Eco-Miscellany

• The Morning Star looks at problems in the tar sands.
  
  
• The BBC advocates 'citizen science' to save birds.
  
  
• Michael Greenwall discovers you can bet on which animals go extinct first.
  
  
• The Guardian reports on a resignation from the food standards watchdog over 'GM propaganda'.
  
  
• The Australian reports on extraordinary legislation passed in Papua New Guinea that protects companies from litigation on environmental destruction.
  
  
• The Caledonian Mercury discovers that after 25 years a banned pesticide is still causing havoc with the Scottish environment.