climate crisis 150,000 nature illustrations from around the world enter the public domain thanks to the the Biodiversity Heritage Library Gareth Branwyn
climate change Republicans get billions of dollars in public funding to fight climate change by pretending that it isn't real Thom Dunn
canada Alberta's tax-funded climate denial "war room" ripped off its logo from a US tech company Cory Doctorow
books How Ken Liu went from engineer to lawyer to SF writer to the foremost translator of Chinese sf into English Cory Doctorow
social media How cities can serve as a model for social media platforms to build better community spaces Thom Dunn
free as in free buses French city makes its buses free, spurring new ridership and decreasing car use Clive Thompson
corruption Big Chemical says higher pollution levels are safe in West Virginia because residents don't drink water, and are so fat that poisons are diluted in their bodies Cory Doctorow
books Winners Take All: Modern philanthropy means that giving some away is more important than how you got it Cory Doctorow
Business Banksy booby-trapped a painting so it self-destructed after Sotheby's sold it for £953,829 Cory Doctorow
canada Canadian pipeline project dies, leaving Canada's filthy tar sands with nowhere to go Cory Doctorow