I’m sorry to hear that. You’re very welcome and I just hope the video can help out in a little way. I hope August is kinder to you, you’ve got this my friend ❤️
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.
So true. It feels like we sometimes are made to feel guilty for taking in the good, so we just feel stuck in this pit of despair which is no good for us, or the planet. So finding time to seek out solutions and reasons to be hopeful is important not just for our own health but for the planet’s health too.💚
Is drilling into the thermal layer in every state all over the place, not gonna cause mass eathquakes? Is anyone working to stop yellowstone from errupting?@@itsSamBentley
Everyone needs to rest and celebrate. It's so much easier to fall into despair when we are stressed and overwhelmed. Even when the work is good, burnout is very real
@@itsSamBentleythat's awesome, cheers to you both! It's an impressive chain of positive wonder that you've carried and extended to the Internet! It was my dad's bday yesterday - he's an incredible force for good in my life, our family, and the small group he keeps close. Go rad dads!
God bless you! Please never stop making these🙏 I’ve already shared your channel with family and they love it! You are a gift from God. Thank you for sharing the news that are truly newsworthy. 😊
There is way too much negative bias in human psychology already, even without the algorithms turbocharging it. The more positive news we get, the more realistic our picture of the world will become. Thank you for helping in that Sam!
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 😊💖✨🌈
@@maxens_is_here I think if I'm seeing right it's Stephen W Cress. He hasn't gotten anywhere near the recognition he should. Doesn't even have a Wikipedia page or a mention on the Project Puffin Wikipedia page. The Audubon Society does have a website with the history of the project that mentions him at least. Look up "Stephen W Cress Project Puffin " and you should be able to learn more.
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.
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.
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.
thank you for speaking on what happened to you. life can be so cruel sometimes and hopefully the more stories that are shared we can continue to hold people accountable who are running damaging “treatment programs” . may your life be filled with abundance ✨🔮
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. 🙏💙👵🏼
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?
In case you’ve not thought about it already - contact your local environmental group if you have one and the local news too. Post about it on social media and make a huge fuss about it. If you think the developments are illegal, is there a legal advocacy organisation you could enlist in your cause? It’s a lot of hard work doing the right thing but you sound very passionate, I wish you the best of luck!
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!😀💛🎉
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!
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
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.
Thank you for all this good news on my birthday. The beavers in London, wild horses in Kazakhstan, and Puffins truly made me smile. I was also a fanatic frog child.🐸 I would dig and create ponds closer to my house and raise tadpoles captured in the wild. Had a couple of learning experiences/ disasters like racoon snacking and no where for the frogs to hide.🙄 Plus one pond that was too shallow and dried up but frogs were rescued on that one. My grandparents were not amused as I stored them in the bathtub while I redug the pond and a few jumped out.😂😂 So happy to hear that Geothermal is coming into its own and that solar is becomming more affordable.❤👍 🥰🥰🥰🇨🇦
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
I was just talking with a friend about wanting to see a more even view of the world. Accepting its bad and good all together and you are bringing the much needed good parts that are hard to come buy :) Thank you so much!
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???
These panelists are actually often invited in food industry and cost a lot for the food tech companies! One can go for a whole uni accreditation program for that ;)
I have yet to test it, but I read that if you make a little pond and shelter for your garden, you’re likely to end up with a garden toad who will eat your pesky bugs :)
All these good news really bring hope and makes you realize that people do actually care, people are actually doing a lot of things to better the world, to help combat climate change and the work towards a sustainable and enjoyable future is being done, we just need to keep going and keep working, change happens where we put our focus and energy and it really IS working! Thanks Sam for compiling the good news so well!
i wish there was more news outlets like this, while its important to know whats happening in the world sometimes i wish we could just go a day where the news is like "heres some interesting and exciting things" instead of just reminding us of war and hate. i love this video series so much
Better than chocolate or coffee, you're videos are always a nice shot of optimism for me. It is refreshing to get news that isn't gloom and doom, but instead shows us that people are working to make this planet a better place. Plus, through your videos I've found some great ideas for unique groups to help support. Thanks for what you do. It is truly inspiring. 💓
I have never seen this channel before, and I am glad it was recommended to me. It makes me happy to see that all of the bad news in the mainstream media doesn't account for all the news. Thank you.
I was getting choked up about halfway through, I didn't even notice how mad the negativity was gotten until this breath of fresh air. Thank you so much for this. I know these videos are going to be the highlight of my months from now on!!
I always appreciate hearing something the US has done because it always seems to be lagging behind and not making much efforts towards helping the environment as other countries. Thank you for bringing awareness
I've had a rough few weeks and this helped bring my mood back up a little bit. It's so easy to get hung up on the bad things, you end up forgetting to look at the good things too.
Thank you so much to everyone who makes a contribution, even if it is small, to make this world a better place. It is good to see that many of us are contributing.
Last months video was my first video, subbed right away. I spent all month looking forward to July. This has definitely help improve my mood and outlook for the future ❤
These videos are always a brightspot my friend. I'm not sure about recent good news as I try and avoid the news. But I was recently watching some videos on animal crossings (wildlife crossings) around the world, and the efforts of helping animals get around more safely, which was nice to hear about.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! To know that even in these bad times there are people out there doing incredibly good things makes me jump for joy...and want to join them.
Really enjoyed it as always, I particularly liked the segment about repurposing used coffee grounds into new products, this is so important! There’s so much amazing stuff going on that I otherwise wouldn’t hear about thanks to your videos, I reckon I could join a protest every week if I was able to keep up 💚
This makes me hopeful for my kids. We are finally making wins. Once the trees get replaced out temp will drop again everything needs balance back after the oil companies completely messed it up for greed
I was circling the drain when I started the video and now I'm thinking about beavers, rivers, and froggies. I'll think about this video when I drink my coffee tomorrow, too. Thank you for this content
I'm flabbergasted each time I encounter Sam's delivery. I'd call it extreme non-toxic positivity or hope-core but it's more of a genre of his own. Thank you, I guess. I'll now sit down and have a warm drink, in silence.
@@itsSamBentley lol, well "In 2017, fantasy author Alexandra Rowland proposed the term hopepunk as the opposite of grimdark", there's hopecore that came to my mind because of your exquisite intensity and there's also weirdhope that your homie David Blandy uses for his coop's "eco mofos" ttrpg. Choosing one might be a fun web community activity. But, to be honest, the Good News (we might have missed) is such a nice and complete definition I'm not even sure it has to be condensed until you transcend the format ) It sets expectations for what you're currently doing so well
Second time watching your channel and it was well worth the sub. Keep up the amazing work, and thank you so much again for covering some more positive stories ♡
Hey Sam, thank SO MUCH for posting these videos. I teach environmental science, and I like to share positive stories with my students. You make my job a whole lot easier!
Thank you for making life lighter and brighter. We desperately need people like you and those you showed in this video fighting for a better world. Cheers from Brazil.
I just discovered your channel, and it's so good! I think highlighting environmental good news is so important to help us stay positive and motivated. Thank you for your work!
My work is focused on sharing wildfire, extreme heat, and air quality information to the public - it can be a bit of a downer. These videos are a big, helpful reminder that there's good things happening in the world. Thanks!
It's really good that solar prices are dropping. It's always been a good long-term investment (both economics wise and the planet's well-being wise), but it has also always been too expensive to set up at first. Kudos to you for letting people know about all of this wonderful stuff, and kudos to the people doing all this wonderful stuff. Have a great day, please!
You made my day!! I used to catch frogs as a little girl and make little frog havens in my yard which they quickly hopped out and away as well. Just delightful you are as well As the good news we desperately can use!! ❤
Having content like this is SO important in the current media landscape- it’s so easy to get lost in the current of awful news, and this practically feels like a life preserver. Keep it up, this is awesome!
You are amazing, what a great idea, what stupendous magnificent talent. I really admire and respect you. Thank you. I adore this, and you. My quality of life and will to live are up 100 points. Ten thousand years of happiness to you. Much love from Louisville, Kentucky, USA❤ VERNIA
Bless this channel. It's been really helping me through tough times being able to finish off a whole month with "Huh, I guess we really are going to be okay"
I finally submitted my thesis, I watched this video, and there was even some Switzerland in it. Also, chocolate. I love chocolate. And your content. The world is a better place for me, now. 😊
I love this channel and recently subscribed. I would kind of like to see a little more in depth about each one of these stories. It seems like they go by so quickly I can't even remember what I've watched. Just think about it
i feel like newer generations are more aware of global problems and their importance than the older ones due to internet/news/more education, which gives me hope. dont give up, no matter what. fight with all your might, thats all we can do.
Big wins this month! In extra good news, south africa just implemented a climate change bill that will have big implications on the growing green economy of the country (as i understand, the south african version of the green new deal), so that rocks!
I think a channel aimed toward school children with these stories would be a way to create awareness of these projects & stir their creation of more of the same.
As someone in Oklahoma who loves animals and had no idea about this, I am so happy thank you thank you I cannot fathom how thankful I am for the people who helped with this. It’s absolutely disgusting. testers are in my state and I’ve glad that this is happened. I now have the biggest grin on my face and every time I’m sad I will just think about this because this is the best news I have probably ever heard in July about my state.
Absolutely killer content this month! It's almost impossible to pick one story as the best. Sarah Finch and Ben Kilner stand out for me. On the downside, it's a shame geothermal power seems set to be only small scale. After all, we do live on a giant ball of molten lava! 😜
This channel feels like drinking cold water after hours of dehydration
Agreed! 😊
Well said.
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
Had a horrible month myself; really needed this today. Thank you for reminding us not all is in melancholy ❤
I’m sorry to hear that. You’re very welcome and I just hope the video can help out in a little way. I hope August is kinder to you, you’ve got this my friend ❤️
@@itsSamBentley You are cherished my friend very much so ❤️❤️❤️
@@bugginonthewall I hear ya Friend. Sending healing vibes your way…❤
Wishing you better times, friend. Here’s a hug.
Hoping next month goes better for you! Sending a hug 😇
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.
So true. It feels like we sometimes are made to feel guilty for taking in the good, so we just feel stuck in this pit of despair which is no good for us, or the planet. So finding time to seek out solutions and reasons to be hopeful is important not just for our own health but for the planet’s health too.💚
Is drilling into the thermal layer in every state all over the place, not gonna cause mass eathquakes? Is anyone working to stop yellowstone from errupting?@@itsSamBentley
4 sure! 1💙
Everyone needs to rest and celebrate. It's so much easier to fall into despair when we are stressed and overwhelmed. Even when the work is good, burnout is very real
Thank you for being such a positive presence on the internet 😊
Ahh I think I get my positivity from my Dad he’s even more positive than me 😂
@@itsSamBentleythat's awesome, cheers to you both! It's an impressive chain of positive wonder that you've carried and extended to the Internet! It was my dad's bday yesterday - he's an incredible force for good in my life, our family, and the small group he keeps close. Go rad dads!
God bless you! Please never stop making these🙏 I’ve already shared your channel with family and they love it! You are a gift from God. Thank you for sharing the news that are truly newsworthy. 😊
There is way too much negative bias in human psychology already, even without the algorithms turbocharging it. The more positive news we get, the more realistic our picture of the world will become.
Thank you for helping in that Sam!
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 😊💖✨🌈
What's his name, please?
@@maxens_is_here I think if I'm seeing right it's Stephen W Cress. He hasn't gotten anywhere near the recognition he should. Doesn't even have a Wikipedia page or a mention on the Project Puffin Wikipedia page.
The Audubon Society does have a website with the history of the project that mentions him at least. Look up "Stephen W Cress Project Puffin " and you should be able to learn more.
As a person whos pretty pessimistic about general society its very nice to see people doing nice things
S tier channel
Absolutely! U may not actually be "pessimistic" but "realistic."
@@4GreaterWorldPeace that's a better word
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.
Hope it can be a bit of a breath of fresh air amongst these crazy times!
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.
My grandma watched this one and said: “we need more of this” ❤ thanks for providing my grandma and I with joy
This channel proves that there’s also plenty of good in the world, you just need to find it ❤
It needs more airtime!
@@itsSamBentley :)
Its a shame its so hard to find. All the chaotic news just keep coming at me 😂.
But lovely to come across this 😊
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.
thank you for speaking on what happened to you. life can be so cruel sometimes and hopefully the more stories that are shared we can continue to hold people accountable who are running damaging “treatment programs” .
may your life be filled with abundance ✨🔮
Dude, that huge smile alone exudes positivity! 😭💕 This whole video was a breath of fresh air after all the insanity we’re going through.
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. 🙏💙👵🏼
good for you living such a long life! I hope you are well and surrounded by love.
We're happy to help build a better world for people young or old :]
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?
In case you’ve not thought about it already - contact your local environmental group if you have one and the local news too. Post about it on social media and make a huge fuss about it. If you think the developments are illegal, is there a legal advocacy organisation you could enlist in your cause? It’s a lot of hard work doing the right thing but you sound very passionate, I wish you the best of luck!
@@vincentvancoughh I’ve tried messaging my local environmental group. They never responded, sadly. I’ll try a few others!
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!😀💛🎉
Yes, yes, and yes!
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!
Hope it can add some balance to what’s out there!
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
Say hey to your Nan from me!
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.
Thank you for all this good news on my birthday. The beavers in London, wild horses in Kazakhstan, and Puffins truly made me smile.
I was also a fanatic frog child.🐸 I would dig and create ponds closer to my house and raise tadpoles captured in the wild. Had a couple of learning experiences/ disasters like racoon snacking and no where for the frogs to hide.🙄 Plus one pond that was too shallow and dried up but frogs were rescued on that one. My grandparents were not amused as I stored them in the bathtub while I redug the pond and a few jumped out.😂😂
So happy to hear that Geothermal is coming into its own and that solar is becomming more affordable.❤👍
🥰🥰🥰🇨🇦
Happy Birthday!! I timed it specifically for that my fellow frog enthusiast 💚
Happy birthday!!!
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
I was just talking with a friend about wanting to see a more even view of the world. Accepting its bad and good all together and you are bringing the much needed good parts that are hard to come buy :)
Thank you so much!
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???
WHY WAS I NOT TOLD ABOUT THIS?!
@@itsSamBentley Exactly!!!!!
These panelists are actually often invited in food industry and cost a lot for the food tech companies! One can go for a whole uni accreditation program for that ;)
Welcome to Switzerland 😅
I'm just leaving a comment for the algorithm because you deserve it :)
Thank you let’s spread the good 🥳
Does a comment reply help the algorithm?
@@captntrps Yep. Comments are engagement and help, just like liking a video :)
This channel is genius. Too often this world seems hopeless. God bless❤
Thank you for being here!
I have yet to test it, but I read that if you make a little pond and shelter for your garden, you’re likely to end up with a garden toad who will eat your pesky bugs :)
Last month I started with karate again and it was challenging because of my PTSD. But I did it and I proud of myself.
Thanks for the good news 😇
Be who you seek to be: one moment, one breath, one step at a time. Well done pushing past your hurdles
All these good news really bring hope and makes you realize that people do actually care, people are actually doing a lot of things to better the world, to help combat climate change and the work towards a sustainable and enjoyable future is being done, we just need to keep going and keep working, change happens where we put our focus and energy and it really IS working! Thanks Sam for compiling the good news so well!
i wish there was more news outlets like this, while its important to know whats happening in the world sometimes i wish we could just go a day where the news is like "heres some interesting and exciting things" instead of just reminding us of war and hate. i love this video series so much
These news stories warm my heart when I’m feeling like it’s hopeless. Commenting here so that the video reaches more people!
Appreciate you 💚
Good stuff all. Thanks so much for posting all this positive energy. We all need it!
You’ve got it!
Better than chocolate or coffee, you're videos are always a nice shot of optimism for me. It is refreshing to get news that isn't gloom and doom, but instead shows us that people are working to make this planet a better place. Plus, through your videos I've found some great ideas for unique groups to help support. Thanks for what you do. It is truly inspiring. 💓
That’s awesome as that’s my goal to showcase organisations that people can find and connect with!
IT'S HIM, MY BOY, MY BROTHER, SAAAAAAAMMMMMM
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Awwwww!
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I love Puffins! I'm glad to hear that there's more of them in the world now!
Yesss you and my sister too!
I have never seen this channel before, and I am glad it was recommended to me. It makes me happy to see that all of the bad news in the mainstream media doesn't account for all the news. Thank you.
You're Videos give me so much hope the planet and humanity. Thank you so much 🙏
I was getting choked up about halfway through, I didn't even notice how mad the negativity was gotten until this breath of fresh air. Thank you so much for this. I know these videos are going to be the highlight of my months from now on!!
Yeah it’s really normalised isn’t it how much bad we take in every day! You don’t realise until you step back how much toxicity we consume
I'm a very new sub, this is the first notification I've received from this channel, immediately made me smile.
Aww yay that’s awesome! Thanks for being here
I always appreciate hearing something the US has done because it always seems to be lagging behind and not making much efforts towards helping the environment as other countries. Thank you for bringing awareness
I've had a rough few weeks and this helped bring my mood back up a little bit. It's so easy to get hung up on the bad things, you end up forgetting to look at the good things too.
Thank you so much to everyone who makes a contribution, even if it is small, to make this world a better place.
It is good to see that many of us are contributing.
Absolutely love your videos and energy. This is what we truly need!! Thank you
This series makes me feel so much more optimistic for the future thank you so much!
Aw amazing I hope so!!
Love this thank you! And thanks to your sister for the Puffin story..I'm a huge fan of Puffins too ❤
Last months video was my first video, subbed right away. I spent all month looking forward to July. This has definitely help improve my mood and outlook for the future ❤
Aww that means so much, I love that people are looking out for them, thank you 🥹🥹
I thought I needed therapy, turns out I just need Sam! ❤
These videos are always a brightspot my friend. I'm not sure about recent good news as I try and avoid the news. But I was recently watching some videos on animal crossings (wildlife crossings) around the world, and the efforts of helping animals get around more safely, which was nice to hear about.
thank you so much for doing this, im gonna be looking forward to these every month. youre a gem of a human being!
Thank you!Once I take a break this week I’ll get working on next month’s, was up till 3am finishing this 😫
8:00 thanks for sharing the frog story! I'm like you, I loved frogs growing up and had two tree frogs and two firebelly toads! 🐸
Oh my that’s the dream!!
@@itsSamBentley they were awesome! Thanks for the reply and the work you put into these good news videos. Much love from southern California 🌍🌎❤️
THANK YOU SO MUCH! To know that even in these bad times there are people out there doing incredibly good things makes me jump for joy...and want to join them.
The world definitely needs more of this. Thank you
You’ve got it!
Really enjoyed it as always, I particularly liked the segment about repurposing used coffee grounds into new products, this is so important! There’s so much amazing stuff going on that I otherwise wouldn’t hear about thanks to your videos, I reckon I could join a protest every week if I was able to keep up 💚
This makes me hopeful for my kids. We are finally making wins. Once the trees get replaced out temp will drop again everything needs balance back after the oil companies completely messed it up for greed
I was circling the drain when I started the video and now I'm thinking about beavers, rivers, and froggies. I'll think about this video when I drink my coffee tomorrow, too. Thank you for this content
I'm flabbergasted each time I encounter Sam's delivery. I'd call it extreme non-toxic positivity or hope-core but it's more of a genre of his own.
Thank you, I guess. I'll now sit down and have a warm drink, in silence.
If you can come up with a genre name for me that’d be super helpful! I never know what to call it 😂
@@itsSamBentley lol, well "In 2017, fantasy author Alexandra Rowland proposed the term hopepunk as the opposite of grimdark", there's hopecore that came to my mind because of your exquisite intensity and there's also weirdhope that your homie David Blandy uses for his coop's "eco mofos" ttrpg. Choosing one might be a fun web community activity.
But, to be honest, the Good News (we might have missed) is such a nice and complete definition I'm not even sure it has to be condensed until you transcend the format ) It sets expectations for what you're currently doing so well
@@dadapotok In my hobby we use the term "noblebright" as the opposite of grimdark. I can see myself describing this channel this way too
Second time watching your channel and it was well worth the sub. Keep up the amazing work, and thank you so much again for covering some more positive stories ♡
Thank you Sam for bringing those stories to us! and massive thanks to every single individual that works tirelessly to help the environment ❤❤❤❤
Hey Sam, thank SO MUCH for posting these videos. I teach environmental science, and I like to share positive stories with my students. You make my job a whole lot easier!
I love these!! I look forward to watching them every month! ❤ Your videos always make me feel so hopeful!! 💖💖
It’s been such a stressful month and this video was a huge breath of fresh air. 🖤
Thank you for making life lighter and brighter. We desperately need people like you and those you showed in this video fighting for a better world. Cheers from Brazil.
Cheers back to Brazil 🇧🇷💚
I love sharing these with my friends! It's always good to have a reason to smile, even if it's a tiny mental smile that doesn't reach your face ^w^
I just discovered your channel, and it's so good! I think highlighting environmental good news is so important to help us stay positive and motivated. Thank you for your work!
6:17 'bout got me. I was preparing to skip sponsorship for no reason lol.
My work is focused on sharing wildfire, extreme heat, and air quality information to the public - it can be a bit of a downer. These videos are a big, helpful reminder that there's good things happening in the world. Thanks!
It's really good that solar prices are dropping. It's always been a good long-term investment (both economics wise and the planet's well-being wise), but it has also always been too expensive to set up at first.
Kudos to you for letting people know about all of this wonderful stuff, and kudos to the people doing all this wonderful stuff.
Have a great day, please!
Thank you, the people featured are the ones doing the hard graft on the ground, I’m just here to hopefully get their work out there!
I love you, Sam Bentley
You’re the only ray of sunshine on my UA-cam
All the best :)
Aww thanks Jen I’ll pop up with more stories soon!
Dont have Instagram but sarajevo bosnia is expanding its tram and trolley bus network next year in hopes of cutting emissions and polution in the city
You made my day!! I used to catch frogs as a little girl and make little frog havens in my yard which they quickly hopped out and away as well. Just delightful you are as well
As the good news we desperately can use!! ❤
Yeahhh I used to be like “look at this haven I’ve made for you!” And they’d just escape 😫😫 glad you enjoyed and to hear you’re a fellow frog lover!
You are doing something very valuable here.
Thank you so much for providing hope to many.
Thank you again for your video of good news and good vibes in the video itself. Keep up the fine work Sam
I will do Jan 🫡
Having content like this is SO important in the current media landscape- it’s so easy to get lost in the current of awful news, and this practically feels like a life preserver. Keep it up, this is awesome!
You are amazing, what a great idea, what stupendous magnificent talent. I really admire and respect you. Thank you. I adore this, and you. My quality of life and will to live are up 100 points. Ten thousand years of happiness to you. Much love from Louisville, Kentucky, USA❤ VERNIA
Bless this channel. It's been really helping me through tough times being able to finish off a whole month with "Huh, I guess we really are going to be okay"
I work in finance, everyday I see the world turn to automation and worse, it's good to see there is still people in the world that I need to fight for
I love this! I started watching while in an okay mood, ended in a really happy mood! Thank you!
I finally submitted my thesis, I watched this video, and there was even some Switzerland in it. Also, chocolate. I love chocolate. And your content. The world is a better place for me, now. 😊
Congrats on your thesis! Go treat yourself
@@itsSamBentley 😊thank you
I love this channel and recently subscribed. I would kind of like to see a little more in depth about each one of these stories. It seems like they go by so quickly I can't even remember what I've watched. Just think about it
Heya! Hopefully my August video is a bit of an improvement on this?
Great news!!! I love puffins as well! 💜💜 Thanks for making these videos!
They’re the best aren’t they!
i feel like newer generations are more aware of global problems and their importance than the older ones due to internet/news/more education, which gives me hope. dont give up, no matter what. fight with all your might, thats all we can do.
Thank you again Sam. Your good news videos are always a joy.
Hope you have a great Monday!
Big wins this month! In extra good news, south africa just implemented a climate change bill that will have big implications on the growing green economy of the country (as i understand, the south african version of the green new deal), so that rocks!
Thank you sam 😊 . I like the interludes where you let other people talk about their great projects.👍
Let’s game thank you so much for all you bringing us the goodness around the world. You have just made my day. Again! 👌👍🇨🇦
Thanks Diane, sending love to Canada!
Thank you so much for your channel! I’m always smiling by the end of your videos.
I think a channel aimed toward school children with these stories would be a way to create awareness of these projects & stir their creation of more of the same.
what a positive video, hope it goes viral, you deserve it. thank you for spreading rthe joy that the world needs
You’re welcome !
I’m not a religious person, but the best thing I can think of to say is, bless you.
As someone in Oklahoma who loves animals and had no idea about this, I am so happy thank you thank you I cannot fathom how thankful I am for the people who helped with this. It’s absolutely disgusting. testers are in my state and I’ve glad that this is happened. I now have the biggest grin on my face and every time I’m sad I will just think about this because this is the best news I have probably ever heard in July about my state.
Liked and subscribed! Thanks Sam 😁 Doing and amazing job. Keep it up!
Thanks for being here!
My Goodness, I am so happy to have discovered this lovely channel. Subscribed :)
Amazing court win!!
Busy huffin and puffin 😅great dad joke
Thank you so much for your videos. It's really needed in dark times like this. Keep up the great work!
Thanks Joe!
Absolutely killer content this month! It's almost impossible to pick one story as the best. Sarah Finch and Ben Kilner stand out for me. On the downside, it's a shame geothermal power seems set to be only small scale. After all, we do live on a giant ball of molten lava! 😜
Your stories are as uplifting as your lovely self is.
Thanks! Love a vacation from the doom and gloom
I hope it could be a lil escape!
This will help make one of my friends birthdays even brighter today.
Happy birthday to them from me!
@@itsSamBentley Thank you! She likes good climate change news.
This is so refreshing to hear! Thank you so much for taking the time to put this content together
Cheers Christine!
I needed this video today, haven’t had a great week myself, Thank you