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SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL MULTIMEDIA   THE MONEY MASTERS This documentary shows how the modern political power structure has its roots in the hidden manipulation and accumulation of gold and other forms of money. The methodology has evolved over the last three centuries, and nation after nation, including the United States, has fallen prey to a cabal of international central bankers intent on being masters of the world.  Watch The Money Masters free online.   THE NEW AMERICAN CENTURY This marvelous documentary starts out as just another 9-11 conspiracy movie but quickly transitions to broader territory, showing that false-flag operations have been used by the US for over a century to .... Read full review and/or watch The New American Century online for free.   MORE ENVIRONMENTAL INTERVIEWS, SPEECHES, AND MULTIMEDIA   POST-CRASH INVESTMENT FOR A BETTER WORLD Juff Mulgan gives an 18-minute talk on the need for our modern civilization to invest in social progress as well as technical progress. In his own wonky way, what he's really talking about is the coming transformation of our society from one based on predatory capitalism to a more cooperative, mutually beneficial, more sustainable economic system.  Watch sustainable investing video.   THE WILD, WEIRD, “WOW!” WORLD OF WEB-BOT PREDICTIONS "Web Bots" is the common name of a software system developed by Clif High to analyze language patterns on the internet to attempt to make predictions about future trends. Grinning Planet makes no claims about the likelihood of the predictions coming true, but the work and the man are very, very interesting. Read/hear the latest Web Bots predictions and Clif High audio interviews   GREEN MAGIC CARPET Ray Anderson, who turned his carpet-manufacturing business green (and profitable!) thinks the old paradigm of capitalism as "a way to efficiently convert natural resources into pollution" is both silly and dangerous.  Watch green business video.   E. O. WILSON – HEALING MOTHER EARTH E.O. Wilson gives an excellent overview of the vast biodiversity on planet earth, the threats to species and ecosystems, and the relatively paltry amount it would take to protect the earth's biodiversity hot spots.  Watch save the earth video.   CLAWING OUR WAY TO THE TRUTH ABOUT CAT FOOD Is dry cat food really OK for cats? Are all wet cat foods the same from a nutritional standpoint? Find out in this good video.  Watch cat food video.   POISONED WATERS Using the Chesapeake Bay and Puget Sound as case studies, Frontline explores the question of why, almost 40 years after the passage of the Clean Water Act, our waters are still troubled. Watch water pollution video.   THE QUANTUM APOCALYPSE OF THE HOLOGRAPHIC UNIVERSE This neat video explains how the universe—and the everyday world that envelopes us—are much different than our senses perceive. Even the act of us perceiving things is part of how it's all created!  Watch this cool cosmic video.   A FARM FOR THE FUTURE REVIEW: The premise of this 48-minute movie is that oil will soon peak, and that this will have enormous implications for agriculture. A Farm For the Future moves quickly past the framing of the problem to spend most of its time exploring how the food and farming issue can be solved. OPTIONS: - Watch video - Read full GP review   SHADOWS AND GHOULS In this audio interview, Stuart Wilde discusses how people can deal with their personal "shadows," the ghoulish negative energies that try to hold each of us back, keep us in negativity, and limit our potential. From 'Journeys with Rebecca'... Options: - Listen/Download Part 1 - Listen/Download Part 2 - See JwR podcast page Stuart Wilde is the author of many books on self-help and realization of human potential, including ... Infinite Self ... The Art of Redemption ... and most recently Grace, Gaia, and the End of Days: An Alternative Way for the Advanced Soul.   THE RIGHT WAY TO GET SUN Getting "safe sun" is critical to overall health because it stimulates the skin to produce natural Vitamin D, an essential nutrient. This video goes over some new information about the best way to get sunshine as well as how to avoid "washing it off." (Really!)  Watch safe sun video.   ESCAPE FROM SUBURBIA REVIEW: This sequel extends the reach of the first film, The End of Suburbia, by emphasizing the questions that each of us should be asking ourselves: "When the Peak Oil poop hits the propeller, will I be able to weather the storm in my current locale, in my current house, doing what I'm doing now? If not, what do I do about it?"...  Read full review of Escape From Suburbia   HOW WE RE-GREW A RAINFOREST By piecing together a complex ecological and societal puzzle, biologist Willie Smits has found a way to re-grow clearcut rainforest in Borneo, restoring the lush vegetation, saving orangutans, and providing a sustainable local economy. This is brilliant work. From TED Talks. Go there Related GP articles: Rainforest Destruction Smart Wood and Paper   SPRAWLING FROM GRACE, DRIVEN TO MADNESS Sprawling from Grace argues that it no longer matters whether our first choice is a transition back to walkable communities, expanded mass transit in cities, and rail-based transportation networks. Without cheap, abundant oil, it's our only choice. The film's focus on workable solutions saves Sprawling from Grace from being "just another peak oil movie."  Read full review of Sprawling from Grace, Driven To Madness   THE TRUTH ABOUT CATS, DOGS, AND LAWN CHEMICALS In these difficult economic times, there's one easy cost-cutting measure you can take: Forget about applying chemical fertilizers and pesticides to your lawn this year. Reason enough should be that lawn chemicals pose a danger to pets, kids, and the local creek. But the truth is that they're not even good for your lawn because they degrade soil quality. For the not-safe-for-pets angle, you can watch the free 17-minute video The Truth About Cats, Dogs, and Lawn Chemicals. Related GP articles: -- Lawn Care Tips -- Organic Lawn Care -- Lawn Weed Killers and     Agent Orange -- Chemical Pesticide Exposure     and Effects on Children   THE ORGANIC GARDENS OF HAVANA This 8-minute clip from the BBC's "Around the World in 80 Gardens" shows how substantial amounts of local, organic food can be grown in urban settings. Cubans have achieved this in spite of—or, perhaps, thanks to—the technology limitations caused by US trade embargo that continued even after Cuba's former sponsor, the USSR, collapsed in the late 1980s. Via YouTube. Watch urban gardening video. Related stuff: -- GP movie review: The Power     of Community - How Cuba     Survived Peak Oil -- Book: Food Not Lawns   THE GOOD LIFE With today's financial tornadoes affecting average folks more and more, we're increasingly questioning "the system" and our role in it. This short animation uses a classic parable-style tale to look at the question, What does "enough" really mean? From Free Range Graphics and social-values business leader Mark Albion, who is author of More Than Money  (subtitle: Questions Every MBA Needs to Answer: Redefining Risk and Reward for a Life of Purpose). Watch: The Good Life. Related GP articles: -- Overfishing -- Coffee - Organic, Shade-     Grown, Fair Trade   FORECAST EARTH Forecast Earth, a weekly eco-friendly Weather Channel show, has a slew of good short video clips on subjects like organic food, alternative energy, and climate disruption, all focusing on the positive side of going green. Here are a handful of good ones to start with. • Local Organic Food and CSAs • Algal Biofuel • David Suzuki Interview • Big Rigs' Big Pollution Solution • Raw Food Revolution Related GP articles: -- CSAs -- Living Food/Dead Food -- Real Energy Solutions -- Suzuki: Earth, Air, Water & Fire   SEA CHANGE The planet's warming temperatures mean more for the oceans than just a rise in sea levels. This NOW segment reviews the evidence that suggests climate change is also affecting ocean currents and the chemistry of the seas, with potentially catastrophic results. There is also a neat little experiment they do that shows why global warming and the melting of the Arctic ice cap is such a big deal (and not just for polar bears!). Watch global warming/ocean effects video. Related GP cartoon: -- Global Warming Skeptics Related GP articles: -- Global Warming, Melting Ice -- GP Comments on     The Day After Tomorrow   THE COLLAPSE OF 2009 AND “THE GREATER DEPRESSION” The New York Post dubbed Gerald Celente a modern-day Nostradamus, at least when it comes to economic trends. Celente has correctly predicted a lot of the things that are happening now in the economy and financial system, so it's worth considering what he has to say about 2009 and the years beyond. Gulp! – well, the title of this item says it all. But we still highly recommend that everyone listen to this Financial Sense audio interview with Celente from January 2009.  Go there Related GP articles: -- GP's 2009 Trends/Predictions -- Causes of the Financial Crisis   THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON CONSCIOUSNESS One thing is clear to us here at Grinning Planet—if modern civilization is going to eventually work through the unfolding multifaceted super-crisis and arrive on the other side with something like a workable society, we're going to need to shift our consciousness and paradigms from what they are now. One good way to start that process is for all of us to listen to more of the C-Realm Podcast, a weekly 1-hour audio show that weaves together topics like peak oil, permaculture, societal transformation, and future realities, all with a certain sensible mysticism found nowhere else in cyber-radio. A good starting place is Episode 131, in which host KMO interviews Albert Bates on peak oil and what it means for human progress. Related GP cartoon: Visions of a High-Tech Future   REVIEW:  THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL We have largely ignored scientists' increasingly urgent warnings about the need to focus on problems that have the potential to kill the planet. The Day the Earth Stood Still serves up a powerful reminder that there are consequences to willful ignorance and inaction. There aren't a lot of surprises in the plot of this 2008 remake, but the action keeps your eyes on the screen and yields a surprisingly emotional impact.  Read full review of The Day the Earth Stood Still Related GP cartoons: - Main Problems for Aliens Trying   to Enslave Earth - Signs Your Next-Door Neighbor   May Be a Martian   DR. DEAN ORNISH— HEALING AND OTHER NATURAL WONDERS This 17-minute talk from Dr. Ornish feels a bit hurried, but we still found it quite worthwhile, with some excellent points about how overcoming a health problem is usually more about stopping a "bad input," not about adding a new miracle cure. Video from TED Talks. Go there Related GP articles: -- Health Benefits of Eating Nuts -- Living Food vs. Dead Food -- The Human Body - Earth, Air,     Fire and Water   FARMED SALMON EXPOSED This 6-minute video from Farmed Salmon Exposed explains the importance of wild salmon to the ecosystems of the American/Canadian northwest and explains why open-cage salmon farming threatens this keystone species. You can help by choosing only wild-caught salmon in restaurants and markets. A second video on the subject, this one from the New York Times, is also worth seeing. Related sites/pages:   - Good Sea Lice Animation   - Seafood Watch Guide Related GP articles:   - Farm-Raised Salmon Problems   - Keystone Species   HEINBERG ON HOW TO KEEP CIVILIZATION FROM GOING HINDENBERG An excellent talk from top Peak Oil educator Richard Heinberg speaking at a Google Tech Talk. He outlines five axioms of sustainability that we must be aware of to avoid an eventual systemic collapse. Axiom 1: A society that continues to use resources unsustainably will collapse. Many more good points in the talk, with good graphs, etc. At Global Public Media. Go there More Heinberg:   - Peak Everything (book)   - Peak Oil article   CLIMATE TIME MACHINE This very cool interactive tool lets you visualize Arctic ice melt, global CO2 emissions, and global temperatures over various timeframes. You can also see estimates of coastal inundation for various sea level rise amounts—all just by moving the slide control back and forth. Excellent! And scary! From NASA. Go there Related GP article: Global Warming vs. Climate Change   RUPPERT-O-RAMA Former LA police investigator Mike Ruppert has spent much of the last decade trying to alert us all to the dangers of peak oil and the dangerous criminal behavior exhibited by The Powers That Be. Those of us who have taken heed of his reports and predictions and have changed our lives to be more prepared for troubled times ahead are in his debt. If you are not yet familiar with Ruppert, below are some links to his current work and "greatest hits." -- Current stuff:   [1] From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog   [2] The Shell Game (a novel by Steve Alten based partly on Ruppert's work) -- Some excellent material from the 2004-2005 timeframe — all very interesting to re-experience, given what we now know about the housing bubble, how money works, peak oil, geopolitics, and 9/11. Ruppert's timelines are a little off, but he nails the trends and underlying machinations:   [1] From The Wilderness (archive of old articles)   [2] Crossing The Rubicon (book)   [3] The Truth and Lies of 9/11 (GoogleVideo)   [4] interview with Els Cooperrider (GPM audio)   SUPER RICH: THE GREED GAME The global financial crisis is due to a pyramid scam executed on the grandest scale. But many of the perpetrators of the scam are walking away from the mess with millions and billions. This 1-hour BBC documentary reveals how the super-rich schemed to make the con game work—and how they are now relaxing in ostentatious mansions, private jets, and posh vacation spots, with the rest of us picking up the bill. Also see: Catherine Austin Fitts' super-compact summary of how the Gurus of Greed engineered the grand looting over the last two decades: Mortgage Market Musing. In the meantime, amidst ongoing multi-billion-dollar government bailouts, we ask: How can the current financial system be valid if it allows such things as companies that are "too big to be allowed to fail"? Related GP article: Plutocracy Effects   GOT (TOXIC) MILK? rBGH is a bovine growth hormone that was very likely used on cows whose milk you've been consuming (unless you buy organic). For background, check out this two-part, 18-minute video report that documents the serious bovine and human health problems associated with rBGH-produced milk. The report also lays out the corrupt ties between Monsanto and the US Food and Drug Administration, and shows the extreme measures Monsanto has used to keep wary dairies in line and the public unaware of their toxic product. In related news, ENN reported that Wal-Mart has bowed to consumer pressure and announced that they will start sourcing their milk only from cows not given rBGH. Ouch! Now Monsanto is selling their rBGH operation to drug maker Eli Lily, which, as Grist explains, does not mean that food-safety advocates' struggle against rBGH is over.   CHRIS NELDER ON PEAK OIL Chris Nelder is co-author of the book Profit from the Peak (Amazon.com), and in this Financial Sense interview, he does touch on the investing angle of energy and oil depletion. But more importantly, he spends lots of time giving us an overview of where things stand on oil, discussing the merits of various propositions from politicians and pundits, and explaining that we're likely facing a very serious, almost unavoidable crisis. This is one of the best Peak Oil interviews we've heard lately. Go there. Go to audio page Related GP articles: -- Peak Oil FAQ -- Peak Oil & Environment -- Peak Oil Solutions   HOMEGROWN REVOLUTION Whether you want to be sure your food doesn't have E. Coli, pesticide residue, or franken-genes... or whether you'd like to lower your grocery store bill and make your family more resilient in the face of the coming food crisis ... or whether you're just tired of mowing ... Converting lawn areas to gardens is a great idea. For inspiration, more reasons to take the plunge, and tips on getting started, check out this 9-minute video on urban farming.   CRUDE IMPACT  It's worse than you think—but it's not too late. Crude Impact  is straightforward and thorough introduction to Peak Oil and our incredibly deep dependence on petroleum products. For veteran peakists, the film will add some new background regarding the history of oil production, particularly the dirty dealings of major oil companies. There are also a few fresh faces that haven't appeared in many Peak Oil films before—Thom Hartmann, William Rees, Christopher Flavin, Michael Economides—and they help round out our thinking on the topic.  Read full review of Crude Impact Related GP article: Energy Peak & Relocalization   GLENN BECK INTERVIEWS JAMES HOWARD KUNSTLER Glenn Beck has a reputation as a bad-boy talking head with a flair for hyperbole and occasional outright stupidty, but he does fine in this interview with Peak Oil wag James Howard Kunstler, where they talk about our modern world's blind reliance on petroleum products and the gathering storm clouds related to shrinking oil supplies. From CNN. Go there Related items: World Made By Hand (GP review of Kunstler's novel) CNBC interviews Matt Simmons (May 2008, on oil supplies) GP's Peak Oil Solutions (what we should be doing)   THE VANISHING OF THE BEES This 5-minute video weaves together info and images on the mysterious, devastating collapse in honeybee populations. See the clip at vanishingbees.com (click "Trailer" once you're there). The interviewees in the above clip seem to be in agreement with our own assessment of why the problem is happening, which we presented recently as part of our Crisis Affecting Agriculture article.   PLAYING WITH DANGEROUS PESTICIDES Perhaps you've wised up to the dangers of chemical pesticides and have abandoned their use around your home. How 'bout your neighbors? This 3-minute video tells a true, scary story that will make you think a little harder about that question. From Simple Steps. Go there Related GP articles:   - Pest Control in Schools   - Organic Lawn Care   KIDS SAVE THE PLANET IN 60 SECONDS "Seven Big Ideas" is an animated short that in a mere minute presents a fun, quirky overview of planetary problems and solutions. It's available for previewing at climatecartoons.org and will appear in pre-show presentations in theatres across the US between March 28 and April 24. Related: - 10 Threats to Planet - Meet the Greens web site   THE GORECAL Whether it's his much-given talks on global warming; or his role in the resulting film, An Inconvenient Truth (the most successful theatre documentary of all time); or his funny appearance on Saturday Night Live or his winning appearance on 60 Minutes; or his latest book, The Assault on Reason ... Al Gore is an ex-non-president who knows how to land on his feet. Related GP article: Environmental Hypocrites   DR. STRANGE-MATRIX ... OR HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING ABOUT THE SCIENCE AND LOVE THE SOLUTIONS THE MATRIX VS. GLOBAL WARMING — This 10-minute video presents an interesting, logical way to avoid getting hung up on the issue of whether climate-change scientists are right "for sure" and instead focus on whether the costs of implementing solutions outweight the risks of doing nothing. Go there Related GP article: Global Warming Solutions   GOOD FISH, BAD FISH SEAFOOD WATCH POCKET GUIDE Want to avoid fish with mercury and PCB contamination? Want to NOT be the guy who eats the last surviving Chilean seabass? Check out the Seafood Watch pocket guide -- a combined effort from Monterey Bay Aquarium and Environmental Defense. Go there Related GP articles: - Mercury in Fish - Overfishing   A MEAN GREEN CLEAN SHEEN NATURAL, HEALTHY CLEANING PRODUCTS This clean-building professional's tips on how to use natural cleaning agents will save you money and keep the toxic chemicals found in most "normal" cleaners out of your home. From Jeanne McLaughlin via YouTube. Go there Also available: More videos on healthy houses Related GP resources: Green Living articles   ONE PILL MAKES YOU LARGER, ONE PILL MAKES YOU SMALL ALL JACKED UP Here's a two-minute clip from the documentary film All Jacked Up, a movie about the influence of pharmaceutical and food companies on regulatory agencies and the impact that their dirty dealings and dangerous products have on our health. The clip includes a funny little cartoon insert about how the FDA and USDA are allowing corporations to use euphemistic names to cover up snake-oil practices. Via YouTube.  Go there   INCH BY INCH, ROW BY ROW AN EXPERIMENT IN BACK YARD SUSTAINABILITY Can your household produce a significant portion of its own food supply? Gardener Scott McGuire shows what can be done even in a relatively small back yard. From Peak Moment via Global Public Media. Go there Related GP article: Beneficial Insects   I GOT THE POW-UH ENERGY MAP OF U.S. Want to see which states have what types of energy resources? Want to see how many nuclear plants are sitting in your state? Check out this interactive energy map of the US. From MSNBC.  Go there Note: Page loads slowly! Related GP article: Peak Oil Solutions   GANGRENOUS GREENBACK DEATH OF THE DOLLAR? Hyper-consumerism, debt, trade imbalances, offshoring, bad Fed policy---these things and more are putting heavy pressure on the international power of the US dollar. This two-part video is a good summary of the situation and how it may affect you in the future, with the reporter's quirky sense of humor keeping the topic from being too dry. From the Aljazeera program "People Power" via YouTube and Mercola.com.  Go there   SUBDIVISIONS... ALL IS NOT SPRAWL PEOPLE-CENTERED DEVELOPMENTS FOR REDUCED-ENERGY LIVING A great interview with a developer who has proved that it is possible to escape the standard grid-dependent sprawl model and instead create a community that uses sustainable energy sources, collocates services and homes, has more green spaces---and that people love living in. MP3 or streaming video available from Peak Moment Television via Global Public Media.  Go there   POW! UMPH! ZORK! FIGHTING GLOBAL WARMING, EPISODE 3 — This short Flash animation puts a comic-book anti-hero spin on the fight against global climate change. There's some really cool animated imagery throughout most of it and, despite a slightly cheesy ending, it's definitely worth checking out. From Art Institute of California via ClimateCartoons.org.  Go there Related GP article: Global Warming Solutions   ONE BANANA, TWO BANANA, THREE BANANA HORROR BANANAS, PESTICIDES, AND PEOPLE — If you're ambivalent about whether it's important to buy organic bananas whenever possible, check out this Flash-based narrated slide show that tells about the impact of pesticides on Nicaraguan banana workers. From the LA Times. Be patient—takes a minute to load.  Go there Related GP article: Pesticides & Children   HEY, YOU KIDS! ... MEET THE GREENS This is a nice little web site for kids, featuring animations with kid-level humor, games, and tips on green living. From WGBH-Boston. You can see the introductory animation, the home page, or a list of everything they've got.   NOW PLAYING IN THEATRE 1: "GLOBAL SMOKE SCREEN" THE DENIAL MACHINE This excellent 41-minute documentary about the seamy inner workings of the small but vocal group of people, politicians, and organizations that have conspired to confuse the public about the dangers of global warming. Though it was produced in late 2006, the global-warming refusniks are still out there, still impeding progress on real solutions. This is well worth watching. From CBC. Go there Related GP article: Global Warming vs. Climate Change   AVOIDING THE 1/3-FULL PINT OF BEER WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR? This 18-minute film shows how we're wasting energy in power plants today, and how decentralized energy and innovative improvements can help us transition into a sustainable energy future. These technologies already exist! The clip is easy-to-follow and packed with zippy graphics. From Greenpeace via google Video ...  Go there   DENIAL IS NOT A RIVER IN EGYPT, IT’S AN EVENT IN 2001 JOHN MCMURTRY ON “THE RULING GROUP MIND“ This eloquent, logic-filled speech by John McMurtry is brilliant in the way it connects the dots between corporate profits, elite powermongers, politics-as-usual, the propagandist press, militarism, djinned-up enemies like al Queda---and, finally, 9/11, the new War Without End, and our stunning state of denial. Patriots, listen up! Audio, via KPFA ... Go there Related GP articles: WTO and Jobs WTO and Environment   SINKING TO THE TWINKIE DEPTHS THE FARM BILL FOOD BATTLE This is a fun, goofy short video that entertains as is educates about how industrial-food interests are yet again trying to hijack the federal farm bill. From FreeRangeGraphics and an alliance of clean-food organizations.   Go there Related GP article: Industrial Agriculture   KIDS R OUR ONLY HOPE! KIDS R GREEN For kids who are interested in nature and are old enough to read, this is a nice interactive educational website. Every month it has games, quizzes, and other learning activities to introduce and define the basics of nature, as well as ideas for ways to explore our green world. Go there   OIL ... ME ... MATT SIMMONS - PEAK OIL UPDATE — Financial Sense has a new interview with Matt Simmons. It's a very good overall summary of where things stand with global oil production and what the future holds for US oil supplies.   Go there Related GP article: Peak Oil & Environment   TAKE US TO YOUR BLEEDER EARTHLINGS Narrated by actor Joaquin Phoenix (Gladiator), this feature-length film comprehensively covers how humans use and abuse animals in many prime areas of our lives---from food and clothing to medical research to entertainment. We would never let anyone treat our pets this way; why do we tolerate such treatment of other animals? Read full review on GP's environmental movies page, see for free at Google Video, or check out on Amazon.com. Related GP article: Personal-Care Products and Animal Testing   YOUR MOUTH — A HIGH-PERFORMANCE FUEL INJECTOR GARY NULL:  SUPERCHARGE YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM This is an excellent, 1.5-hr video from Gary Null that explains in simple terms how the integrated immune-hormone-nervous system works and how subtle malfunctioning of this system leads to disease, a lack of energy, and other health problems. Most importantly, he outlines the natural, low-cost steps you can take to correct the imbalances. View free at Google Video or check out DVD at Amazon.com. Related GP article: Peak Oil Solutions   SOLID INFO ON HOW A GAS CAN BE A LIQUID CHRIS SKREWBOWSKI ON LNG In this 30-minute audio interview, energy expert Chris Skrewbowski explains what Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is, discusses its growing importance to the US and Europe, and warns that gas-supply bottlenecks are likely. From Global Public Media... Go there   PEAK OIL INSURANCE? A CRUDE AWAKENING We fear that fire or some other disaster could damage or destroy our homes, so we buy homeowner's insurance or renter's insurance. But in the next ten years, peak oil is far more likely than a house fire to affect you and your family. What are you doing about it? A new documentary, A Crude Awakening serves as an excellent introduction to the subject of Peak oil and all of the related topics... Read Grinning Planet's review or check it out on Amazon.com. Related GP article: Peak Oil Solutions   SUPERSIZING YOUR FUEL INSIDE BIODIESEL — A good overview of the positive attributes of biodiesel and how it can be made from used vegetable oil (among other things). Go there   DIRTY LITTLE SECRET SOIL: THE SECRET SOLUTION TO GLOBAL WARMING — We can kill two disaster-birds with one stone by employing organic, no-till agriculture to lock away carbon in the soil. Less greenhouse-gas emissions, more healthy food with no pesticide residues. Learn more in this 9-minute video. From Quantum Shift TV... Go there Related GP article: Global Warming and Agriculture   RUNNING FOR THE SHELTER OF HIS TEACHER'S LITTLE HELPER THE DRUGGING OF OUR CHILDREN — This video looks at the supposed ADD/ADHD pandemic among today's children, exposing the corrupt system of overmedication that is fostered by most pediatricians and psychiatrists as well as teachers and school administrators. The last 25% of the video covers the non-pharmaceutical approaches that can usually help parents get kids to be more focused and in-control. Run time: 1:43:04. From Gary Null via Google Video... Go there   MOVIE RECOMMENDATION V FOR VENDETTA V for Vendetta artfully combines elements of such literary classics as 1984, The Count of Monte Cristo, and Phantom of the Opera with the more modern themes of terrorism and government conspiracies designed to strengthen totalitarian rule. The film so seamlessly merges its disparate genres, influences, and themes, that the result is a one of the best movies of the past decade. It's also a timely reminder about the dangers inherent in just-trust-us governments and a fearful, disengaged citizenry. If you see one video this summer, make it this one. DVD available at Amazon.com   SOME ARSENIC SAUCE FOR YOUR CHICKEN NUGGETS, SIR? ARSENIC FOUND IN CHICKEN PRODUCTS — Some fast-food chicken offerings and supermarket products were found to have various levels of arsenic contamination. Find out which and why—and how you can avoid the problem. (Format: PDF) From the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy... Story  |  Test results Related GP article: Chicken Raising   THE NEW N.I.H. — "NOT INTERESTED IN HEALTH" MERCURY, VACCINES, AND AUTISM — A very good (if slightly technical) interview with Dr. Boyd Haley, a medicinal chemistry expert. He discusses autism and other health implications of vaccines containing mercury-based thimerosal, as well as the shockingly irresponsible positions of the National Institutes of Health and other parts of the medical establishment. Interview is in four parts; total time ~20 minutes. From AutismMedia.org via GoogleVideo... Pt 1  |  Pt 2  |  Pt 3  |  Pt 4 Related GP article: Cap & Trade Mercury?   WHY EAT LOCAL, YOKEL? LOCAL FOODS WINNING PROPONENTS — A good two-minute video laying out the benefits of local foods to consumers and communities. From Worldwatch Institute... Go there Related GP cartoon: Food Joke/Survey Cartoon Related GP articles: Local Food  |  CSAs   THE AIR THAT I BREATHE STATE OF THE AIR 2007 See how bad (or good) the air is where you live. From the American Lung Association.   Go there   GREAT WHITE NORTH NOT GREAT ENERGY HOPE AMERICA SHOULD NOT COUNT ON CANADA’S “VAST ENERGY RESERVES”  —  David Hughes throws ice-cold water on the idea that Canada's supplies of oil and natural gas will satisfy America's insatiable energy appetite in the future. MP3 or video/audio streams from Global Public Media.... Go there Related GP articles: -- Oil Shale Problems -- Peak Oil & Environment   A DILLER A DOLLAR, A CURRENCY SCHOLAR! RICHARD DOUTHWAITE TALKS MONEY — What happens if the US Dollar implodes? Hear Richard Douthwaite explain how complimentary money systems can stabilize economies and foster efforts to cope with peak oil and climate change. Get a humor bonus at the beginning of the clip: The Capitol Steps doing Al Gore on global warming. From "The Reality Report" via Global Public Media... Go there   ZAPPED! “WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR?”  —  Were electric cars like the EV-1, once popular with owners but now dead and gone, really "not ready for prime time"? Or were they killed by the greed and short-sightedness of special interests? MP3 download or streaming RealVideo from the PBS program NOW ... Go there   AMERICA'S ROAMIN' EMPIRE Michael Klare – Oil, War, and the Middle East  An excellent half-hour speech that explores the links between oil supplies, terrorism, war, and the history of oil development and colonialism. Every American should hear this speech. From E&E TV.   Go there You may also be interested in seeing the roundtable discussion from the conference at which the above speech was given. Participants included Richard Heinberg, Kenneth Deffeyes, and Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.). From E&E TV.   Go there   TIGERS & JACKALS & SHARKS, OH MY! JOHN PERKENS, ECONOMIC HIT MAN  —  An ear-opening 1-hour video of John Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, addressing the Veterans For Peace National Convention in late 2006. He connects the dots between war, empire, corporate globalization, and the enforcers who make it happen. What is his advice for taking down the "corporatocracy"? Find out at FreeSpeech TV ... Go there Related GP article: Understanding Plutocracy   PIQUE OIL AND THE REAL STORY BEHIND 9/11 OIL, SMOKE & MIRRORS This documentary is an excellent presentation of the facts that cast overwhelming doubt on the official story of 9/11, linking the event to a larger, unspoken geopolitical strategy that has its roots in Peak Oil, not Al Queda. This is must-see internet TV for any citizen of the US—and the world. Available free from Ronan Doyle via Google Video ... Go there Related GP cartoon: Costly Top Secret Military Ventures Related GP article: US Oil Wars   GENTLEMEN, START YOUR SPREADERS! Lawn Care? You’re doing it all wrong! ... if you're still using the standard high-nitrogen lawn fertilizers that are ubiquitous on store shelves this time of year. SafeLawns.org offers a free series of online video clips explaining how to put your lawn into rehab. Go there Related GP articles: -- Lawn Care Tips -- Organic Lawn Care -- Dandelion Removal   G-M-OH-NO! MONSANTO OR MONSATANO? Bad Seed -- The Truth About Our Food  is a new 1-hour documentary that shows interviews of anti-GMO activists and scientists. It's a video download of information about the dangers of genetically modified food and the tactics used by GMO corporations and their government henchmen to keep their products on the shelves and out of the news. If you weren't convinced GM crops were bad before, you will be after this.  Go there Related GP articles:   - Biopharming   - Bt Corn   GET IT IN GEAR, BRAINIAC! SEVEN SUREFIRE WAYS TO INCREASE YOUR BRAIN POWER We know the tried-and-true suggestions for keeping our brains going strong: get plenty of sleep, do crossword puzzles, etc. But Dr. Joseph Mercola takes us beyond that, explaining how brain function is enhanced by exercise, sunlight, nutrition, and more. From mercola.com ... Go there Related GP articles: -- Organic Food Health Benefits -- Rainbow Diet   LIVING TO 100 WITHOUT CYBERNETICS NOVA / LATEST AGING RESEARCH — As expected, genetics plays a part in how long we live. But there are also some tricks we can use, most notably keeping calories under control. See the 13 minute video segment at the Nova web site ... Go there Related GP cartoon: -- Aging Rock Star Related GP article: -- Rainbow Diet -- Living Food/Dead Food Popular nav options: Environmental multimedia audio/video links via our Environmental News page Funny Animations/Videos (non-eco) Environmental movies Environmental news (audio, video) Environmental cartoons/jokes Non-eco cartoons/jokes Main environment page Sign up for free GP email list (new multimedia 2x month) Search this site

Site updates once or twice a month... Get it by email         FUNNY PROGRESSIVE / ENVIRONMENTAL MULTIMEDIA   TIRED OF TRAFFIC Well, we thought the solution to chronic traffic problems was more use of mass transit, for people to live closer to work, and tax shifting off of income and onto fuel. Silly us. Nothing so ambitious is necessary. This satirical video short from The Onion shows how a simple solution to the problem is right at hand.  Watch funny traffic video.   SOLAR DIRTY, COAL CLEAN! In this funny video/animation, Mark Fiore (satirically) explains the dangers of solar and wind energy and the advantages of "clean coal." Dirty is the new clean!  Watch funny clean coal video.   ADVERTISEMENT   MORE FUNNY ENVIRONMENTAL ANIMATIONS AND VIDEOS   AMERICA DECIDES NETWORK A very sharp animation from Mark Fiore satirizing the ridiculosity of the networks' campaign coverage, where "tough questions" are usually about as meaningful as the latest happenings on American Idol—Bread & Circuses Edition. Go there Related GP tirades: Corporate Media News Talk Shows   FUNNY EARTH DAY ANIMATIONS / GREETINGS It's a funny two-fer — a couple of couples in humorous Earth Day greeting cards. From the good folks at Rubber Chicken Cards: -- Frankie and Eddie -- Bats Inna Belfry Related GP pages: - Environmental Greeting Cards - Earth Day Cartoon   DIEBOLD ACCIDENTALLY LEAKS RESULTS OF 2008 ELECTION A very sharp, funny satire that beautifully merges the issues of voting-machine security and shadow governments. Must see! ... from The Onion. Go there Related GP cartoon: Upsides/Downsides of Our Computer-Enhanced Lives   PILL-POPPING COWS Think "Grade A" means something? After watching this disgustingly funny Mark Fiore animation, you may decide you have a beef with the system! Go there Related GP article: Mad Cow Beef Labels   WAL-MART NATION A 4-minute rap song with clever, searing lyrics that remind us of the "high cost of low prices" and the mass conversion of the populace into mere Wal-Martifacts. From M.C. Lars via YouTube. Go there Related GP article: WTO and Jobs Related Amazon.com DVD: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price   VOLUNTARY REGULATION Since the voluntary approach has worked so well for consumer and worker safety, getting the world's most powerful corporations to voluntarily do something about global climate change sounds easy, right? ... . Or so satirizes Mark Fiore in this episode of Flamey McGassy. Go there   CHEVY TAHOE AD PARODIES General Motors set up a mini-site and invited the public to create their own commercials for the 2007 Chevy Tahoe using GM-provided stock clips. Can you believe that some green rascals made a bunch of funny, satirical ads parodying Chevy's motorized land-mammoth? Check out a few of the YouTubers via Political Remix at WordPress.com. Go there Related GP article: Hating SUVs   BIG FUN WITH GLOBAL WARMING — An animated short that pokes fun at the prototypical global-warming refusnik. Note the cool stylings of the animated backgrounds. From Mark Green and StinkyToons via Sierra Club. Go there   ANIMAL COMMENT — Another good one from Flash-master Mark Fiore; this time acerbically addressing the horrors we direct towards our oceans and their inhabitants.  Go there Related GP cartoon: Oil Spill Joke/Cartoon   THE UNSUSTAINABLES, REVISITED — A great green smorgasbord of two-minute giggle-filled Flash animations on a variety of issues. Three new episodes since last time: "Harriet Goes Solar," "Up on the Roof," and "The Vegetarian Makeover." Via YouTube... Go there   BILL MAHER – ANTI-PHARMA RANT — A funny, spot-on "New Rules" segment from Bill Maher on Americans' pill-popping attitude towards health. From Bill Maher via YouTube.  Go there Related GP articles: (1)  Antibiotics and Breast Cancer   (2)  Chemicals vs. Prescription Drugs   OIL SUPPLIES? DON'T WORRY! When it comes to Peak Oil, who ya gonna believe—egg-head geologists or fast-talking economists and stock analysts? The fast-talkers, of course! This amusing satire does a nice job of skewering the all-too-easy answers Peak Oil skeptics usually throw around. From Randy Park via YouTube.  Go there Related GP article: Peak Oil FAQ   RISE AND SHINE AND FALL OF THE POLAR BEAR — A nice little animation that uses humor to show some of the serious problems arctic polar bears are facing. From StopGlobalWarming.  Go there Related GP article: Global Warming Solutions   INNOVATIONS IN ENERGY Flash-animation pro Mark Fiore takes on those who act like speedbumps and potholes on the road to our energy future.  Go there Related GP article: Peak Oil Solutions   THE DRUGS I NEED — A funny 2-minute animation lampooning our overreliance on often-dangerous medications. From Consumers Union...   Go there Related GP article: Chemicals vs. Prescription Drugs   SPINAL TAP REUNITES TO FIGHT GLOBAL WARMING Band manager Marty DiBergi goes on a quest to recruit the strange and estranged Spinal Tap band members to play Live Earth. Check out the amusing action in this 14-minute mockumentary. From MSN Video. NOTE: Once you get to the MSN page, "click where it says Watch the new 'Spinal Tap' film now".  Go there Related GP cartoon: Rock Star Cartoon Related GP article: Global Warming Solutions   WHALE REMOVAL SERVICE An update of the situation with whaling. Arrh! Who be those pea-brai—er—people? From Mark Fiore.... Go there   FLUSHIE’S SUMMER VACATION — A witty animation that rakes the muck on the troublesome level of sewage contamination in US waterways and the outrageous lack of action or even attention to the problem by the folks who run things. From American Rivers.... Go there Related GP cartoon: Water Cartoon Related GP article: Water Pollution Causes   MORE POWERFUL THAN A LOCO-LITTERER... IT’S KAB MAN! — These three witty Flash animations that show us the origins and adventures of litter-fighting superhero "KAB-Man." The site also features a fun little game. From Keep America Beautiful... Go there Related GP cartoon: Good & Bad Recyclers   ROBERT NEWMAN’S HISTORY OF OIL — This is a very funny, slickly done 45 minute video showing Rob Newman---the "Peak Oil Comic"---doing standup, overlayed and interspersed with graphics and photos. It's all highly entertaining as he walks us through the similarities between history and the present, showing the clear intersection between energy, military strategies, and empires. Via Google Video...  Go there   JACKED UP ON JACK BLACK Funny video of Jack Black outlawyering a board room full of global warming black-hats. From StopGlobalWarming.org... Go there Related GP cartoon: If Kids Ran the Office Related GP article: Global Warming vs. Climate Change   HIGH-IMPACT MAN VS. NO-IMPACT MAN A funny clip of resource-hog Stephen Colbert interviewing a guy who is spending a year trying to have zero impact on the environment. From Comedy Central via WSJ... Go there Related GP cartoon: Good Recycler vs. Bad Recycler Related GP article: Save Paper   (MOSTLY) FOR KIDS THE UNSUSTAINABLES A great green smorgasbord of two-minute giggle-filled Flash animations on a variety of issues. Via YouTube... Go there   FEELING THE HEAT Another funny episode in the Flamey McGassy series of Flash animations, this time giving us a gas-headed update on how to view current trends in global warming issues. From Mark Fiore... Go there Related GP article: Environmental Skeptic Debunked   WHAT WE CALL THE NEWS  —  A funny Flash animation that points both barrels at the brainless head of today's zombied-out news machine. From JibJab... Go there More GP fake news: Zombie Cartoons Related GP article: News Talk Shows   THE POST-OIL MAN  —  This cool animation features a peak-oil prognosticator explaining the coming energy apocalypse and why failing to prepare is a recipe for personal doom. From James W. Johnson via YouTube ... Go there Related GP cartoon: End of the World Related GP article: Peak Oil FAQ   COLBERT COOL ON GLOBAL WARMING  —  How does Stephen Colbert, the nation's top faux right-wingnut, feel about global climate change? Find out in this short, funny clip from the Daily Show ... Go there Related GP cartoon: Global Warming Skeptics Related GP article: Global Warming Myths/Facts The DaVersity Code  — A very well done Flash animation in the mode of a murder mystery. What happened to the polar bear in the Museum of Natural History? What do the clues he left mean? The plot thickens.... From Sierra Club and FreeRangeStudios, et al.  Go there Related GP cartoon: The Mystery of Science Related GP article: Threats to Web of Life   CREATION OF LIFE ON EARTH A short, funny clip from The Family Guy  that explains how life on earth came about. Via YouTube.  Go there Related GP article: Save Endangered Species, Avoid Lightning Strikes!   ALL THE NEWS THAT GIVES THEM FITS  — A humorous animated romp through a bunch of stories that corporate media-owning giants GE and Westinghouse thought weren't fit to air on their own news network---because the stories were about them! From Robert Smigel via JibJab  Go there Related GP cartoons:   -- Zombie News Cartoons Related GP articles:   -- Corporate Media   THE MOUTH REVOLUTION A humorous animation intented to foment unrest among the discriminating mouths of the world. Will you join the real-food countermovement? From FreeRangeGraphics via YouTube.   Go there Related GP cartoons: -- Mighty Mouth -- Food Survey Results Related GP articles: -- Organic Food Health Benefits -- Food Labels Beyond Organic   WARMING OF MASS DESTRUCTION  —  Another pointedly funny animation from Mark Fiore, this time about the "collateral damage" we can expect from global warming. Go there Related GP articles: -- Global Warming Facts -- Global Warming Solutions   HEY, HEY, WE *ARE* THE MONKEYS  —  "Dance, Monkeys, Dance" is a brilliant, seeringly funny video commentary on human nature—and our denial of it. From Ernest Cline via YouTube. Go there Related GP articles: -- Elements of Human Nature -- Parallels in Nature and Digestive System   THE RETURN OF THURM THE WORM — Martin Short reprises his classic SNL tobacco-lobbyist character, Nathan Thurm, this time as an oil company lawyer arguing the finer points of global warming with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. From "Earth To America!" via YouTube... Go there Related GP articles: -- Global Warming Facts -- Global Warming Solutions   “SHE HAD GAMS THAT ... WERE NON-BIODEGRADEABLE”  It was a dark and stormy night... and perfect for some animation noire. "Sam Suds ... and the Case of PVC, the Poison Plastic" is a spoof of the hard-boiled P.I. genre that takes aim at that toxic perp known as Vinyl. From CHEJ/FreeRangeGraphics... Go there Related GP articles:   -- Foam Food Containers   -- Plastic Food Containers   “ADDICATED TO OIL” A funny animated send-up of Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love" video ... with George W. and four Condi Rice clones doing the crooning and swaying... From Huffington Post...  Go there Related GP articles:   - US Oil Wars   - Peak Oil FAQ   HETEROGENIC – SUPER CORN In this highly polished animation, genetic engineering and radiation turn an ordinary kernel of corn into something more--much more. You may also perceive the unspoken message about how easily genetically modified organisms (GMOs) can escape confinement via accidental means... From Art5, via AtomFilms... Go there Related GP articles: -- Bt Corn -- GE Crops – Scary Sequel to "The Green Revolution"   “LIKE, DUDE, WHAT IS THAT GLOBAL WARMING THING ABOUT?”  —  Is climate change nearly incomprehensibabble? No, but this funny animated card is.... From Rubber Chicken Cards.... Go there Related GP articles:   - Global Warming Facts & Myths   - Global Warming Solutions   CALL ME  ISHMAEKILL Humorous (and sad-but-true) animation about the revival of whale hunting, the impact of Navy sonar, and other deadly indignities heaped upon our wondrous whales. A hearty "Ahoy!" and "Arrrrggh" to ya, matey ...  Go there Want to know wassup with whales? Visit the Greenpeace Whales Campaign.   A great skewering of all the guilty parties on the subject of high gas prices. From Mark Fiore, in Flash format.    Go there And if you want to find out more what's really going on with high gas prices, read our peak oil FAQ ...   Will Ferrell does George Bush on Global Warming   This is a funny video of the president filming a communiqué to the American people on climate change. Originally featured on "Earth To America!" on TBS. NOTE: The video takes a while to load/buffer. Be patient—it's worth it!    Go there   The critics are giving rave reviews to Spongebob Squarepants' take on global warming: "Quirky!" "Squishy!" "Quintessential Bob!"  So enjoy this fun animation from "Earth to America" via Stop Global Warming ...  Go there   Peak Oil is no joke ... but comedian Rob Newman has still figured out how to get a few laughs out of it while delivering the message. Listen to an interview with Rob (clip 1) and hear some of his "Peak Oil standup routine" (clip 2) on Global Public Media ... Go there   INTRODUCING... FLAMEY MCGASSY! — Another great Flash animation from Mark Fiore, this time targeting the notable lack of a global-warming action plan in a certain someone's recent speech!    Go there   TOAST THE EARTH — A well done Flash animation bashing the policies of Exxon-Mobil (among others). Very entertaining!  From the Expose Exxon Campaign.  Go there   GLOBAL WARMING MEETS PHOTOSHOP — About.com has collected a number of spoofed "photos" from our climate-change future. See them all here, or just check out the best of the bunch below.   -- Lady Liberty Lifesaver   -- Thames-tini, Extra-Dry   -- Penguin Apocalypse   -- Permanent Ebb Tide   -- Proof Positive Related GP articles: -- Global Warming vs Climate Change -- Global Warming Solutions   DOG BITES ELEPHANTS! A funny hand puppet takes on four GOP global warming skeptics. From Triumph The Comic Dog via the Crooks and Liars site.  Go there   THE FROG — A mildly amusing instance of nature striking back, in Flash cartoon format. From flashcartoons.org. Go there   ALIEN INVASION ... OR NOT There's dissention in the inner chambers of the Evil Galactic Empire. Will they take over Earth or not? Humorous animation from Greenpeace.  Go there   RUNNING ON EMPTY Winter, summer, or European—make your vacation an energy vacation! Animated cartoon from Mark Fiore lampooning US energy policy.  Go there   STORE WARS An excellent Flash animated cartoon spoofing Star Wars and promoting better agriculture and food. From the Organic Trade Association.   Go there   THE CLIMATE MASH A funny Flash animated environmental cartoon about Bush policies on climate change, à la the old hit "Monster Mash." From Clear the Air via YouTube. Requires high speed connection! Go there   EXTREME AUTO MAKEOVER A fun combination animation-cartoon/interactive cartoon that lets you tell Detroit what they're doing wrong. From Union of Concerned Scientists. Go there   ENRON - FACING THE MUSIC An excellent animation that takes on Enron using VH1's "Behind The Music" format. The recent convictions of Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling make this worth seeing again! From Mondo Mini-Shows, in Flash format. Go there   CLIMATE CRISIS JAM This is a great music video that explains the basics of the global warming problem in a highly entertaining way. Enjoyable for adults and kids. From the Earthman Project... Go there Related GP cartoon: Music College Cartoon Related GP article: "Climate Change" vs. "Global Warming" See more funny environmental animations and videos like the ones above         Non-animated Environmental Jokes/Cartoons — Go! —             COOL/FUNNY NON-ECO NON-ENVIRONMENTAL MULTIMEDIA (Animations/Videos/Audio)   DR. STEEL - ALIEN ILLUMINATI A funny, clever spoof on the possibility that we humans are neither descended from monkeys nor from Adam and Eve; rather, we were cooked up in an alien genetics lab long ago (a theory that has been seriously proposed by a number of people!)...  Watch funny aliens video.   BATMAN VS. JOKER ... VS. ALIEN VS. PREDATOR This 6-minute video starts as a typical head-to-head between Batman and The Joker, but the action soon veers into alien territory as some uninvited guests show up. This is surprisingly good!  Watch cool batman video. See more non-environmental funny animation/videos       MORE AUDIO ENVIRONMENTAL MULTIMEDIA   GOD BLESS MY SUV A funny satirical song regarding some people's love for up-high mega-motoring. MP3 from The Capitol Steps via AudioComedy.net... Go there Related GP cartoon: SUV Bumperstickers Cartoon Related GP article: Hating SUVs?   THE NUCLEAR WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT NO NUKES IS GOOD NUKES There's plenty of talk about reviving nuclear energy, both in the US and around the world. If you think that's a good idea or maybe just inevitable, you should listen to the Explorations interview of Michael Mariotte of the Nuclear Information and Resource Service. From KPFA. (Interview starts at 17:21 into the MP3.)   - Go there Related GP article:  Attack of the 50-Foot Energy Plan   TRUST THE FORCE, LUKE— BUT NOT THE FREE MARKET! ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS This is a fantastic audio interview with "ecological economist" Joshua Farley, who discusses the false economic assumptions made by free-marketeers, the problems inherent in our current economic approach, and what a modified economic system might look like. That may sound boring on the surface, but if you sense that we're trapped inside a crazy economic maze, a system that is grinding us down as it purports to make us happier and more prosperous, this interview is for you! From The Reality Report; stream or download MP3 at Global Public Media. Related GP article: Eco-Economics   DR. ORWELL AND THE RFID VACCINE NICK BEGICH ON THE DARK SIDE OF TECHNOLOGY An amazing interview with Dr. Nick Begich that first explains why the claims that cell phones pose no danger to human health are wrong, then moves on to discuss RFID chips and quantum computing technologies and how they will be used for nefarious tracking and hacking in the future. MP3 from Steppin' Out of Babylon.  Go there Related GP cartoon: Downsides of Computers   CRUDE ASSESSMENT FINANCIAL SENSE INTERVIEWS MATT SIMMONS — The US General Accounting Office has released a report on Peak Oil. Matt Simmons gives us his take on it ... on the Financial Sense Newshour... Go there Related GP article: Peak Oil & Environment   JOURNEY WITH THE CENTER OF THE MIND EASY MIND-BODY CONNECTION EXERCISE — This is a great mind-body technique that is easy and can improve stress, pain management, and overall health. Hear the story at NRP  or see the quick lesson Related GP cartoon: Virus Cartoon   GMOs – HEART OF DARKNESS SEEDS OF DECEPTION If you think that genetically engineered crops are necessary to defeat world hunger—let alone safe for humans to eat—please listen to this Steppin' Out Of Babylon interview with Jeffrey M. Smith. It's a real mouth-opener! Get MP3 download at Steppin' Out of Babylon.   MOUNTAINS BLOWN OUT OF THE SKY... LOST MOUNTAIN Get the devastating story of a year in the life of a mountain, destroyed by mountaintop removal strip mining—a process that likely brings the coal to a power plant near you. The audio is from Living On Earth.   Right-click here to download an MP3 from Grinning Planet's site or visit LOE to read or download the story.   U.S. MEDIA – MYTHING IN ACTION DIZZYING COUNTERSPINNING Want the inside scoop on why that whole "Liberal Media" thing is a myth? Hear cable-news pundit Jeff Cohen talk about his eye-opening experiences working inside the Fox, CNN, and MSNBC newsrooms... From CounterSpin... Go there Related GP articles: -- News Talk Shows Related books: -- Jeff Cohen - Cable News Confidential: My Misadventures in Corporate Media -- More Media Books   ADVERTISEMENT         MORE COOL ENVIRONMENTAL MULTIMEDIA   THE CRASH COURSE The Crash Course is a 20-part series of free video clips that explains what's going on with debt and the money system, but also relates the financial crisis to peaking energy supplies and resource scarcity. Chris Martenson does a masterful job of making dry but important concepts easily understandable. The animated graphs and other features, combined with the clear explanations in the voiceovers, make this one of the best presentations we've ever seen. We highly recommend it to anyone who wants to understand the financial meltdown in the larger context of debt and constrained energy supplies—and who wants to better understand the approaching storm. Go there   THE STATE OF OUR WEIGHT OBESITY IN AMERICA This Flash animation shows state by state how American waistlines have steadily increased over the last 20 years. How beefy is your state? From MSN Health ... Go there Related GP articles: -- Rainbow Diet   “RIVER OF GRASS” . . .  is a nicely done music video with images and words in tune with the beauty of the Everglades. From the Earthman project. Go there, then click the Launch arrow on the "River of Grass" button. ... Related GP article: Water, the USACE, and Failed Attempts to Control Nature   PERSONAL RAPID TRANSIT It's not quite a transportation system from the age of "The Jetsons," but Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) is pretty cool and futurey! This animation shows how the system works. Get it from bettercampus.org or via Google Video.   AZ RAINMAN – COOL IMAGES Graphic artist AZ Rainman creates Photoshopped image-collages on a variety of issues and then adds short commentaries and links. The images are sometimes funny, but always cool. Some of our favorite pages: -- Paulson's Money-Magic Tricks -- Rise Up to a New Economy -- Earth's Climate: Frying Egg Plus a few bonus images: -- Exxon in 2050 -- Poseidon Allows Sun -- Flaming Bear Market -- GM Death Watch -- Financial Crisis Trekkers -- Sheople, The Movie -- Nuclear War -- Illogical -- Solar Watch -- Scariest Halloween Costume:       Bush vs. That Iranian Dude   'GOBLIN UP THE TOONS That zany Brit Marc Roberts, who we featured last year in this global warming comic strip, has had a burst of energy and pumped out a slew of new toons, including Bio-Diesel Hummer and The Future Begins. We don't know if this new-found energy is sustainable, but you can see all of his current and future eco toons at his blog.   THE GREAT GREEN WEB GAME This fun, trivia-style game/quiz is designed to let players see their environmental impact based on selected lifestyle choices. From Union of Concerned Scientists... Go there  Note: You can play more than once, with different questions each time. Related GP cartoon: Updated Monopoly Game Pieces Related GP article: Water-Usage Quiz   BACKWARDS HAMBURGER This very cool time-reverse animation is a whopper of a clip. It's a supersized serving of downsides of the fast-food industry. Do you know what's in YOUR hamburger? From FreeRangeGraphics... Go there Related GP articles: -- Non-Mad Cow Beef -- Industrial Agriculture   PHILLIP MORRIS CHANGES TO ALTRIA — A film noire style animation exposing the hidden goals of Phillip Morris' conversion into a multifaceted consumer products conglomerate. From Free Range Graphics ... Go there Related GP article: -- Industrial Agriculture and Corporate Power   EXTINCTION SUCKS A fun but pointed Flash animation on how global warming will impact species and more. From Hippoworks and StopGlobalWarming.org. Go there   FLAMES NOT FLOWERS A 1984 explosion at a Dow/Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India killed thousands of people at the time and has left a legacy of follow-on illness and death that continues to this day. Get entertained and updated with this cool hip-hop music video ... From Students for Bhopal via YouTube ... Go there Related GP article:   -- Bhopal Disaster/Tragedy   The Blue Man Group addresses global warming in their inimitable fashion. From StopGlobalWarming.org and The Blue Man Group. Go there   GREENING THE DESERT A fascinating Flash video describing a successful project to reverse desertification and soil salination. From permaculture.org.   Go there   U.S. PHARMA CROP MAP No, not that kind of drug. But agribusiness and drug manufacturers are very interested in using your favorite food crops, including corn, to grow pharmaceuticals and chemicals. You can see if any of this insanity is going on near you by checking out the Union of Concerned Scientists' US Pharma Crop Map. Related GP article: -- Biopharming   DON’T BE A DIM BULB CALCULATE YOUR BULB SAVINGS — Not convinced those pricey compact fluorescent light bulbs really save you money? Try this calculator to see how the savings rack up.... From Environmental Defense... Go there Related GP articles: -- Vampire Power -- Home Solar Energy   ICE AGE 2: THE MELTDOWN Forget about this film's barely green creds; the slapstick action, funny dialogue, and lovable characters make Ice Age: The Meltdown very entertaining just as a movie....  Read full review of Ice Age 2: The Meltdown Related GP pages: -- More Global Warming Movies -- Global Warming & Melting Ice   IF A BEAR VOTES IN THE WOODS ...   A cute animation about voting for the environment. From FreeRangeGraphics... 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