I'm a high-school student who cares about the environment (don't we all, when it comes right down to it?). When it comes to climate change and environmental distress, we are flooded with stories about why we should be scared, but not enough about why we should be hopeful. About progress being made. As Winston Churchill once said: "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." Here's to more optimism, especially on behalf of my generation.