"It's pretty clear by now the methane gun has been fired in the Arctic ocean, so we're headed for very abrupt warming. What does that mean in terms of how we live? I think it means we live with urgency. We live with love. We live passionately." More people are paying … [Read more...]
Climate Change and Human Extinction — A Personal Perspective (262)
"Just one source, methane from the arctic…leads us [by 2030] to…a temperature beyond which humans have never existed on the planet." Guy McPherson, professor emeritus of University of Arizona in Environmental Studies, shares highlights from his compilation of recent reports … [Read more...]
How Shall We Live, With the Earth in Crisis? (250)
When we actually face what's happening on the planet, the picture isn't pretty. Author Carolyn Baker (Speaking Truth To Power) is concerned by rapidly-unfolding climate change, and the fragile Fukushima reactor situation. Systems thinker Dave Pollard (How To Save the World) … [Read more...]
Climate Change – The Big Picture, Illustrated
After you've viewed this infographic from learnstuff.com, read Guy McPherson's frequently updated climate change timing projections. Okay, now read Guy McPherson's update of climate change timing projections as of January 2013. It brings us up-to-date on what the media … [Read more...]
How to Boil a Frog – Meet the Filmmaker (187)
Filmmaker Jon Cooksey is one funny guy, even while presenting the most serious problems facing humanity. In this fast-paced conversation, he gallops all over the map with five big problems, five big solutions, and a playful and heartfelt approach. Wacky, sobering, full of … [Read more...]
The many faces of Jon Cooksey, star of “How to Boil A Frog”
As the central actor in his documentary "How to Boil A Frog," Jon Cooksey brings his delicious brand of humor to the serious content by taking on many personnas. Jon's range of expressions is astounding. These frames are from How to Boil A Frog - Meet the Filmmaker (episode … [Read more...]
“What a Way to Go” – Meet the Filmmakers
Tim Bennett and Sally Erickson discuss the influences behind this heartfelt, riveting, comprehensive documentary "What a Way to Go: Life at the End of Empire." Framed in Tim's personal story of awakening to the big global issues threatening everyone's survival. It will touch … [Read more...]