Good News in July (you might have missed)

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[toastready]

This channel feels like drinking cold water after hours of dehydration

[bugginonthewall]

Had a horrible month myself; really needed this today. Thank you for reminding us not all is in melancholy ❤

[aficklefangirl]

It is very important that as we fight to make the world a better place, we take a moment to soak in our achievements. It is too easy these days, with all this information at our fingertips, to quickly jump to the next cause or the next bad news and not acknowledge how much progress we've made. Of course, just seeking out the good news and not taking action or time to learn about other harmful practices is not good, but we need to remind ourselves why we are fighting, and what incredible things collective power and action can achieve. Go humans! I hope we all do something this week to make the world a better place.

[XOXOLOLA]

Thank you for being such a positive presence on the internet 😊

[kyupiangel]

The puffin's story always makes me cry cuz the one responsible for bringing all this species back to this big numbers is a researcher that had a few theories and wanted to try new methods, and no one believed in him, even making fun of him at the start 😢
But after the numbers were showing his methods were just as valid as any other scientific one, he got the recognition he deserves, on the big part he played on making them thrive again, so i'm so happy for the puffins and the guy 😊💖✨🌈

[cementhamburger]

As a person whos pretty pessimistic about general society its very nice to see people doing nice things
S tier channel

[maesaliva]

The frog spa one made me tear up.

When I was a freshman in high school, I attended a program where I went on a bus for a portion of the school day to the local science museum to learn a variety of subjects in place of taking a regular science class. One of my favorite teachers had told our class about malformations in frogs, and the subject really worried me. Frogs aren’t just cool and (in my opinion) cute, they’re also so important to the ecosystem, and they’re an indicator of how healthy the environment is!

I never got to say goodbye to that teacher at the end of the year because of the Troubled Teen Industry taking me away for my thoughts of su1cide. I wish there were more good news on that front, but I’m glad that at least one of my abusive programs was shut down. Still, I’ll never forgive those involved for taking away over a year of my life. I am upset that I didn’t get any notice before I disappeared to everyone.

When I heard the news about the frog spas, though, it took me back to my fond memories of talking in class about advocating for the environment. To that teacher who always encouraged us to think and speak up. He would’ve loved to know this— He probably *does* know, and it makes me tear up to think about. I miss him, I miss that school and learning about science, and the frog story appealed to that part of me. I realize a lot of these factors aren’t directly related to the frogs, but overall I’m glad that the frogs have hope for the future and that I remembered that time in a positive light.

[nights_the_nightingale]

Political season is picking up here in the States (because our campaign season is literal _months_ for some reason) so it's simply amazing that I can take a break and watch these videos at the end of each month. As is said in Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz, perseverance is impossible if we do not permit ourselves to hope.

[paigeloomis]

My grandma watched this one and said: “we need more of this” ❤ thanks for providing my grandma and I with joy

[kidsaten]

Its always nice to see more rivers become free. My state had the biggest dam removal title for a bit because it had two dams removed if I remember one was over 200 tall. They finished removing them both in 2014 it was the elwha river.

[Chaos_Hound]

Your videos remind me that there are people who care as much as I do. I right now am doing my own personal project to save the wetlands around where I live. I haven’t gotten too far yet, but I’ve been growing native trees to replace the ones that got destroyed by ash beetles. I’m going to plant the first one today.

Sadly, there’s not just been beetles destroying them. Businesses have been tearing them down to make way for homes. Trees that are hundreds of years old, animals being displaced, all for some cheaply built development to be put up. I think they know those houses will flood almost constantly, as the wetlands help keep the water levels down, and without them, there’s nowhere for the water to go! I don’t know how they got themselves a permit, as some of the areas are protected, or maybe they’re doing it illegally. Either way, I don’t know what to do. I’m watching them being torn up, the forests I grew up playing in. Does anyone have any ideas?

[Disassociated]

This channel proves that there’s also plenty of good in the world, you just need to find it ❤

[cher-bear]

Dude, that huge smile alone exudes positivity! 😭💕 This whole video was a breath of fresh air after all the insanity we’re going through.

[Thaneye]

Amazing news overall, thank you for that! Just a small correction. Greece was actually the first country to ban bottom trawling. At least according to National Geographic. But i'm happy to hear more countries are following.

[anamerazperales]

Thank you for making this series! Amidst all the chaos, hearing good news like these is enough to restore hope and morale in me. I'm sure other's can agree. Thanks Sam!

[Holliswoud]

I was overjoyed when you mentioned that geothermal energy was (finally!) starting to come into its own, and I thought I couldn't get any happier.

Then, you said "Beavers (😀!!!) in London (😲😀😀😀)" and I was wrong, but I thought that was the peak.... And then your sister trumped me with *_puffins_*, which even beat the beavers and the Iberian lynx, and are every bit as loveable as your sister claimed. So, cheers, Sis, and thanks to you for another heart-lifting 12-and-a-half minutes!😀💛🎉

[BarbaraKelley]

I absolutely love your show! What a wonderful way to begin my day. So encouraging and uplifting. I’m 90 and I’m grateful to know that the next generation is busy saving the planet. 🙏💙👵🏼

[BaddeGrasse]

I love to share these with my Nan, she watches mainstream news so misses a lot of good stuff, and shes too good a person to be disheartened by that ❤ thank you for giving us all a good news option

[dizzydreamur]

Thank you so much for making this kind of content. It's a crying shame negativity is the only thing that gets talked about in the news, so a channel dedicated to all the good going on in the world is really refreshing

[dandelion_]

Wait wait wait- Trained panelists??? Are you telling me I could have a job training eating chocolate, to then taste mire chocolate? Where do I sign up???