In today’s edition of Squirrel News, bamboo provides a more sustainable alternative to standard construction materials, self-charging trains receive funding in the UK and a virtual tour through Afghanistan supports female education.
‘The Green Steel of the 21st Century’
Used in Hong Kong for ages, bamboo provides a more sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative to standard construction materials.
Source: Reasons To Be Cheerful
UK government funding secured by self-charging trains project
A Cambridgeshire company that is launching a project to develop self-charging trains has won £5m in funding from the UK government.
Source: BBC
Submergible buoy with potential to harness the power of the ocean
This device, which floats under the water’s surface, ‘reacts to changes in sub-sea water pressure and converts the resulting motion to electricity’.
Source: CNBC
Village for homeless Salt Lakers to be self-sufficient
Salt Lake City is planning to build a tiny house village for the homeless that promotes self-sufficiency, with a view for sustainable independence.
Source: NPR
Following the Patagonia model
After the owner of the well known company Patagonia donated it to a cause, this restaurant has been acquired through a similar approach.
Source: Next City
Climate data for cities is best collected from its residents
Sensors, lab tests, monitors – despite all the technological support, the best source for climate data collection in cities is apparently its citizen scientists.
Source: Yes Magazine
Fashion with a passion, a dress to change the world
Dressember, launched by a woman with a passion to fight against human trafficking, is picking up steam worldwide.
Source: Good Good Good
Why Kudzu the strangler plant could be a city builder
An invasive plant known in Japan for strangling forests could prove an alternative use for city building.
Source: Reasons To Be Cheerful
Changes that have saved lives and improved society
From landmine clearance to better trains and traffic controls, these changes have brought about lifesaving solutions with multiple benefits to the world.
Source: The Christian Science Monitor
Touring Afghanistan with its only female guide
This virtual tour allows people to witness the realities faced by females in Afghanistan, and support an underground school for girls at the same time.
Source: positive news
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