Million Contract To Boost Its Image" [14]

"The U.S. Forest Service has abruptly decided not to spend $10 million on a five-year nationwide public relations campaign to brand itself as a public agency that cares about people and nature."

Source: AP [15], 01/07/2015

"Scientists: Weather Plays Big Role in Lake Erie 'Dead Zones'" [16]

"Reducing phosphorus levels in Lake Erie is a worthy goal but not necessarily a cure-all for one of the lake's biggest environmental hazards: "dead zones" with oxygen levels so low that fish can't survive, scientists said Tuesday."

Source: AP [17], 01/07/2015

Jewell Urges New Wildfire-Fighting Approach That Protects Sage Grouse [18]

"BOISE, Idaho — Interior Secretary Sally Jewell is calling for a new wildfire-fighting strategy to protect a wide swath of sagebrush country in the intermountain West that supports cattle ranching and is home to a struggling bird species."

Source: AP [19], 01/07/2015

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