Video, multimedia

1. Arithmetic, population and energy (lecture by Dr. Albert A Bartlett, Emertius Professor of Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder)

A very good appreciation of the sustainability picture can be obtained here. Youtube episode 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. You can also Watch a Full video of a similar lecture from the same speaker.

2. Jared Diamond on why societies collapse on TED.  18 mins. Really comes into its own about 15 mins in when he talks about time fuses for the dozen or more ecological issues being 5 decades or less and that failing to address all of the problems (rather than just some) means we remain in very big trouble.  Does however, conclude that we have the ability to solve the problems since it is we who created them in the first place.

3. Discussion featuring environmental activist Julia Butterfly Hill who stayed in a tree for over two years before the timber company agreed not to cut it down (nor any of the trees immediately surrounding it). Julia has since been involved in environmental advocacy and has worked tirelessly in support of indigenous peoples around the world.

4. Robert Newmans History of Oil.  Comedian Robert Newman’s take on the History of Oil – funny and gets the point across very well.

5. A Farm for the future – Documentary shown on BBC about one woman’s quest to investigates how to transform her family’s farm in Devon into a low-energy farm for the future. Highlights unsustainable and sustainable farming in the context of peak oil.  Split into parts click in the other parts 2, 3, 4, 5.

6. Crude – The incredible journey of oil.  An amazing ABC Science (The Australian Broadcasting Corporation) documentary which goes back to the time when oil was created and also addresses both peak oil and Climate Change in today’s world. Use  alternative links 1 or 2 if it stalls during playback.

7. 101 solutions to Global Climate Change -Review of Author Guy Dauncey’s book of the same name.

8. “The next industrial revolution” from William McDonough and Michael Braungart focuses on how we should be considering the products we design as “nutrition” for the next generation of products

9. The future of food Episodes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. See also a synopsis from the film’s website.

10. The Corporation – an award winning Canadian documentary taking a critical look at the principles of the corporate world. Broken into 23 episodes on youtube. Click the link for the first episode and then navigate to the others from there.

11. Affluenza & Part 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (see wikipedia definition)

12. The end of suburbia - one of the earliest and probably the most famous documentary on the subject of peak oil. See also the trailer of the sequel called Escape from suburbia.

13. The Ad and the Ego examines how advertising once appealed to the rational mind, but now targets the subconscious. Click here for the trailer page (then click one of the 2 links at the bottom for download options).

14. Sir David Attenborough: The Truth About Climate Change. Simplifies the discussion on man-made contributions as the major cause of climate change.

15. The story of stuff with Annie Leonard.  Nice animation with Annie’s naration on the subject  our (unsustainable) waste management practices.

16. Zero Waste part 1 – Dr. Paul Connett who is one of the world’s most coherent public speakers on the problems and solutions of waste management issues. There’s a link to part 2 on the same website “big picture”.

17. Eco-Cycle Media Presents Zero Waste Systems.

18. Outfoxed - Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism. Trailer. Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (part 5 is the pick).

19. The Climate Wars – BBC Documentary in which Dr Iain Stewart traces the history of climate change from its very beginning including the PR Battle on the existance of Climate Change. Episode 1, 2, 3

20. Fluoride Action Network – Professional Perspectives on Water Fluoridation.

21. FEASTA videos on VIMEO. Selection of 18 videos from FEASTA on a range of issues and solutions.

22. How Many Light Bulbs ? – from Cambridge Ideas.  Author David MacKay, physicist and author of the book at http://www.withouthotair.com.  Nice and short, he uses the simple idea of comparing all the things he measures to a standard 40W lightbulb powered on 24 hours a day (which equates to 1kWh – the same thing as 1 unit on your electricity or heating fuel bill).

23. Lester Brown (the author of Plan B, 2.0 and 3.0) on Trehugger TV around the time he did version 2.0.  Very poignant statement after 3 minutes 42 seconds “Saving Civilisation is not a spectator sport; we all have to get involved because we all have a stake in it”.