Global warming in particular seems so gloomy. It is presented as scientific fact whenever I dare to read about it. Even the solutions offered seem unlikely to be effective...but there is a beacon of light. I have begun to hear an opposing point of view on the matter--from an environmental engineer, no less. This has led me to further reading and research to the end that I am no longer concerned that global warming, as depicted by the media, is an issue I need concern myself with! Life is good!

This experience taught me to take environmental news reports (and really all news) with a grain of salt, as they say. Other issues I had read about--pollution and overpopulation to name a couple--deserved another look. If a huge topic like global warming was being misrepresented, what other issues were being given one-sided representation?! I decided to do my best to get both sides of any news stories that caught my attention—which is a lot of work! I don’t do that all the time anymore…primarily because I came to believe that things are not as bad you are often led to believe…that—as this site’s name implies—there is good environmental news out there which seldom gets media time!

The idea that life is good was not a new concept to me---it was basically my own personal worldview anyway. Look on the bright side. Mind over matter. It’s all about perception. These were and continue to be my mantras for daily living. There is a good bit of literature that suggests that your individual perceptions of life, as part of a collective, influence the actual world you see. At the very least, such perceptions affect your general state of mind and level of happiness. It’s an intriguing and interesting concept to explore!

There is much you can do each and every day to enhance the world you live in. Small actions done on a large scale do add up and it’s heartening to feel like you are contributing to a better world as you make choices each day. There are plenty of other people doing wonderful work out there—you are not alone!

So in a nut shell, this site will look at some news issues of the day concerning the planet and the environment. You will see that there is much that is right with the world! Then it will delve into some perspective related areas that are really more personal, but which may, as you will see, affect the world at large. And lastly, it will discuss actions—things you can do and that others are doing. You will hopefully be left with the conviction that life is good!