I used to watch a ton of news; and still do, but the environmental pieces always filled me with anger and fear. To to be fair, humans are wasteful disgusting pigs. During the course of my freedom from religious bondage and my Transition into who I am becoming, I learned how to be an Optimistic Nihilist. Basically our existence has no meaning, our planet has no meaning, there is no rule of order in the universe. That being said, I still care about other human beings and I will use less plastic, carpool, and leave a smaller carbon footprint. I dont, however, lose sleep at night anymore thinking about the lofty hopes regarding the perpetuation of the human race. This planet with survive for billions of years, we just may no longer be on it. maybe the next evolution will be a little smarter preserving the environment that sustains it.