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Climate and the Revival of Political Hope
Climate and the Revival of Political Hope
A transformation of climate politics will come when the majority on the margins becomes a self-aware political force. The approach sketched herecombining adaptation, emotionally literate education, and campaigns that awaken collective efficacyoffers practical, hopeful steps...
Liam Kavanagh
American Decline in the Fossil Fuel Age
American Decline in the Fossil Fuel Age
By the time Donald Trump leaves office in 2029, this country will be distinctly on the imperial decline. By discouraging alternative energy and encouraging fossil fuels, President Trump is undercutting Americas economic competitiveness in the most fundamental way imaginable.
Alfred W. Mccoy
Giving Thanks on an Endangered Earth
Giving Thanks on an Endangered Earth
So many of us are now searching for a bridge to the world we need. I'm thankful that we're searching together and for the possibilities we may find.
Erika Spanger
Bill Gates, Hurricane Melissa, and a Hot Tub of Death
Bill Gates, Hurricane Melissa, and a Hot Tub of Death
When a mega-billionaire carps that a doomsday outlook is harming the climate movement, it's important to say many things in response, including this: he's dead wrong.
Juan Cole
Declaration of the Peoples’ Summit Towards COP30
Declaration of the Peoples’ Summit Towards COP30
"The advance of the extreme right, fascism and wars around the world exacerbates the climate crisis and the exploitation of nature and of peoples. The countries of the global North, transnational corporations, and the ruling classes bear the main responsibility for these crises."
People's Summit Towards COP30
Self-Determination, Not Goodwill, Will Decide the Global South’s Future
Self-Determination, Not Goodwill, Will Decide the Global South’s Future
The Global South did not cause this crisis, but we are determined to define its solution. In Punjab, that solution begins with clean streets, safe water, affordable energy, and credible finance all bound by one idea: the path out of climate despair runs through green prosperity.
Maryam Nawaz Sharif
The Well Oiled Plan
The Well Oiled Plan
Introducing The Well-Oiled Plan a sharp, darkly funny animation that exposes how the fossil fuel industry is using the same PR tricks once used by Big Tobacco, selling poison as freedom.
3 min
Elephant Refugees
Elephant Refugees (2020)
When climate change intensified the frequent droughts in the Kalahari woodlands of eastern Botswana, a determined family of caring people welcomed hundreds of thirsty elephants at Elephant Sands Bush Camp. The family struggles to provide water to as many as 500 refugee...
82 min
Matt Ridley is Lying to You About Climate Change
Matt Ridley is Lying to You About Climate Change
It's finally time to tackle climate change denial. There are so many frauds peddling disinformation in this realm, so who should we tackle? The answer is Matt Ridley. He is the poster boy for "lukewarmism", which is a version of climate change denial that accepts some science...
128 min
The Suburbs Are Literally Killing the Planet
The Suburbs Are Literally Killing the Planet
Cities are not associated with being green, but when you measure carbon emissions per household, suburbanites have a much higher carbon footprint than city dwellers. And thats because American-style suburbia is designed in a way that forces people to live unsustainable...
19 min
We Need a Civilian Climate Corps
We Need a Civilian Climate Corps
Start your political journey. Become a Vanguard Member today: https://vanguard-90b70e.circle.so/join?invitation_token=cec4cfd2cd7153535bcf619aa3167d1d2b2ed7d9-72fad7e2-20a3-48bf-93d9-3c266783134b
26 min
Trump Brags "I Ended Nord Stream Pipeline From Russia To Germany, Making EU Dependent On US Oil/Gas
Trump Brags "I Ended Nord Stream Pipeline From Russia To Germany, Making EU Dependent On US Oil/Gas
Donald Trump boasted, "I ended Nord Stream", referencing the pipeline connecting Russia to Germany. Now Europe is dependent on buying North American oil and gas, Trump bragged. Political economist Ben Norton shows how the EU has become a "vassal" of the US empire.
34 min
Joe Rogan Misrepresents Climate Science Article Again & Again
Joe Rogan Misrepresents Climate Science Article Again & Again
Do you watch or listen to The Joe Rogan Experience? Do you think that scientists believe the average world climate temperature is cooling? There is likely a connection.In January of 2025, Joe Rogan referenced a Washington Post article about climate change. Unfortunately, it...
31 min
The Ruling Class Is Causing Collapse
The Ruling Class Is Causing Collapse
Help me make more videos like this by supporting the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OurChangingClimate
24 min
This Will Be My Most Disliked Video On Youtube
This Will Be My Most Disliked Video On Youtube
Climate change is happening, but has it ever happened before?
23 min
Why This Far-right Takeover Is Worse Than You Think
Why This Far-right Takeover Is Worse Than You Think
In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I examine the destructive nature of Trump and his fossil fascist (and at times ecofascist) tendencies. Specifically, I look at how the American far-right has captured power in the United States and is barrelling...
26 min
#CuraDaTerra Maggie García: curar el espíritu
#CuraDaTerra Maggie García: curar el espíritu
In times of pandemic, ecocide, and genocide, indigenous women who defend water and practice our spirituality are living alternatives to the climate crisis. This is Maggie Garca's story. From Guatemala, we present this documentary investigation that reveals how green...
18 min
#CuraDaTerra Maria Choc: curar el cuerpo
#CuraDaTerra Maria Choc: curar el cuerpo
Agro-industrial corporations have turned our territories into green deserts, poisoned our bodies, and criminalized communities that defend their ancestral lands. Women who fight for our freedom are living alternatives to the climate crisis. Global Indigenous Women's Meeting...
15 min
#CuraDaTerra Thelma Cabrera: curar el territorio
#CuraDaTerra Thelma Cabrera: curar el territorio
Two hundred years after the formation of nation states, the pacts between elites that promote the destruction of Mother Earth and the dispossession of indigenous territories are being revealed. We, the women who are reclaiming stolen lands, are living alternatives to the...
17 min
Did Climate Skeptics Get THIS Right?!
Did Climate Skeptics Get THIS Right?!
Is global warming just part of Earths natural cycle? In this episode of Weathered, we break down why thats not the full story. From ice ages and Milankovitch cycles to the role of CO2 and fossil fuels, todays climate change is unlike anything in Earths deep past. Learn why...
13 min
Is It Too Late for Us to Slow Climate Warming? | Hannah Ritchie, PhD
Is It Too Late for Us to Slow Climate Warming? | Hannah Ritchie, PhD
I think the key point is that doesn't mean game over. That doesn't mean we're flipped into a world, and to a point of no return.
6 min
Planting Trees Won't Save the Planet. Protecting Forests Will.
Planting Trees Won't Save the Planet. Protecting Forests Will.
What happens when a study goes viral? After the trillion tree campaign captured the internet's imagination, YouTube sensation, MrBeast, raised 20 million dollars to plant 20 million trees. But did they survive? We went to check in on them and were shocked. In this episode of...
12 min
It's Revolution or Death
It's Revolution or Death (2025)
Revolution or Death is a three-part collaboration between Peter Gelderloos and subMedia. Part 1, 'Short Term Investments, examines the official response to the climate crisis and how it's failing.
43 min
The Hottest Year In Human History, And Where We Go From Here
The Hottest Year In Human History, And Where We Go From Here (2024)
Award-winning filmmakers Anne Macksoud and John Ankele offer their new short film and call to action, THE HOTTEST YEAR IN HUMAN HISTORY: AND WHERE WE GO FROM HERE, featuring author, educator, and environmentalist Bill McKibben.
22 min
From A Village To The World: The Journey of Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
From A Village To The World: The Journey of Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (2023)
Iceland has seen a dramatic transformation in recent decades, from being one of the poorest nations in the Western world, to a leader in many economic indices. What accounts for Iceland's rise? lafur Ragnar Grmsson, the former President of Iceland 1996-2016, shares his life's...
59 min
Climate Extremes
Climate Extremes (204)
Are we at risk of crossing planetary tipping points? Are we at risk of pushing the planet toward a trajectory where it could unstoppably drift away from a state that can support life as know it?
53 min
Climate Inertia: Why Change Feels Impossible
Climate Inertia: Why Change Feels Impossible (2022)
We have never been so aware of the risk of collapse due to climate change. And yet, it seems we are unable to make the collective change the situation seems to demand. How can we explain our collective inertia in the face of the ongoing environmental crisis? Why cant our...
50 min
The TRUTH about LA's Wildfires | The Kyle Kulinski Show
The TRUTH about LA's Wildfires | The Kyle Kulinski Show
Support The Show On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/seculartalk
29 min
I'm going Vegan for Valentines (that's literally your gift) by FOSSILHEADS
I'm going Vegan for Valentines (that's literally your gift) by FOSSILHEADS
"Im going VEGAN for VALENTINES (thats literally your gift)". This song was inspired by the books Farmageddon: the True Cost of Cheap Meat and 60 Harvests Left, both by Philip Lymbery.
6 min
A DYING SEA
A DYING SEA (2021)
In A Dying Sea: The Disaster of the Sea of Marmara, filmmaker Florian Seltmann examines one of the most alarming ecological crises in recent history. In 2021, the Sea of Marmara faced an unprecedented spread of mucilagea dense, slimy organic substancetriggered by untreated...
20 min
THE LAST HOPE CAMP
THE LAST HOPE CAMP (2022)
What was the Last Hope camp, what did we achieve, and what now?
5 min
Have We Finally Lost to Climate Change? No.
Have We Finally Lost to Climate Change? No.
Recently, it feels like the world does not care about the climate or environmental crises. Between COP29 being an absolute disaster, Trump's recent election, and the continued destruction being waged by governments and corporations on our planet and its people, some might...
15 min
What If Climate Change Was a Hoax? | Frankly 72
What If Climate Change Was a Hoax? | Frankly 72
14.8% of Americans do not believe in climate change. Recently, a study mapping a 485-million-year history of Earths temperature and CO2 levels has been misinterpreted by some who downplay urgent climate concerns. Their argument suggests that, since the Earth has experienced...
12 min
The Time Climate Scientists Hid Data
The Time Climate Scientists Hid Data
Let's talk about the climategate scandal. What it showed us about climate science, and about ourselves. And what "pushing a narrative" really means.
25 min
Why Governments Won't Act On Climate Change
Why Governments Won't Act On Climate Change
Democrats are barely talking about it anymore.
17 min
The Real Climate Scam Is Business as Usual — Here's How We Challenge It
The Real Climate Scam Is Business as Usual — Here's How We Challenge It
Capitalism thrives on profiting from crisisit sold us lies about cigarettes, sugar, and opioids, and now it's doing the same with climate change. Fake solutions and disinformation aren't accidents; they're the business model.
Tim Hjersted
The Hidden Cost of Doomscrolling
The Hidden Cost of Doomscrolling
How to un-panic yourself from online hell.
26 min
Mark Maslin x Jo Brand NSFW | Climate Science Translated
Mark Maslin x Jo Brand NSFW | Climate Science Translated
Comedian Jo Brand helps Professor Mark Maslin spell out the actual risks of climate change, pulling zero punches, and using highly unscientific language throughout. The film is part of an ongoing project to help the climate science cut through to the public and drive more...
5 min
The True Cost of the Military-Industrial Complex
The True Cost of the Military-Industrial Complex
"In this video essay, I look at the environmental and social cost of the military and militarism. I narrow in on the United States military-industrial complex because it is by far the biggest military machine in the world. I look at how the military and the...
10 min
The Military, Big Bankers and Big Oil Are Not in Climate Denial, They Are in Control and Plan to Keep It That Way.
The Military, Big Bankers and Big Oil Are Not in Climate Denial, They Are in Control and Plan to Keep It That Way.
Capitalism, militarism and imperialism are disastrously intertwined with the fossil fuel economy.A globalized economy predicated on growth at any social or environmental costs, carbon dependent international trade, the limitless extraction of natural resources, and a view of...
Richard Moser
Why Trump Is So Dangerous
Why Trump Is So Dangerous
In this video essay, OCC examines the disaster of another Trump presidency and the implementation of Project 2025. In short, Trump will build a fossil fascist regime that would not only be catastrophic for oppressed people everywhere but also lock-in climate chaos for decades...
22 min
We Need a Plan for the Transition to Renewable Energy
We Need a Plan for the Transition to Renewable Energy
Radical societal transformation is inevitable; a plan could make a difference between catastrophe and progress.
David Fridley, Richard Heinberg
No, the Government Can’t Create Hurricanes
No, the Government Can’t Create Hurricanes
We've all heard the news about the recent hurricanes in the southeast. But the surprising part is the conspiracy theories that have arisen, implying that the government deliberately manufactured and deployed them. This is totally idiotic on so many levels, the primary level...
24 min
The Tragedy of Weaponized Hurricane Conspiracy Theories
The Tragedy of Weaponized Hurricane Conspiracy Theories
The tragedy of the theory that the U.S. government is manipulating hurricanes is that it redirects anti-establishment energy back towards support for the status quo.
Tim Hjersted
The Right to Remain Silent By Phil Brown
The Right to Remain Silent By Phil Brown
https://philbrownfilms.com The film covers the mass arrests of nearly 2000 peaceful protesters during the cop 15 in Copenhagen (environmental meeting), whilst following effected activists and discussing the wider ramifications of the growing trend around the world of...
33 min
Will There Ever Be a Criminal Trial for the People Wilfully Destroying Life on Earth?
Will There Ever Be a Criminal Trial for the People Wilfully Destroying Life on Earth?
Fossil fuel executives have funded a massive, 50-year-long campaign to lie to the American people, cloud the science, and buy off Republican politicians. Untold millions will die and suffer as a result, but will their ever be one iota of accountability?
Thom Hartmann
How To Steal An Election | Climate Town
How To Steal An Election | Climate Town
If youre looking for more information on what we could accomplish with the next climate-focused US Presidential term, check out the new and improved Evergreen Action Plan 2.0: https://evergreenaction.com/initiatives/a-bold-climate-plan-evergreen-action-plan-2
34 min
"On Thin Ice": Western Nations Crack Down on Climate Activists with Arrests & Jail Terms
"On Thin Ice": Western Nations Crack Down on Climate Activists with Arrests & Jail Terms
As the climate crisis continues to accelerate, wealthy governments in the West are clamping down on climate protest. According to a new report from Climate Rights International, demonstrators around the world are being arrested, charged, prosecuted and silenced, simply for...
20 min
What the News Won't Tell You about Climate Change | Hannah Ritchie, PhD
What the News Won't Tell You about Climate Change | Hannah Ritchie, PhD
"You can find examples of really big environmental problems that we've already solved. Climate change is solvable, argues Hannah Ritchie.
13 min
One Has To Die: The Earth or Capitalism
One Has To Die: The Earth or Capitalism
The Earths continued existence is an obstacle in the way of achieving 4% GDP growth every year. It has to go. - @tombombaddie
22 min
Under Poisoned Skies: Iraq's Toxic Oil Fields
Under Poisoned Skies: Iraq's Toxic Oil Fields (2024)
From the front line of climate change in Iraq, BBC News Arabic unmasks an invisible killer: air pollution, investigating a hidden epidemic of cancer and the deadly impact of oil production on children and the planet.
52 min
Militaries are Fueling the Climate Crisis | All Hail The Planet
Militaries are Fueling the Climate Crisis | All Hail The Planet
The impact of war is so much more than just the emissions from tanks, ships and warplanes - modern warfare has a devastating effect on people and the planet. So, what is the scale of planetary destruction wrought by militaries? And in a world where nations justify war on the...
30 min
Water is Love
Water is Love (2024)
What if, in the midst of global uncertainty and ecological distress, we chose to focus our attention on the ways people come togetheracross cultures and continentsto care for lifes most essential gift? "Water is Love" embodies this hope. Rooted in the power of shared humanity...
61 min
No Refuge: Cape Cod's Coastal Crisis
No Refuge: Cape Cod's Coastal Crisis (2024)
No Refuge tells the compelling story of how climate change fueled erosiontransformed the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge at Morris Island and threatens the greater Cape Cod region. The film features dramatic footage of the Monomoy refuge before and after the loss to erosion...
30 min
The Greatest Misinformation Campaign in History
The Greatest Misinformation Campaign in History
Big Oil has known for more than 50 years that fossil fuels pose a huge danger to the climate. They covered it up to keep raking in profits. It's one of the biggest corporate crimes in history.
16 min
Stop Being a Climate Change Doomer
Stop Being a Climate Change Doomer
Climate Change doesn't have to scare the Emojis out of you.
12 min
LAST CALL!
LAST CALL!
"Last Call!" is a cinematic examination of the question of who determines our future. The filmmakers Esther Petsche and Samuel Schlaefli accompany climate activists, climate researchers and artists during the historic UN climate conference "COP26" in Glasgow and document how...
Esther Petsche and Samuel Schlaefli
Frontier: The Story of the First Americans
Frontier: The Story of the First Americans (2019)
Having survived centuriesof genocide, NativeAmericans are now on the frontlines of the final struggle forplanetary survival. Thisfilm tells the untold storyofhistory's deadliestholocaust, and of an enduringresistanceto colonialdomination.
53 min
US Votes No On UN Ceasefire Resolution, Climate Summit Modest Success
US Votes No On UN Ceasefire Resolution, Climate Summit Modest Success
First Thought news from December 13, 2023.
7 min
Record 2,500 Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Descend on COP28 U.N. Climate Summit in Dubai
Record 2,500 Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Descend on COP28 U.N. Climate Summit in Dubai
This year, there are at least 2,456 lobbyists at COP28, the U.N. climate summit in Dubai nearly four times as many as last year from companies like Shell, Total and ExxonMobil. The lobbyists outnumber the delegations of every country other than Brazil and the United Arab...
15 min
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