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1 week ago | positive.news | Gavin Haines

Scotland moved to make ecocide illegal, violent crime fell rapidly in the US, and lowland gorillas got a boost, plus more good news Conservation Culture Energy Society World Scotland moved to make ecocide illegal, violent crime fell rapidly in the US, and lowland gorillas got a boost, plus more good news Scotland proposes ecocide bill Scotland is poised to become the first UK nation to criminalise ecocide – severe and reckless harm to nature – under a new bill published in the Scottish...

1 week ago | positive.news | Martin Wright

The grid is struggling, and the rise of EVs will only add extra pressure. Thanks to these vehicles’ potential as energy storage plants, however, they could be part of the solution Economics Energy Environment Innovation Society Technology The grid is struggling, and the rise of EVs will only add extra pressure. Thanks to these vehicles’ potential as energy storage plants, however, they could be part of the solution We’ve all heard it.

1 week ago | positive.news | Graeme Green

Optimism isn’t everything, but it’s seriously useful, argues Sumit Paul-Choudhury in his new book. He draws on history, philosophy and science to make his case – as well as his own experience of grief
 Lifestyle Perspective Science Society Wellbeing Optimism isn’t everything, but it’s seriously useful, argues Sumit Paul-Choudhury in his new book.

2 weeks ago | positive.news | Gavin Haines

Wild campers scored a major victory in England The UK’s supreme court has upheld the legal right to wild camp at a treasured English beauty spot – a judgement that was about much more than simply pitching a tent. Wednesday’s ruling followed attempts by landowner Alexander Darwall to end the right to wild camp on Dartmoor – the last place in England where it was permitted. The estate owner had argued that camping damaged the countryside.

3 weeks ago | positive.news | Gavin Haines

China’s emissions tipped into reverse, scientists had a breast cancer breakthrough, and Europe’s best cycling city was revealed, plus more good news Environment Health Society UK World China’s emissions tipped into reverse, scientists had a breast cancer breakthrough, and Europe’s best cycling city was revealed, plus more good news China’s emissions tipped into reverse China’s embrace of renewables has tipped its emissions into reverse, with some experts predicting the country’s CO2 output...