It’s finally legal to hack your own devices (even your car)
You may have thought that if you owned your digital devices, you were allowed to do whatever you like with them.
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Entries by Landon Hall
5 things to know about the Colonial Pipeline
A major fuel artery connecting refineries on the Gulf Coast to airports and gas stations on the East Coast was closed Monday, sending gasoline prices surging higher.
Court orders UK to take urgent action to reduce air pollution
The UK government must clean up Britain’s air as soon as possible. Its current plan fails to comply with the relevant laws, the High Court in London ruled on Tuesday.
Oil dips to $45 as U.S. crude stockpiles show largest jump on record
Oil prices tumbled 3 percent on Wednesday after a record weekly build in U.S. crude stocks added to worries of all-time highs in OPEC production that suggested little could be done to rein in a global glut.
Pipeline blast may create ‘epic problem’ for drivers
A pipeline explosion on Monday shut down the flow of gasoline and diesel along the East Coast, potentially impacting prices at the pump for weeks.
Tesla sales need a recharge
Tesla Motors sold just 1,650 cars in the U.S. in October, according to Inside EVs, which tracks monthly sales of electric cars. That’s well below the 7,500 cars it sold in the U.S. in September, the data show.
Quebec approves new law to boost sales of zero emission vehicles
Quebec lawmakers have approved new zero emission vehicle legislation that obliges automakers selling cars in the Canadian province to offer their customers a minimum number of hybrid, rechargeable and electric models.
Southern California’s deadliest quake may have been caused by oil drilling, study says
A new study suggests that the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, the deadliest seismic event in recorded Southern California history, may have been caused by deep drilling in an oil field in Huntington Beach.
1 in 7 children globally lives with ‘toxic’ air, study finds
About 300 million children — roughly 1 in 7 worldwide — live in areas with “toxic” levels of air pollution, according to new research from the United Nations Children’s Fund.
It’s not just clean air: Electric cars can save the U.S. billions
It’s hard to get a handle on the ugly, smoggy implications of this nation’s dependence on fossil fuel-burning cars.
