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Can solar installations help foster biodiversity?
JENNIFER CLARE BALL reports on how a new solar park in Sacramento County not only produces clean energy but also creates habitat for pollinator species
ANDREW MURRAY says switching the prime minister on and off again is no substitute for new political approach we need
Amid the latest US attack on the island, over 100 Cuban artists, intellectuals, dancers, musicians, and writers have called on cultural workers across the world to stand in solidarity with Cuba against the blockade. A report by People’s Dispatch
If parties are serious about rebuilding trust, as the elections approach, they must embrace bold redistribution, invest in public services and put working people, not the wealthy few, at the heart of Scotland’s future, argues ROZ FOYER
Sinn Fein’s CHRIS HAZZARD MP addressed the closing rally at Latin America 2026 earlier this month with a reminder that the struggle for national dignity and popular power is no longer regional or symbolic — it is the front line of a global realignment led by organised peoples who refuse to bow to empire. The Star republishes his speech here
LEIGH SEEDHOUSE looks at why special educational needs is in crisis — and why the government’s pledge of Send training for every teacher is a poisoned chalice
AT THE end of last year, workers in Sacramento County, California, completed construction of a 16.5-megawatt solar park on what was once open ranchland.
In December, the Rio Linda solar farm began producing enough energy to power 2,600 homes annually.
Usually, the ground underneath big solar installations is scraped and covered with gravel or low grass, but if you drive by this solar farm, you’ll be treated to a different view: an array of pollinator-friendly native plants and wildflowers like purple needlegrass and California poppy.
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