BBC News (World)
Starving seabirds 'full of plastic'
5 min · · Flesh-footed shearwater chicks are starving to death because of plastic, a BBC documentary reveals. · Shared by 6
WIRED
On Instagram, 'Unlink Account' Won't Unlink a Facebook Account
2 min · · Facebook knows so much about its users that it can link their accounts, even when created under different names, from different devices. · Shared by 19, including Ste Davies, Backchannel, Matt Navarra
The Guardian
Tree planting 'has mind-blowing potential' to tackle climate crisis
6 min · · Research shows a trillion trees could be planted to capture huge amount of carbon dioxide · Shared by 133, including M.G. Siegler, kp, Esther Schindler, Steven Sinofsky, 瑞拿頭, Jane, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Christina, Gerd Leonhard, Marc Benioff, Fawzi A. Baba-Ali, Katja Evertz, Marius Bleuer, Mark Little, Oliver Raduner
EFF
Skip the Surveillance By Opting Out of Face Recognition At Airports
6 min · · Government agencies and airlines have ignored years of warnings from privacy groups and Senators that using face recognition technology on travelers would massively violate their privacy. Now, the… · Shared by 51, including Charles Baldwin, Miguel, Thomas Pleil, Aimee Meifeu ✍️⚖️, Adrian Roselli (no blue check) 🗯
The New Yorker
The Uncanny Power of Greta Thunberg’s Climate-Change Rhetoric
4 min · · Britain’s political establishment has long congratulated itself on its commitment to the environment. On a visit to Parliament, the teen-age activist challenged this record. · Shared by 32, including Jochen Burkhard, Carl Morris
WIRED
The Weather Channel Flooded Charleston to Make You Give a Damn
5 min · · To show climate change's devastating effects, the Weather Channel used its immersive mixed-reality studio to span centuries. · Shared by 10