911 calls without police, ‘polystyrene’ made of mushrooms, helping children talk about emotions

In today's edition of Squirrel News, police step aside to let neighbourhood respond to low-level street crime, a Ukrainian startup creates a mushroom-based alternative to polystyrene, and a school successfully uses animal characters to help children talk about feelings. | Continue reading


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30 stories about solutions and progress from May 2023

From New Zealand's biggest-ever emissions reduction project to an Indian newspaper run by homeless children, here's our recap of the best and most exciting stories from the last month. | Continue reading


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Utrecht’s vertical forest, funding boom for clean energy, tool to reclaim stolen wages

Photo: Stefano Boeri Architetti / The Big Picture In today’s […] | Continue reading


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Sweden becomes smoke-free, paralysed man walks again, toilets as a key to progress

In today's edition of Squirrel News, Sweden becomes a "smoke-free" nation, a brain implant helps a paralysed man walk again and the construction of millions of toilets helps countries like India to progress in many different areas. | Continue reading


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#33: Why toilets are a key to progress

When thinking about global development, toilets are not the first thing that comes to mind. But facilitating access to toilets for everyone has surprising benefits for health, nutrition, safety, education and the economy. In this episode, Sarika Saluja, General Manager of the Wor … | Continue reading


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New Zealand’s biggest-ever emissions reduction project, France bans short-haul flights, anti-wildfire tech

In today's edition of Squirrel News, we're exploring New Zealand's mammoth shift towards renewable electricity generation and transition away from coal at the country’s major steel plant, a groundbreaking new law in France ending the short-haul flight boom, and a tech-based water … | Continue reading


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Spain moves towards 100% renewable energy, world’s first native bee sanctuary, Bali’s sign language village

Photo: Raimond Klavins/Unsplash (CC0) In today’s edition of Squirrel News, […] | Continue reading


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