Opinion Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:00:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Opinion Archives - Positive News 32 32 Amid an energy crisis, the renewables juggernaut gathers pace https://www.positive.news/environment/energy/amid-an-energy-crisis-the-renewables-juggernaut-gathers-pace/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:22:51 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=572223 The collapse in the cost of renewables offers a stark contrast to skyrocketing fossil fuel prices – and a cause for optimism

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]]> Rewilder Derek Gow on turning his farm into an ark for lost species https://www.positive.news/society/rewilder-derek-gow-on-turning-his-farm-into-an-arc-for-lost-species/ Fri, 04 Oct 2024 10:24:04 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=496186 As his book is released in paperback, a pioneer of UK rewilding encourages us to imagine a transformed landscape filled with our lost native birds and wildlife

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]]> Fixing the food chain. Are the solutions closer than we think? https://www.positive.news/environment/agriculture/fixing-the-food-chain/ Tue, 07 Nov 2023 13:57:20 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=455745 What we eat and how we produce it is a source of bitter debate. But new ideas are taking root that might repair our food system

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]]> ‘AI is here. It’s time to be more human’ https://www.positive.news/society/the-robots-are-coming-its-time-to-be-more-human-chatgpt/ Mon, 13 Feb 2023 11:22:29 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=424142 It writes songs, stories and essays, and might take your job. Hell, it’s gunning for mine. How to respond to ChatGPT?

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]]> ‘It’s time to break the bad news bias’ https://www.positive.news/society/its-time-to-break-the-bad-news-bias/ Fri, 17 Jun 2022 11:49:46 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=395073 With research revealing more people are avoiding the news, it’s time the media gave more coverage to what’s going right

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]]> How to become news-resilient https://www.positive.news/opinion/how-to-become-news-resilient/ Mon, 21 Mar 2022 12:35:54 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=386944 Marinating in bad news helps nobody, least of all Ukrainians. Instead, create boundaries and focus on things you can control

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]]> Biotime: when deep nature connection becomes activism https://www.positive.news/environment/biotime-when-deep-nature-connection-becomes-activism/ Fri, 23 Nov 2018 16:08:10 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=121114 Biotime, or biological time, runs at a very different pace and rhythm to human time. Tuning into this benefits the planet, and us, suggests Maddy Harland

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]]> ‘Positive News energises me to work towards a more sustainable world’ https://www.positive.news/opinion/positive-news-energises-me-to-work-towards-a-more-sustainable-world/ Fri, 09 Nov 2018 16:26:04 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=66637 Iona Finlayson stocks Positive News in her shop in the Scottish Highlands. For more than 10 years, the magazine has helped rebalance her worldview

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]]> Farming’s new furrow? The opportunity in Brexit https://www.positive.news/environment/farmings-new-furrow-the-opportunity-in-brexit/ Thu, 01 Nov 2018 16:10:48 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=64515 Brexit takes us to uncertain ground, but it could be a rare opportunity for a productive yet kinder agriculture, believes Malcolm Smith. How could a blueprint for wildlife-friendly farming take shape?

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]]> ‘I’m young, working class and a woman – a breath of fresh air’ https://www.positive.news/opinion/im-young-working-class-and-a-woman-a-breath-of-fresh-air/ Wed, 31 Oct 2018 16:20:13 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=63790 Morgan Zegers, a 21-year-old Republican, graduated from college in May and is now running for New York state assembly

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