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SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL MULTIMEDIA   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   WORLD MADE BY HAND James Howard Kunstler's novel World Made By Hand places us a couple of decades into the future, when today's globalized high-energy techno-industrialism is gone, replaced by a hyper-local, low-energy, low-tech existence—an uninvited, unwanted change borne of natural limits, pandemic losses of life, and the general ineptitude of today's leaders. Weather or not you're a Peak Oiler, World Made By Hand is a good book to try—it shows just how much things would change in a world without global supply chains keeping stores stocked using just-it-time delivery systems. Read full GP review of World Made By Hand   MORE ENVIRONMENTAL INTERVIEWS, SPEECHES, AND MULTIMEDIA   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. On YouTube. Go there Related GP article: Global Warming Solutions   GOOD FISH, BAD FISH 2008 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 2008 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 two-part overview of the positive attributes of biodiesel and how it is made from used vegetable oil (among other things). From RiverWired. 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?   21 !  WOO-HOO ! YOU WIN ! ... MAYBE ... RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARDS IN YOUR STATE? Is your state one of the "21st Century Twenty-One" who have implemented renewable electricity standards? Find out using this map from the Union of Concerned Scientists.   Go there Related GP article: Wind Energy Advantages   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 Article -- Peak Oil & Environment   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   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   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   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: 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   “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. 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 ENVIRONMENTAL MULTIMEDIA   JOLLY GREEN TITAN TitanGreens is an online video channel that features loads of short, informative, funny video clips, including environmental news, skits, and specials. The videos are quite well done—appropriate for adults or youngsters—and the site is easy to navigate. Start with Daily Greens or Planet Police or this clip on which is the most eco-friendly container for beer, can or bottle. Cheers!   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   ADVERTISEMENT   MORE FUNNY ENVIRONMENTAL ANIMATIONS AND VIDEOS   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   -- Food Storage Solutions   “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:   - 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 Meatrix II: Revolted” This is a great sequel to the brilliant spoof from two years ago, "The Meatrix". By Free Range Graphics.  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.