Ben Trister @ben@librem.one

Renewable Power Grows Strongly, Despite the Pandemic
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/business/renewable-energy-coal.html #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

2020 Just Broke a 170-Year Hurricane Season Record
https://earther.gizmodo.com/2020-just-broke-a-170-year-hurricane-season-record-1845631026 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

Climate change and food demand could shrink species' habitats by almost a quarter by 2100
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201106093027.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

To limit global warming, the global food system must be reimagined
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201105183739.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

Warming of 2°C would release billions of tons of soil carbon
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201102072915.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

Facebook is losing users in the US and Canada
https://www.engadget.com/facebook-q3-2020-earnings-204642328.html #facebook #libremsocial

Corporations directing our attention online more than we realize
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201029135426.htm #privacy #bigtech

Activists Turn Facial Recognition Tools Against the Police

“We’re now approaching the technological threshold where the little guys can do it to the big guys,” one researcher said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/technology/facial-recognition-police.html #privacy #security

Fix, or Toss? The ‘Right to Repair’ Movement Gains Ground

Both Republicans and Democrats are pursuing laws to make it easier for people to fix cellphones, cars, even hospital ventilators. In Europe, the movement is further along.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/23/climate/right-to-repair.html #bigtech #purism #librem5

This Year's Arctic Sea Ice Is Failing to Form, Raising a Huge ‘Red Flag’
https://earther.gizmodo.com/this-years-arctic-sea-ice-is-failing-to-form-raising-a-1845462392 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

Chrome 'Bug' Purged Browser Data, Except From Sites That Google Owned
https://gizmodo.com/latest-chrome-bug-purged-browser-data-except-from-si-1845424226 #privacy #security #bigtech #google #purism

The Police Can Probably Break Into Your iPhone
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/technology/iphone-encryption-police.html #privacy #security #librem5 #purism

Here Are 10 of the Best Climate Change Podcasts Out Right Now
https://earther.gizmodo.com/here-are-10-of-the-best-climate-change-podcasts-out-rig-1845397380 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

How Ransomware Puts Your Hospital at Risk
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/17/opinion/hospital-internet-security-ransomware.html #privacy #security #purism #ransomware

Methane Emissions Are Up Even Though Natural Gas Demand Is Down
https://earther.gizmodo.com/methane-emissions-are-up-even-though-natural-gas-demand-1845381857 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

Recent Atlantic ocean warming unprecedented in nearly 3,000 years
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201014140933.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

Climate Change Is the Internet's Worst Enemy https://earther.gizmodo.com/climate-change-is-the-internets-worst-enemy-1845367561 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

FBI sent a team to 'exploit' Portland protesters' phones
https://www.engadget.com/fbi-exploited-portland-protester-phones-194925604.html #privacy #security #librem5