In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re exploring an innovative approach to finance changing lives in rural India, the first Floridian town built to withstand hurricanes, and Philadelphia’s unusual new method of tackling gun violence.
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Mexico decriminalises abortion, wind turbine breaks power generation records, depaving cities
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re taking a look at Mexico joining the ranks of Latin American countries loosening abortion restrictions, the world’s largest wind turbine generating enough energy to power 170,000 homes, and a movement to remove impermeable paved surfaces in cities in favour of climate-friendly alternatives.
Ghana abolishes death penalty, Pakistan’s flood-proof homes, repurposing disused coal mines
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about a historic move made by the Ghanaian parliament to completely abolish capital punishment, the bamboo homes helping to rebuild a flood-ravaged Pakistan, and how an abandoned Texas coal mine has found a new lease of life as a garden providing fresh food in an area where grocery stores are scarce.
Electric vehicles overtake diesel sales in EU for first time, desert vegetable farms, teaching Afghan women judo
In today’s of edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about a boom in the sales of electric vehicles in the EU, a Jordanian farm cultivating vegetables in the heart of the desert, and an underground martial arts scheme empowering Afghan women.
Italy’s sustainable “textile town”, Britain’s first heat pump village, travelling dark room for refugees
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about how Italy’s textile hub is leading the way to a responsible closet, how a rural Cambridgeshire village switched en masse to renewable energy, and a unique project providing displaced children with the opportunity to express themselves through photography.
Revolutionising hiring with prison workforce programme, France’s “make do and mend”, Homeless World Cup
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re celebrating an initiative taking incarcerated individuals from rehabilitation to retail in the UK, fashion sustainability taking centre stage in France, and unhoused athletes showcasing resilience and creating new opportunities at the Homeless World Cup.
