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Renewables overtake coal, Denmark bans social media for under-15s, number of smokers worldwide drops - Squirrel News

Squirrel News @squirrelnews.bsky.social · 4d

#Renewables overtake coal as planet's biggest source of energy ☀️ 🌬️
#Cigarette smoking sees a global decrease 🚬
#hairdressers are being trained as "mental health ambassadors" in west Africa 🗨️

and more – in our new issue 👇

In today's edition, we're looking at green energy outpacing coal as the world's leading source of power, the big drop in the number cigarette smokers over the past 15 years, and Denmark's mission to i...

Student develops app to treat childhood cancer, residents build bike lane, mountain gorillas make a comeback - Squirrel News

Squirrel News @squirrelnews.bsky.social · 13d

A university #student in California designs an app that shortens preparation for child #cancer treatments 🏥
Atlanta neighbourhood residents build a pop-up #bike lane for school kids 🚲
and endangered gorillas in #Uganda are coming back thanks to the tourist economy 🦍

and more – in our new issue 👇

In today's Squirrel News, a university student in California designs an app that shortens preparation for cancer treatments, Atlanta neighbourhood residents get together and build a pop-up bike lane f...

Uzbekistan's poverty rate plummets, Huntington's disease treated in world first, the cafe run by deaf baristas - Squirrel News

Squirrel News @squirrelnews.bsky.social · 13d

Uzbekistan lifts 20% of population out of #poverty in eight years 🇺🇿
Huntington’s #disease successfully treated in world first 🧬
Brazilian president announces $1 billion investment in global #forest fund 🇧🇷

and more – in our new issue 👇

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We're closing out the week at Squirrel News talking about how Uzbekistan managed to lower their nationwide poverty rate by 10% in just four years, a new gene

World's first Indigenous-led ocean reserve, 466 million fed by school meals, Pakistan's first woman train driver - Squirrel News

Squirrel News @squirrelnews.bsky.social · 18d

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Squirrel News @squirrelnews.bsky.social · 18d

In today’s edition, we’re covering 👇
the development of an #ocean reserve the size of the Amazon built on #Indigenous knowledge 🌊
the government-run school #meal plans getting food to more hungry children than ever 🥣
and the Pakistani #train driver making history 🇵🇰

In today's edition, we're covering the development of an ocean reserve the size of the Amazon built on Indigenous knowledge, the government-run school meal plans getting food to more hungry children t...

High Seas Treaty ratified, Bolivia bans child marriage, green bus stops - Squirrel News

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Squirrel News @squirrelnews.bsky.social · 20d

The High Seas #Treaty to protect 30% of international waters by 2030 will be ratified now that 60 nations have signed on 🌊
Bolivia ends underage #marriage by eliminating exceptions 🇧🇴
and #green-roofed bus stops to beat city heat have made their way to the US 🚌

In this edition of Squirrel News, the High Seas Treaty to protect 30% of international waters by 2030 will be ratified now that 60 nations have signed on, Bolivia ends underage marriage by eliminating...

Nepal's Discord revolution, world's longest train tunnel, table tennis against Parkinson's - Squirrel News

Squirrel News @squirrelnews.bsky.social · 23d

Gen Z protestors in #Nepal organise a #Discord poll to elect an interim leader during regime change 💻
the fired US federal archivist forms a civic #education group to bolster #democracy 💬
and the worlds’s longest train tunnel breaks ground 🚞

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In today's Squirrel News, Gen Z protestors in Nepal organise a Discord poll as an 'egalitarian' way to find a temporary head of government, the Brenner Tunnel breaks ground with the goal of improving ...

WTO global treaty tackles overfishing, ozone layer shows signs of repair, healing after life as a neo-Nazi leader - Squirrel News

Squirrel News @squirrelnews.bsky.social · 25d

A long-awaited WTO agreement to reduce #overfishing has taken effect 🐟
the #ozone layer is healing thanks to climate action ☀️
#scientists fired by Trump revive a major climate website 👩‍💻

and more – in our new issue 👇

In today's edition of Squirrel News, we're talking about the WTO agreement aimed at reducing overfishing, the ozone layer showing significant signs of healing, and the former far-right leader helping ...

Global decline in child poverty, 'smartphone free childhood' movement, Ireland's story of progress - Squirrel News

Squirrel News @squirrelnews.bsky.social · 27d

The number of #children living in extreme poverty drops by 100 million in 10 years 🌍
smashing 5.6m urchins saves a California #kelp paradise 🌊
#Ireland becomes the blueprint for the modern story of progress 🇮🇪

and more – in our new issue

We're starting the week at Squirrel News talking about the number of children living in extreme poverty dropping by roughly 18% worldwide, the grassroots campaign pushing back against smartphone usage...

Free public transport for Irish children, Mexico's jaguar population grows by 30%, Sweden's secondhand mall

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Squirrel News @squirrelnews.bsky.social · Sep 5

Ireland grants free public transport to quarter of a million #children 🚌 🇮🇪
Mexico’s #jaguar numbers up 30% in conservation drive 🐆 🇲🇽
Ultrasound “helmets” could treat #Parkinson’s non-invasively 🏥

and more 👇

We're wrapping up the week at Squirrel News talking about Ireland's new policy making public transport free for all children aged eight and under, Mexico's jaguar population increasing by almost a thi...

Preventing suicides through pesticide bans

Squirrel News @squirrelnews.bsky.social · Sep 1

Banning highly toxic #pesticides can bring down #suicide rates dramatically ☠️
a new ovarian #cancer blood test can detect disease early 🩸
the world's tallest flying #birds in the world are making a comeback in Cambodia 🇰🇭

and more – in our new issue 👇

In today's edition, a ban on toxic pesticides that helped Sri Lanka halve its suicide rate could be a lesson to other countries, the population of sarus cranes in Cambodia rose 20% in 2024 after years...

Second-largest nature reserve in the Americas, energy storage train, gardening in São Paolo's favelas - Squirrel News

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Squirrel News @squirrelnews.bsky.social · Aug 25

Mexico, Belize and Guatemala plan a 14 million-acre nature #reserve 🌴
a #train in Colorado stores renewable #energy 🚃
a Brazilian #favela becomes an award-winning sustainable community 🌱

and more – in our new issue 👇

Today in Squirrel News, Mexico, Belize and Guatemala plan a 14 million-acre nature reserve, a train in Colorado stores renewable energy, and a Brazilian favela becomes an award-winning sustainable com...

Mexico lifts 13.4 million people out of poverty, Botswana slashes HIV rates in children, Denmark ends tax on books - Squirrel News

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Squirrel News @squirrelnews.bsky.social · Aug 22

Mexico’s welfare policies helped 13.4 million people out of #poverty 🇲🇽
Botswana has become a world leader in eliminating #HIV in children 🇧🇼
Denmark scraps VAT on #books to get more people reading 📚
No-strings cash grants slashed #child mortality in rural Kenya 💵
and much more – in our new issue 👇

We're closing out the week at Squirrel News talking about the big impact Mexico's social welfare policies have had on everyday citizens, Botswana cutting the rates of mother-to-child HIV transmission ...

Kenya eliminates sleeping sickness, Brazil's homicide rate drops, alcohol consumption hits record low in US - Squirrel News

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Squirrel News @squirrelnews.bsky.social · Aug 18

We’re back from our short break with an exciting edition about #Kenya’s eradication of sleeping sickness, #Brazil’s homicide rate dropping to the lowest level since 2012, and the percentage of #Americans who drink hitting a record low 👇

We're back from our short break with an exciting edition about Kenya's eradication of sleeping sickness, Brazil's homicide rate dropping to the lowest level since 2012, and the percentage of Americans...

Zero traffic deaths in Helsinki,

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Squirrel News @squirrelnews.bsky.social · Aug 4

#Helsinki goes a whole year with no traffic fatalities🚗
the #Vatican is becoming carbon neutral ☀️
and recipients of a temporary guaranteed #income after #prison are better able to rebuild life with their families 💵

new issue👇

Photo: Tapio Haaja/Unsplash (CC0)

Best of July: Landmark climate rulings, falling homicide rates, first malaria treatment for newborn babies - Squirrel News

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Squirrel News @squirrelnews.bsky.social · Jul 30

From two important international #climate rulings 🧑‍⚖️ to school #children who can can choose a #hike instead of detention 🏔️
here’s our recap of the most important constructive news and stories from the past month 👇

From two important international climate rulings to school children who can can choose a hike instead of detention: here's our recap of the most important constructive news and stories from the past m...

Cash transfers for teenagers, green energy passes "positive tipping point", London's "Carbon Garden" - Squirrel News

Squirrel News @squirrelnews.bsky.social · Jul 28

A basic income study targeting #teens sees positive results 💵
UN reports show huge growth in green #energy and predict prices will continue to fall ⚡️
Kew #Gardens in London opens a permanent installation to teach about climate change 🌿

and more – in our new issue 👇

In Squirrel News today, a New Orleans basic universal income study targeting teens sees positive results, UN reports show huge growth in green energy and predict prices will continue to fall, and Kew ...

Nations can sue nations for climate harm, Pakistan's breast cancer app, free cash for homeless people - Squirrel News

Squirrel News @squirrelnews.bsky.social · Jul 25

The world’s highest court issues allows #climate-harmed countries to sue for #reparations 🌤️
a new app in Pakistan aims to reduce breast #cancer fatalities 📱
and a random group of #homeless people in England given no-strings #cash grants use it to improve their lives 💷

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In today's edition of Squirrel News, the world's highest court issues an unprecedented ruling that allows climate-harmed countries to sue for reparations from

Eastern Europe's solar energy boom, France's €1 train, Europe's largest floating solar farm goes live - Squirrel News

Squirrel News @squirrelnews.bsky.social · Jul 14

We're starting the week exploring Eastern Europe's growing fondness for renewable #energy, the success of France's €1 train to the #Mediterranean as a green travel option, and the launch of the continent's largest floating #solar power plant

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We're starting the week at Squirrel News exploring Eastern Europe's growing fondness for renewable energy, the success of France's €1 train to the Mediterranean as a green travel option, and the launc...

World's first malaria treatment for newborns, Sri Lanka's suicide rates plummet, Kerala's rainforest gardeners - Squirrel News

Squirrel News @squirrelnews.bsky.social · Jul 9

In today's edition,

the first-ever #malaria treatment for newborn infants is approved 🦟
Sri Lanka’s #suicide rates have fallen by almost two-thirds 📉
a soil-judging #contest is helping college students learn to steward the land 🛠️

and more 👇

In today's edition, we're talking about Switzerland's drug regulator approving the first-ever malaria treatment specifically designed for newborn infants, the huge drop in Sri Lanka's suicide rate, wh...

British network for safe travel, robots help heart surgery, banking zoo poo - Squirrel News

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Squirrel News @squirrelnews.bsky.social · Jul 7

England’s ‘national active travel network’ plans to creating safe #routes for walking and cycling 🚲
#heart surgeons in Texas perform the first robot-assisted surgery 🫀
a UK zoo is isolating living cells from zoo dung to bank for future #conservation efforts 🐘

and more – in our new issue 👇

Today in Squirrel News, England's groundbreaking 'national active travel network' plans to help public health and the environment by creating safe routes for walking and cycling; heart surgeons in Tex...

First Amazonian country malaria-free, air conditioning without carbon, beekeeping for mental health - Squirrel News

Squirrel News @squirrelnews.bsky.social · Jul 2

Suriname is officially free of #malaria 🦟
new 3D-printed clay columns based on ancient methods can #cool rooms
beekeeping workshops improve mental #health for teens 🐝

and more 👇

Today in Squirrel News, Suriname is certified to be free of malaria; new 3D-printed clay columns based on ancient methods can cool rooms by passive

Best of June: Ireland ends coal power, the world’s largest marine protected area, violent crime plummets in the US - Squirrel News

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Squirrel News @squirrelnews.bsky.social · Jun 30

From huge new protected areas on #land and at #sea to the most important #emotion for a feeling of #meaning in life: here’s our recap of the most important constructive #news and stories from the past month 👇

From huge new protected areas on land and at sea to the most important emotion for a feeling of meaning in life: here's our recap of the most important constructive news and stories from the past mont...

World's largest national parks system, Council of Europe establishes Ukraine war tribunal, copyrighting faces - Squirrel News

Squirrel News @squirrelnews.bsky.social · Jun 27

China is building the largest national #parks system in the world 🎋
the Council of Europe and Ukraine establish a special #tribunal for Russian war criminals ⚖️
Denmark is tackling #deepfakes in a unique way 🖼️

and more 👇

We're wrapping up the week at Squirrel News talking about China's plan to create the world's biggest national parks system, the Council of Europe committing to a special tribunal for Russian crimes of...