Sustainable mud cities, return of the fin whales, human hair fighting oil spills
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In today’s edition of Squirrel News, architects return to an old, sustainable construction material, Antarctica’s fin whales population increases, and a human hair invention helps remove oil spills.
Sustainable architecture: when cities are made out of mud
Mud constructions keep cool in summer and warm in winter. Now more and more architects are returning to the often overlooked, age-old material, trying to design more sustainable buildings.
Vast group of southern fin whales filmed feeding in Antarctica, sparking hope of recovery
Scientists say numbers of world’s second-largest animal have slowly improved since 1970s whaling ban but sightings in Antarctic feeding grounds are rare.
The European Central Bank has released a new financial plan to help sustainable businesses and intends to revamp 344 billion euro to support greener firms.
From a fast fashion shop to a climate emergency hub
Another empty property in England was renovated for sustainable, community beneficial purposes. ZERO, an environmental initiative spreads climate awareness across towns.
A community can’t exist without some degree of interdependence — and positive communities thrive off of mutual care for one another. Here are 21 way to make a positive impact.
Hair naturally absorbs skin oil, but can also fight synthetic lubricants. Adele Williams, a hairdresser from Wales uses beauty salon wastes for environmental purposes.
There are several online magazines covering exclusively “good news”, but hardly any newspaper. Interestingly, Branden Harvey, the man who founded one of them, had never purchased a printed newspaper in his life before. In this show, Branden tells us why he did it anyway, what kind of impact their stories have, and what the difference is between feel good news and real good news.
