Ben Trister @ben@librem.one

Imagine a World Without Apps
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/24/technology/smartphones-apps.html #purism #librem5

Climate change presents new challenges for the drinking water supply
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201123112457.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

The Danger of Big Oil’s New Methane Emissions Pledge
https://earther.gizmodo.com/the-danger-of-big-oil-s-new-methane-emissions-pledge-1845739135 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

Climate Change Has Hit the U.S. Harder Than Any Other G20 Country
https://earther.gizmodo.com/climate-change-has-hit-the-u-s-harder-than-any-other-g-1845694690 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

How Parents Can Tame the Stress of Climate Crises

When pandemic parenting is topped off by wildfires, hurricanes and other extreme events, some stress-relieving measures are particularly suited to getting through the challenges.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/well/family/parents-stress-climate-crises-wildfires-hurricanes.html #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

Construction and real estate sectors urged to cut climate impacts
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201116075722.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

Green Deal: Good for a climate-neutral Europe - bad for the planet
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201112113118.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

Hurricanes could reach farther inland https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/inland-hurricanes-climate-change-1.5797376 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

The Clean Energy Transition Is Becoming a Tidal Wave
https://earther.gizmodo.com/the-clean-energy-transition-is-becoming-a-tidal-wave-1845633124 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

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