In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re exploring a new platform aiming to recreate real-world conversations for women online, the launch of a universal basic income trial in England, and Australian researchers’ new approach to endometriosis research.
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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 distribution system protecting at-risk regions from wildfires in Spain.
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, […]
Bicycle mayor network, freeing Black mothers from jail, Benin eradicates trachoma
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re looking at a global cycling revolution gathering speed across the African continent, a campaign confronting the harm mass incarceration has on Black mothers in the US, and the WHO’s announcement that a preventable disease has been officially eliminated in Benin.
Illinois bans book bans, India to stop building new coal plants, Colorado to make prison phone calls free
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about landmark legislation preventing book bans in Illinois, a groundbreaking move to halt the creation of new coal-fired power plants in India, and a campaign in Colorado to keep incarcerated persons better connected to their families free of charge.
New York’s historic climate win, First Nation self-declares marine protected area, fighting the Taliban with art
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re exploring the passing of groundbreaking climate legislation in New York state, the indigenous people of the Kitasoo/Xai’xais taking the safety of their waters into their own hands, and how Afghan women are fostering solidarity through writing and art.
