YungOnions

They're back! And they listened to you, apparently: https://youtu.be/b9hxwgH2tN0

Dunno, maybe some people have different opinions on a game than you do? Imagine that? Imagine if people liked different things? Crazy...

Regardless of whoever came up with the idea, recycling does help and you should do it:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230317-how-recycling-can-help-the-climate-and-other-facts

It may not save the planet on its own, but it is part of the solution.

• https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/press-centre/2024/09/biggest-ever-tree-planting-year-for-northern-forest/

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartwood_Forest

Some key figures from the 2024 Forestry research summary:

https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/publications/forestry-facts-figures-2024/

• There are now 3.28 million hectares of woodland in the UK (as of March 2024)

• Woodland area in the UK now represents 13.5% of total land area

• 20,660 hectares of new woodland were created in the UK in 2023/24 (compared to 12,960 in 22/23)

• There was a 59% increase in new planting and 28% increase in restocking in the UK in 2023/24

Hopefully that'll make you feel slightly happier :)

The fact that this has to be fought for is insane.

Dog Soliders is a great movie

Earlier this month, Ubisoft said it was "taking decisive steps" to reshape the company, in order to "review and pursue various transformational strategic and capitalistic options to extract the best value for stakeholders".

Jesus Christ, you couldn't make this shit up...

You are right to be concerned, negative news has a greater impact on people than positive: https://assets.csom.umn.edu/assets/71516.pdf

Media sites know this, and use it to drive engagement:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01538-4

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/social-media-facebook-twitter-politics-b1870628.html

And so, negative headlines are getting worse: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0276367

But negative news is addictive and psychologically damaging: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/why-we-worry/202009/the-psychological-impact-negative-news

So it's important to try and stay positive:

https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/benefits-of-good-news

If you want a break from the constant negativity, here are some sites that report specifically on positive news:

• https://www.goodgoodgood.co/
• https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/
• https://fixthenews.com/
• https://positivenewsfoundation.org/
• https://www.onlygoodnewsdaily.com/

And here's 35 more: https://news.feedspot.com/good_news_websites/

Some communities on Lemmy you might be interested in:

• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• https://lemmy.world/c/hopeposting
• https://lemmy.world/c/worldinprogress
• https://lemmy.world/c/climatehope

Remember, realistic optimism is important and, unlike what some might have you believe, is not the same as blissful ignorance or 'burying your head in the sand': https://www.learning-mind.com/realistic-optimism-blind-positivity/

https://www.centreforoptimism.com/realisticoptimism

And doesn't mean you must stay uninformed on current affairs: https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/how-to-stop-doom-scrolling

https://goodable.co/blog/tips-for-balancing-positive-and-negative-news/

Holy crap! Didn't think I'd see Pebble in the news again any time soon!

There's a lag in the figures. We won't find out total usage for 2024 until the beginning of 2025, but the data we do have shows that it will. It's a weirdly worded title, I grant you.

Noted, thanks

This appears to have been a concern since at least 2020: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/17/pet-flea-treatments-poisoning-rivers-across-england-scientists-find

I'm assuming this is a wash for the fur, rather than tablets etc.