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Reasons to be Cheerful
Book and Periodical Publishing
An online editorial project sharing stories of solutions and positive change.
About us
We tell stories that reveal that there are, in fact, a surprising number of reasons to feel cheerful. Many of these reasons come in the form of smart, proven, replicable solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. We’re here to tell you about some of them. Through sharp reporting, our stories balance a sense of healthy optimism with journalistic rigor, and find cause for hope. We are part magazine, part therapy session, part blueprint for a better world. Reasons to be Cheerful was founded by artist and musician David Byrne, who believes in the power of approaching the world with curiosity—in art, in music, in collaboration and in life. Under the banner of Byrne’s Arbutus Foundation, Reasons to be Cheerful embodies this sensibility, applying it now to the future of our world. Through stories of hope, rooted in evidence, Reasons to be Cheerful aims to inspire us all to be curious about how the world can be better, and to ask ourselves how we can be part of that change.
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https://reasonstobecheerful.world/
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- Book and Periodical Publishing
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- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- New York
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- Nonprofit
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Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read this stat’s story here: https://bit.ly/3NHezqu
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Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read this stat’s story here: https://bit.ly/4fpwvls
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Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read this stat’s story here: https://bit.ly/4fpwvls
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Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read this stat’s story here: https://bit.ly/4fpwvls
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Workplace conditions in the US have improved dramatically in the last five years — a trend that’s likely to continue. https://bit.ly/40uhieu
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Amid high tides of anxiety on a warming planet, there is plenty of good news in the world of environmentalism. https://bit.ly/4fpwvls
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The outcome of the US election will impact a lot, but it won’t change everything. https://bit.ly/4frhsrf
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See what stories caught our attention this week, from farmland restored to salt marsh to salmon thriving on an un-dammed river. https://bit.ly/40wfQbo
What We're Reading: Why England Gave Land Back to the Sea
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The path to electrifying everything is lined with Reasons to be Cheerful, which is also the name of the solutions-minded news organization we’ve partnered with to bring you a yearlong series of electric good news stories. Up first, an article that explores how school districts in California and North Carolina are among those rolling out a fleet of electric school buses, with the help of a portion of the $5 billion in grant funding from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean School Bus Program. “Some of the drivers don’t want to drive electric, then when they get on and drive it, they don’t want to get out of it!” said Donnie Owle, service manager and vice president of the Cherokee Boys Club, a tribal entity for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians served by the Cherokee Central School System in North Carolina. That system currently has six electric buses thanks to EPA funding, with another 15 buses planned for the fleet. Over the next year, Our Electrifying World will illustrate all the ways electrification is touching our daily lives, as well as explore how to create a more sustainable energy transition. Check out the first installment of the series — link is in the comments. [📰: Hannah Wallace, Reasons to be Cheerful]
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