#3 – Sins of Silicon Valley
Weekly newsletter – 19 January 2020
This week we’re bringing a new format to the newsletter!
Featured news
- It will be for real this time? ‘This is not a drill’: Barcelona declares climate emergency
- Let’s hope this project doesn’t get hung up: Microsoft makes ‘carbon negative’ pledge
- Seeing what you can lose is a powerful motive: Reconnecting with nature ‘triggers’ eco-actions
- Freedom of speech or manipulation? YouTube Has Been ‘Actively Promoting’ Videos Spreading Climate Denialism, According to New Report
- Confirmed: 2019 was second hottest year on record
Eco-tip of the week
If you buy drinks in glass bottles with reusable caps, you can easily replace all the plastic bottles in your house.
Unlike plastic bottles, a glass bottle does not release harmful substances with use, so you can reuse it indefinitely. In addition, in case it breaks, the glass is 100% recyclable.
Quote of the week
Technological culture is forcing man to live in comfortable prisons, in immense labyrinths without horizons, made of cement, iron and glass
Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente – Spanish zoologist and outreacher