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Jonathan Widder
Life satisfaction in England rises, foldable emergency shelters, 80,000 school kids recycle cooking oil
In this edition of Squirrel News, over-50s in England are feeling more happiness than they were before the pandemic, engineers have used origamic inspiration to design emergency shelters, and school children in Cyprus are learning about sustainability while keeping home cooking oil out of the drains.
Global air pollution falling, car powered by sewage, picture books for blind children
Today in Squirrel News, global air pollution seems to have surpassed its peak, a new race car is made with waste materials and runs on sewage, and hand-carved images allow visually-impaired children to feel picture books.
27 stories on solutions and progress from November 2024
It’s the start of a new month – which means it’s time for another Squirrel News roundup! There’s a lot to celebrate from November – from poverty in Latin America dropping to a decades-long low to the G20 committing to taxing the ultra-rich, we’ve got a lot to cover in today’s edition.
October recap: More ocean protection, revolutionary children’s hospital, reforestation with tree islands
From new marine protected areas in Australia and Portugal to a “revolutionary” hospital for kids in Switzerland and new method to regrow forests with the help of animals: Here’s our recap of the most important solutions-focused news from the past month.
Murder rate plummets in Argentinian drug hotspot, railway to connect East Africa, salmon back in Klamath Basin
Today in Squirrel News, the murder rate in Argentina’s highest-crime city has fallen sharply, a groundbreaking railway line starts in Tanzania, and weeks after the historic dam removal, salmon re-appear in Klamath River Basin.
Teen tobacco use at 25-year low, year off-curriculum changes teenage lives, frequent flyer tax could generate billions
Today in Squirrel News, only one in ten US teens reports tobacco use, Ireland’s year-off curriculum leads teens lives down new paths, and a tax on repeat return flights in Europe could generate 64 billion euro for investment in buses and trains.
20€ rail pass in Portugal, communal dining in Copenhagen, tree islands regrow rainforest
Today in Squirrel News, Portugal’s €20 monthly rail pass grants unlimited access to national trains; Community suppers in Copenhagen bring together hundreds of different people; and a new method is helping to regrow Ecuador’s rainforest.
Mexico’s first female president, California bans artificial dyes from school food, constructing with hops
Today in Squirrel News, Mexico’s new president Claudia Sheinbaum tries to lead the country into a new era, a California law bans six artificial colors in public school food, and a German start-up makes construction materials from hop harvest waste.
Skin cancer cases falling in Sweden, Mexico City’s ‘tree army’, village transformed from no-go area to delight
Today in Squirrel News, Sweden becomes the first European country with falling skin cancer rates among 20-50 year olds; volunteers in Mexico City protect trees from being mistreated; and a historic village in the UK has been transformed from dereliction to ‘delight’.
Alaska protects 28 million acres of public land, early warning for cardio risks, medical respite for the unhoused
In Squirrel News this week: Alaskan public lands are forever protected from development, a simple way is found to predict women’s heart risks decades in advance, and US medical respite programmes support the homeless in healing.
Philadelphia’s affordable housing, world’s largest air-to-water heat pump, global solar power breaks records
In this week’s final edition of Squirrel News, we highlight groundbreaking developments including a major step forward for affordable housing in Philadelphia, the launch of world’s largest air-to-water heat pump in Finland, and record-breaking achievements in global solar energy.
