In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we learn about the therapists providing mental healthcare to Ukrainians from the other side of the world, groundbreaking technology that’s helped a paralysed woman speak again, and regenerative agriculture that joins chickens and trees in one farm.
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Oil drilling stopped in Ecuadorian Amazon, solar energy powers school budgets, surfing as therapy
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we take a look at a successful referendum in Ecuador that halted oil drilling in the Amazon, a US school disctrict’s strategy to boost its budget by adopting solar power, and how the NHS and the US Navy embrace surfing as an effective therapeutic approach.
Anti-corruption campaigner wins in Guatemala, 98% drop in plastic bags in UK, India’s solar village
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we take a look at the anti-corruption fighter who has won the presidential election in Guatemala, the inspiring decrease in single-use plastic bag usage in the UK, and how solar power has improved lives in a village in India.
UN averts oil catastrophe, Brazil’s golden monkeys rebound, gaming company fighting racism
Photo: Matt Flores / Unsplash (CC0) In today’s edition of […]
Climate activists win in court, free prescriptions of vegetables, mental health at the dentist
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, young activists in Montana win a landmark climate change lawsuit against their state, California patients receive fresh vegetables on prescription, and a dentist’s office has integrated a mental health check-up into its services.
African firms embrace AI, plastic upcycled into soap, renewables dominate coal in US for first time
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we learn about how tech firms in Africa are putting AI to work for the benefit of Africans, an innovative process that transforms plastic into soap, and a new record for renewable energy in the US.
