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Tech NewsBest of the Week
Elections, Summer Blockbusters, And Roach-Infested Computers: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
The fact that we’re already halfway through August defies explanation. I feel like these past few months will go down as “the summer that never was” given the distinct lack of summer things available to most folks. Beach day? Forget about it. Cookouts? You better be social distancing around that grill. Water park? Ugh, gross, … Continued
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EartherEnvironmental Justice
Chevron Is Trying to Crush a Prominent Climate Lawyer—and Maybe the World
Amid falling citywide rates of covid-19 infection, many New Yorkers are beginning to emerge from months of lockdown. That’s not the case for human rights attorney Steven Donziger, who has barely left his two-bedroom Upper West Side apartment for the past twelve months. “My liberty is deprived,” he said on Zoom from his kitchen. “They’re … Continued
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Earther
Apparently It’s Sue Big Oil Week
It’s lawsuit week for Big Oil. A day after Minnesota filed a groundbreaking suit, Washington, DC District Attorney General Karl Racine sued ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP, and Shell, alleging that the companies “systematically and intentionally misled consumers … about the central role their products play in causing climate change.” Racine’s consumer protection lawsuit accuses the three … Continued
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EartherEnvironmental Justice
Big Oil Is Scared Shitless
Big Oil has spent decades perfecting the art of lying and pursuing a strategy to divide the public so it can continue its polluting ways. It’s been a successful model that has run into a brick wall that is the new climate movement. An increasingly diverse, young, and angry coalition is done with the bullshit. … Continued
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Oil Companies Are Selling Dirty Wastewater to Drought-Stricken Farms
If we’re talking about who’s wasting water during California’s drought, one of the big culprits is oil production—about 10 gallons of wastewater are produced for every gallon of oil. Now oil companies like Chevron are selling that water back to farmers. But it’s not as tidy of an idea as you’d think. Newsweek reports on … Continued
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Tech News
Respro’s Waterproof Backpack Cover Will Save Your Life with Disco Lights
You know when LEDs are really cool? When they’re saving your life. You know when backpack covers are cool? When you’re getting soaked and they’re keeping your gear dry. Respro’s P15 Chevron is a sweet combination of the two. The standard P15 Chevron easily attaches to cover most 15-30 liter backpacks, or you can get … Continued
By Brent Rose