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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Seth Borenstein

Climate doom and gloom? Try laughing instead. Activists embrace joy in the fight to save Earth

Climate Bringing Joy to Activism - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

When several different team-building groups shared space at a retreat center in New York's Hudson Valley, one bunch of people stood out because of their constant laughter — so much that someone from another group eventually asked, “Who are you guys?”

They were activists meeting to figure out how to better fight against worsening climate change, a cause usually associated with failure, sacrifice and doom.

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