Category Archives: Video

This is the future. Make of it what you will.

Posted on May 23, 2013 by mrchumpy

  The world is changing. We are a global community, a collective Hive Mind. We share ideas, beliefs and together become more than the individual. We live in a time where the voice of one can be heard by the … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Speech Ever Made

Posted on May 15, 2013 by mrchumpy

The years ahead will test men’s souls. As climate change takes root and we reach the limits of economic growth, we will feel stress and may think to take from others to maintain ourselves. But this is not our true … Continue reading →

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Do the Math – the movie!

Posted on April 24, 2013 by mrchumpy

Last November Sarah and I attended the Do the Math tour when it came to Boston. While we enjoyed the event in its own right, what was most inspiring was the realization that we were in a room with thousands of other people fired up to attack climate … Continue reading →

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Feeding Frenzy

Posted on April 12, 2013 by mrchumpy

Here’s a simple truth: in the Western world we take our food for granted. We have little idea where it comes from, and we always assume that supermarket shelves will be stocked with delicious, affordable eats. But what if our … Continue reading →

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Climate Talk – Saul and Laura, 2/1/13

Posted on April 2, 2013 by mrchumpy

So who are these people? I met Saul and Laura about a decade ago through a mutual acquaintance, when they were living together as roommates. Back then they were were just friends, but after a few years and myriad other living arrangements … Continue reading →

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Stocks likely to crater from here

Posted on March 28, 2013 by mrchumpy

While this site focuses primarily on climate change, the problem is so interwoven with the machinery of the global economy that I end up absorbing a lot of economic information as a byproduct. Lately this financial chatter has been particularly hair-raising, and … Continue reading →

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Reverse climate change with mobile desert meat!

Posted on March 22, 2013 by mrchumpy

  Deserts suck. Sure they’re beautiful in their way, and their brutal austerity holds a certain fascination for the Western observer. But mostly, deserts suck…they’re barren wastelands hostile to life. Somewhere deep in our bones we long for land that … Continue reading →

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Tipping Time Bomb

Posted on March 19, 2013 by mrchumpy

To me, the scariest thing about climate change is that it will soon move beyond our control. That’s because as the Earth warms, we cross a “tipping points” after which climate change becomes self reinforcing. Trapped greenhouse gases will be … Continue reading →

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Greedy Lying Bastards

Posted on March 13, 2013 by mrchumpy

Last week I was pleased to get an advance screening of the new documentary Greedy Lying Bastards, which details the connections between American corporations and the denial of climate change science. If you’re unaware that corporate douchebags have been peddling denial … Continue reading →

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Asteroid roundup

Posted on March 8, 2013 by mrchumpy

Last month the world was captivated by eye-popping footage of the Chelyabinsk meteor as it streaked across the sky in Russia’s Ural region. Humanity was lucky that the meteor detonated high above the earth’s surface, as the explosion was 30 … Continue reading →

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