YouTube - GOOD: Oil Addiction. If we're addicted to oil, our twelve-step program should begin with admitting that we have a problem. As the price of oil creeps higher, finding new energy sources is more important than ever. But the search for alternatives, combined with environmental disruptions, is putting new pressures on other essentials like food. There are some things that are going well in the world. Right now, the economy is not one of them. https://www.goodmagazine.com/ Animation … [Read more...]
Oil companies to buy the world!
Here is some scary inside news on Big Energy plans for biofuel and biomass energy production (my own quick thoughts and some useful links follow): I went 'undercover' to a 2 days summit last year in Paris, This event was meant for all the oil companies of the world to network, share about how to improve oil sales and what they should in the future. Here is what I understood (I must underline that this is my very personal point of view and engages only me): First it was very clear to me that … [Read more...]
Convergence 13: Transition Strategies
This looks set to be an amazing event... Cultivate Update cultivate your self | community | world Friday 22nd Feb 2008 Convergence 13: Transition Strategies Post Carbon Cities, Transition Towns and Eco-Villages 3rd to the 7th of April 2008 | Festival Pass: €120 until March 10th (€150 thereafter) Bookings 01 674 5773 or Online Attention climate activists, community workers, environmentalists, academics, change agents and cultural creatives, if you are at the leading edge of … [Read more...]
A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash
This is one of the best peak oil movies. A must see documentary. … [Read more...]
The Switch Has Been Flipped: It’s Too Late For Solutions By Carolyn Baker
Via Dandelion Salad By Carolyn Baker Speaking Truth to Power Sunday, 04 November 2007 This past week I attended another screening of “What A Way To Go: Life At The End Of Empire“[1]. My intention was not to see the documentary yet again-perhaps for the fifteenth time, but to support the film makers, my friends Sally Erickson and Tim Bennett, who were completing the last leg of their West Coast screening tour in my state. However, I did watch most of the film again, and this time, my experience … [Read more...]
What A Way To Go: Life At The End Of Empire
I just watched this. As it says at the beginning it is very dense, but overall I think it is really rather good. For more info about the movie visit the website Peak Moment 72: "What a Way to Go" - Meet the Filmmakers … [Read more...]
The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
This is one of the best videos about Peak Oil because rather than focussing on the potential doom and gloom, it shows how communities can work together to implement solutions :) Watch it now! … [Read more...]
The Permaculture Concept
Check out this video will Bill Mollison, co-founder of the Permaculture concept, explaining The Permaculture Concept... On google video As a youtube playlist … [Read more...]
Crude Impact
Another great film about Peak Oil and the impact of oil on society. The player below includes all 9 parts as a youtube playlist :) For more info check out https://www.crudeimpact.com/ … [Read more...]
The End of Suburbia
Another "must see" documentary for all you folks out there. We've screened this one too :) (PS - this is a 52 minute edit of the original 78 minute full length version available on DVD from https://www.endofsuburbia.com/ ) And here it is in not so good quality but with subtitles (looks like French or something) … [Read more...]