Our Changing ClimateA quick look at the concepts of Permaculture. I try to define what it is, and then get at why Permaculture is important for a world that is facing a rapidly changing climate.
What is Permaculture? (And Why Should I Care?)Our Changing Climate2017-06-09 | A quick look at the concepts of Permaculture. I try to define what it is, and then get at why Permaculture is important for a world that is facing a rapidly changing climate.
In this Our Changing Climate video essay, I look at the looming threat of species extinction and biodiversity collapse. Specifically, I uncover the extent of the sixth mass extinction. What it is and how bad it's happening. Then, I work through the key drivers of the acceleration of species die-offs across the planet. I look at how climate change and land use change (read: deforestation) have destructive consequences for the biodiversity climate. Finally, the video dives into the capitalist forces driving this mass extinction event.
Further Reading and Resources: https://www.notion.so/ourchangingclimate/Sixth-Extinction-Resources-7cd28be1891447f78725f344a088b472?pvs=4 _______________________
I also use Epidemic Sound for some of my music: http://epidemicsound.com/creator Some visuals courtesy of Getty Images _______________________
Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:29 - A Simmering Catastrophe 5:26 - What Is the Sixth Mass Extinction? 9:22 - Why Is Everything Dying? 13:10 - What Is Really at the Root of Extinction? 18:38 - How to Stop the Sixth Mass Extinction 23:29 - Sign up for Nebula 23:57 - Sponsored Message
Correction: 0:34 - The introduction of invasive species, which out-competed the Dodo for food and ate smaller Dodos, were a major factor in the bird's demise. _______________________
_______________________ #extinction #biodiversity #socialismEnvironmentalism has a long history of white supremacyOur Changing Climate2023-06-17 | The history of environmentalism is tainted with white supremacy. #shorts #climatechange #socialism #climatecrisis
In this Our Changing Climate video essay, I look at the horrors of the cobalt supply chain fueling the electric car and renewable revolution. Specifically, I zero in on cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo in under to uncover what exactly it takes to bring modern batteries to life. The conditions in the Democratic Republic of Congo are dismal and are fueled by a long history of colonial plunder and imperialism. To forge an environmentally ethical world that avoids the worst of climate change, we cannot turn a blind eye.
I also use Epidemic Sound for some of my music: http://epidemicsound.com/creator Some visuals courtesy of Getty Images _______________________
Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:14 - The Scars of Colonialism 5:13 - The Mines of the DRC 9:39 - Exploitation of the DRC 15:26 - The Toll of Cobalt 19:26 - Do Companies Care? 16:31 - Sign up for Ground News 22:40 - How Do We Build a Just Zero-Carbon World? 25:00 - Sponsored Message _______________________
_______________________ #electriccars #cobalt #renewableenergyEnvironmentalism has a long history of white supremacyOur Changing Climate2023-05-30 | The far-right is stealing the climate movement. #shorts #climatechange #socialism #climatecrisis
In this Our Changing Climate video essay, I take a brief look at China's climate responsibility. Specifically, I dig into whether or not China is the primary driver of climate change, or whether they are trying to build a zero-carbon future. When it comes to China, a country of more than 1.4 billion people, nothing is simple. Especially when it comes to climate change. China is home to massive coal production, but also massive renewables production. This video tries to figure out exactly what role China is playing on the global climate action stage.
I also use Epidemic Sound for some of my music: http://epidemicsound.com/creator Some visuals courtesy of Getty Images _______________________
Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:23 - China's Economy 4:00 - Cumulative Emissions 5:48 - Current Emissions 9:49 - What's China Doing About Climate Change 14:11 - Is China an Example or a Warning? 16:31 - Sign up for Ground News _______________________
In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at the importance of speculative climate fiction, sci-fi, and utopias for political movements. Specifically, I look at various short stories, films, and books that introduce us to worlds beyond capitalism, that have, in their own way addressed our ecological and climate crisis.
I also use Epidemic Sound for some of my music: http://epidemicsound.com/creator Some visuals courtesy of Getty Images _______________________ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:49 - Should We Dream of the Future? 5:09 - Visions of the Future 16:29 - Building Futures _______________________ Check out other Climate YouTubers:
#climatechange #sciencefiction #arthow to expand your window of tolerance #climateanxiety #climatecrisis #anxiety #mentalhealthOur Changing Climate2023-03-31 | ...we need internal activism. #climatechange #climatecrisis #socialism #globalwarming #anxiety #climateOur Changing Climate2023-03-28 | ...#climatechange #globalwarming #politics #protest #fascism #sabotage #climatecrisis #socialismOur Changing Climate2023-03-25 | ...What It Really Takes To Save the PlanetOur Changing Climate2023-03-10 | Compare news coverage and spot bias by downloading the free Ground News app at https://ground.news/occ Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: go.nebula.tv/occ Watch my exclusive video on how to take effective climate action: nebula.tv/videos/occ-how-we-can-take-effective-climate-action-right-now
In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at what it really takes to save the planet. Specifically, I look at the role of fossil fuel infrastructure sabotage in the climate movement. I weigh whether property destruction and sabotage are useful strategies for the broader climate action movement. The video lends some historical context to a possible climate sabotage wing and examines the radical flank effect.
I also use Epidemic Sound for some of my music: http://epidemicsound.com/creator Some visuals courtesy of Getty Images _______________________ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:55 - What Is Violence? 8:21 - The Radical Flank 11:38 - The Backlash 16:22 - What's the Role of a Radical Climate Wing? 18:43 - Sign up for Ground News _______________________
In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at the rise of fossil fascism and ecofascism on the far right. As the world gets warmer and fossil fuels become increasingly untenable there are now glimpses of two trends within the far right that are a reaction to climate change. Ecofascism and fossil fascism.
I also use Epidemic Sound for some of my music: http://epidemicsound.com/creator Some visuals courtesy of Getty Images _______________________ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:23 - What is Fascism? 6:09 - The Specter of Fossil Fascism 11:51 - The Specter of Ecofascism 18:14 - What We Shouldn't Be Doing 19:56 - Snuffing the Flames of Fascism 21:54 - Support OCC
Further Reading and Resources: https://www.notion.so/Fossil-Fascism-Resources-f8f81afe609b455dab491695b0c55710
#climatechange #fascism #politicsWhy Overpopulation is Actually a ProblemOur Changing Climate2023-01-13 | Watch 20+ bonus OCC videos, and support OCC by signing up for Nebula: go.nebula.tv/occ
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In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at why the myth of overpopulation is actually a problem. Specifically, I look at how overpopulation is leading to dangerous conclusions both on the right and the left. On the right, it's leading to conclusions of population control, murder, and ethnic cleansing. On the left, it manifests as birth control access, but is still couched in the ideas of population control. Overpopulation is ultimately a myth that at best distracts from the needed work of climate action, and at worst leads to violence.
Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:17 - A Brief History of Overpopulation 5:31 - Overpopulation for the Right 12:19 - Overpopulation for the Left 17:00 - The Reality of "Overpopulation" 19:57 - Paths Towards a Zero-Carbon World 22:35 - Brilliant Sponsorship
I use Epidemic Sound for some of my music: http://epidemicsound.com/creator Some visuals courtesy of Getty Images _______________________
Further Reading and Resources: https://fascinated-soccer-ac0.notion.site/Overpopulation-c16ae5674dc8495b82f93166e36d1965
In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at why we need a war on capitalist Christmas. Specifically, I look at the history of how capitalism stole Christmas, and how we might be able to steal it back. Christmas wasn't always a holiday of private gift-giving, it used to be based in public revelry and the reversal of power. Capitalism has since transformed the holiday into one based on the accumulation of material goods. This needs to change.
Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:45 - A Modern Christmas 4:27 - How the Rich Stole Christmas 10:16 - How Capitalism Stole Christmas 13:15 - The Toll of a Capitalist Christmas 19:08 - Get access to my bonus content
I use Epidemic Sound for some of my music: http://epidemicsound.com/creator Some visuals courtesy of Getty Images _______________________
Further Reading and Resources: https://fascinated-soccer-ac0.notion.site/War-on-Christmas-Resources-3fb6e86f29844902a925160c5bc00cdf
In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at climate hypocrisy and carbon guilt. Specifically, I dig into why I don't care about your flight emissions, and how our attention to individual carbon footprints and worries about being seen as hypocritical distract from the task of dismantling the fossil fuel industry. Indeed, the fossil fuel industry and pundits allied with oil and gas wield the negativity of hypocrisy to stymie climate movements and fracture power. In short climate hypocrisy and carbon guilt individualizes a crisis that can only be tackled collectively.
Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:27 - The Shape of Hypocrisy 5:33 - How the Fossil Fuel Industry Wields Blame 10:58 - The Burden of Shame & Why I Don't Care If You Fly 15:19 - Breaking Away From Hypocrisy 17:24 - Building a Durable Climate Revolution 20:39 - More OCC videos with Nebula/CuriosityStream Bundle
Certain footage and images courtesy of Getty Images I use Epidemic Sound for some of my music: http://epidemicsound.com/creator _______________________
Further Reading and Resources: https://fascinated-soccer-ac0.notion.site/Carbon-Hypocrisy-c99217f86a694c2280a5b233fbdd079a
In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at how you can fight climate anxiety. Specifically, I look at the root causes of eco-anxiety and climate anxiety, why climate anxiety might only become more prevalent, and then offer up some ideas on how to cope and move through eco and climate anxiety.
Climate anxiety resources you might find helpful : 1. If you or someone you know is thinking about harming themselves, please reach out for help. You can reach the US National Suicide hotline 24/7 at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or visit this link for a list of international suicide hotlines: suicidestop.com/call_a_hotline.html 2. Climate Cafes: http://climatechangecafe.org 3. Good Grief Network: goodgriefnetwork.org 4. Some US and International Climate Justice Organizations you could join: climatejusticealliance.org/members-of-the-alliance 5. Gen Dread Newsletter: gendread.substack.com 6. For more exhaustive resources: www.climateandmind.org 7. For the readings and sources I used for this video: https://fascinated-soccer-ac0.notion.site/Climate-Anxiety-Resources-b9d75a1816794041b8f3405586edd867
Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:22 - What is Climate Anxiety 5:02 - Why Are We Climate Anxious? 9:00 - Is This Really An Individual Problem? 12:29 - Internal Activism 16:51 - External Activism 19:23 - Living With Climate Anxiety 20:20 - Sign up for CuriosityStream and Nebula
In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at how the rich really cause climate change. Specifically, I look at how the focus on the richest people in the world's consumption habits (i.e. our obsession with Taylor Swift's jet emissions) distracts us from how they make their money in the first place. It is through their control and power over production that the rich drive emissions through the roof in pursuit of profits. In order to understand the climate crisis, in order to understand what's driving the climate crisis, we need to look beyond individual footprints and toward the point of production. It is here where the rampant emissions stem from. At the point of production, a handful of individuals make choices that have dire ramifications for billions and dark consequences for the environment.
Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:58 - How We Talk About Inequality and Climate Change 4:34 - The Inequality Behind It All 7:03 - How the Rich Really Cause Climate Change 10:50 - The Vicious Cycle 12:51 - Climate Action Without Class 15:02 - Controlling Production 18:02 - Sponsored by Nebula and CuriosityStream
I use Epidemic Sound for some of my music: http://epidemicsound.com/creator Certain images and footage courtesy of Getty Images _______________________ Further Reading and Resources: https://fascinated-soccer-ac0.notion.site/Inequality-Resources-ab850a13fa56432dabaa40e13c0620cf
#capitalism #socialism #climatechangeHow We REALLY Stop Fast FashionOur Changing Climate2022-08-26 | Fashion is killing us. Support OCC by signing up for Nebula and get 20+ bonus, ad-free videos: go.nebula.tv/occ Go to brilliant.org/occ to get started for free! The first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription.
In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at why fast fashion must end. Specifically, I look at the horrors of both worker and planetary exploitation of the fashion industry. The history of fashion parallels that of industrial capitalism. The pollution and worker exploitation of 18th and 19th-century textile mills and factories have just been upgraded and exported to the 21st century. Today with brands like ASOS, Shein, and H&M fashion has turned fast fashion into ultra-fast fashion with extremely quick turnarounds and daily style releases crushing workers in the imperial periphery and pumping emissions into the atmosphere. The current state of the fashion industry is destroying our planet and our very lives.
Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - A People's History of Fashion 4:24 - From Clothes to Fast Fashion 6:25 - Fast Fashion's Reign 10:41 - The Planetary Cost of Fast Fashion 13:13 - How We End Fast Fashion 15:14 - Future Fashion 17:16 - Brilliant Sponsorship 18:47 - Outro
I use Epidemic Sound for some of my music: http://epidemicsound.com/creator Certain images and footage courtesy of Getty Images _______________________ Further Reading and Resources: https://fascinated-soccer-ac0.notion.site/Fashion-Resources-8da76950f80447d7895ed6b81b932f86
#fastfashion #fashion #climatechangeWhy the Suburbs Are Terrible for Us (and the Planet)Our Changing Climate2022-08-05 | Support OCC and get 20+ bonus videos by signing up for Nebula using this link: go.nebula.tv/occ
In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at why the suburbs are so terrible for people and the planet. Specifically, I look at the racist history of the suburbs in the United States in order to understand how the suburbs came about. The suburbs have a dark history of white supremacy and settler colonialism that suburbanites still wrestle with today. Suburban design, a result of white flight and fear of the perceived ills of the city, locked in a way of living and a way of moving about the landscape that is incompatible with the environment. The suburban lifestyle is not sustainable, both in terms of our well-being and our planet.
Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:38 - Settler-Colonial Roots 5:57 - How Racism Made the Suburbs 10:06 - Suburbia's Environmental Destruction 12:28 - Building for the Planet and People 15:15 - Check Out the Nebula Companion Video 17:44 - What To Watch Next
In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at why disaster capitalism exists and how it works. Specifically, I dive into the core principles behind disaster capitalism-- how crises are exploited to pass neoliberal policies, turn a profit, and privatize land and resources previously held in common. But I also dive into how climate change and the climate crisis are a gold mine for disaster capitalism. Not only does capitalism destabilize communities on the frontlines of climate change and climate disasters, but it also capitalizes on the destruction of these natural disasters, further entrenching free-market capitalist ideas and policies. Capitalism is fueling climate change as well as profiting and exploiting the wreckage it leaves in its wake.
Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:03 - What Is Disaster Capitalism? 4:01 - A History Of Disaster 8:18 - Capitalism Loves the Climate Crisis 12:42 - Towards a Collective Response 15:27 - CuriosityStream and Nebula Sponsor Spot
I use Epidemic Sound for some of my music: http://epidemicsound.com/creator Certain images and footage courtesy of Getty Images _______________________ Further Reading and Resources: https://fascinated-soccer-ac0.notion.site/Disaster-Capitalism-Resources-ab410eab6e2343ce91a696e27120db86
#books #GND #OCC #ShortsWhy Work Is Killing Us (and the Planet)Our Changing Climate2022-06-03 | Work is killing us and the planet. Get 20+ ad-free, bonus OCC videos and support the channel by signing up for Nebula: go.nebula.tv/occ Check out the full-length companion video on Capitalism's biggest gamble here: https://nebula.app/videos/occ-capitalisms-biggest-gamble
In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at why work is killing us and the planet. Specifically, I unpack how wage work under capitalism is inherently a system of exploitation of people and planet. In order to truly forge a zero-carbon world, we must do away with wage work and transform our relationship with work. Culturally, economically, and politically we are forced to work the majority of our lives, often in meaningless positions or doing environmentally destructive tasks. The end of work might start with something like the four-day work week, but it must go farther into establishing a world wherein we don’t have to work to survive but instead work for pleasure.
Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:25 - What Does "Work" Mean? 3:26 - Work Defines Our Lives 7:25 - Meaningless Work 10:40 - What Happens When We Don't Work? 13:11 - Abolishing Work 16:27 - CuriosityStream and Nebula Sponsorship
I use Epidemic Sound for some of my music: http://epidemicsound.com/creator _______________________ Further Reading and Resources: https://fascinated-soccer-ac0.notion.site/Work-Resources-1684144d29014bf6ba9299cd92466293
#antiwork #work #capitalismMy Favorite Cli-Fi Book #shortsOur Changing Climate2022-05-27 | The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson does a great job envisioning the struggles the next 30 years will hold when facing the climate crisis. Definitely worth a read.
#books #climatechange #OCC #ShortsYou Should Go Read This Book #shortsOur Changing Climate2022-05-18 | All We Can Save is a collection of essays that really gives you some good perspective on a wide range of areas within the climate movement!
#books #climatechange #OCC #ShortsThis Book is Essential Reading #shortsOur Changing Climate2022-05-14 | Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass is the book that I recommend to everyone!
#books #climatechange #OCC #ShortsHow I Make OCC Videos (Part 15) #shortsOur Changing Climate2022-05-12 | Part fifteen of a behind-the-scenes look at how I make Our Changing Climate videos!
#BTS #HowTo #OCC #ShortsCan Seaweed Save the Planet?Our Changing Climate2022-05-06 | Can seaweed save us? Support OCC and get 20+ bonus, ad-free videos by signing up for Nebula: go.nebula.tv/occ Check out the extended edition of this video: https://nebula.app/videos/occ-can-this-organism-save-the-planet
In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at whether seaweed and kelp farming can save the planet and curb emissions like its promoters say seaweed does. Seaweed farming has existed for centuries but it only recently has come into the spotlight in the imperial core for its potential to grow food and animal feed as well as suck thousands of tons of carbon dioxide and emissions out of the air. Seaweed farming could be an essential tool in mitigating emissions and drawing down millions of tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and back into the earth.
Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:55 - The Basics of Seaweed Farming 2:59 - The Promise of Seaweed 6:06 - The Perils of Seaweed 7:59 - A World of Seaweed 9:25 - Nebula and CuriosityStream Ad 11:55 - Outro
I use Epidemic Sound for some of my music: http://epidemicsound.com/creator Some images and video supplied by Getty Images _______________________ Further Reading and Resources: https://fascinated-soccer-ac0.notion.site/Seaweed-Farming-Resources-db1b9f49b4ee4eb39b57d1d304b6a8e2
#seaweed #ocean #climatechangeYou Need To Read This Book #shortsOur Changing Climate2022-05-04 | Naomi Klein's This Changes Everything was a formative book for me, I highly recommend reading it!
#books #GND #OCC #ShortsHow I Make OCC Videos (Part 14) #shortsOur Changing Climate2022-05-02 | Part fourteen of a behind-the-scenes look at how I make Our Changing Climate videos!
#BTS #HowTo #OCC #ShortsWhats On My Bookshelf? #shortsOur Changing Climate2022-04-29 | If you're looking for a book about climate change and ecosocialism, I highly. recommend checking out Max Ajl's A People's Green New Deal.
#books #GND #OCC #ShortsHow I Make OCC Videos (Part 13) #shortsOur Changing Climate2022-04-27 | Part thirteen of a behind-the-scenes look at how I make Our Changing Climate videos!
#BTS #HowTo #OCC #ShortsHow I Make OCC Videos (Part 12) #shortsOur Changing Climate2022-04-24 | Part twelve of a behind-the-scenes look at how I make Our Changing Climate videos!
#BTS #HowTo #OCC #ShortsHow Earth Day Lost Its Way #shortsOur Changing Climate2022-04-22 | In this Our Changing Climate climate change video short, I look at how Earth Day has been co-opted by corporate interests ultimately watering down the original goals and messages of Earth Day.
I use Epidemic Sound for some of my music: http://epidemicsound.com/creator _______________________ #earthday #climatechange #shortsHow We Can Build A Solarpunk Future Right Now (ft. @Andrewism)Our Changing Climate2022-04-20 | How we build a Solarpunk future, explained. Support OCC and get 20+ bonus, ad-free videos by signing up for Nebula: go.nebula.tv/occ
In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at ways in which we can build a Solarpunk future right now. Solarpunk envisions a world in which nature and humanity are seamlessly intertwined, and it does this through a combination of low and high-tech stools as well as political ideologies that center on justice and the environment. Solarpunk solutions might look like Earthships which are already being constructed around the world with hand tools and human ingenuity. Earthships employ many principles of design that lend well to a Solarpunk world. Earthships are generally made from recycled materials and are rammed full of packed dirt local to the area. The Earthship takes advantage of the sun and the wind through passive heating and cooling as well as solar panels, it collects rainwater, and incorporates nature into the house through indoor greenhouses that connect the Earthship dweller with nature as well as provide resilience. There are also Solarpunk solutions readily available right now for transportation. That comes in the form of sailing in the form 21st century. Sailing is a Solarpunk solution because its ties our economy and our materials to the rhythms of the sea and of nature. Ultimately Solarpunk envisions a world that might be slower, but more intentional. One that ties humanity closely to the natural world. Luckily we already have many Solarpunk tools to create that future at our disposal today.
Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:24 - A Word On Technology 3:30 - Earthships 6:49 - Sailing for the 21st Century 10:00 - What's Holding Us Back? 10:57 - Check Out Andrewism's Video! 12:21 - Support OCC on Patreon
Further Reading and Resources: https://fascinated-soccer-ac0.notion.site/Solarpunk-Solutions-Resources-e0bfeb7019364bcca6686e0e84268697
#Solarpunk #Earthship #ClimateChnageHow I Make OCC Videos (Part 11) #shortsOur Changing Climate2022-04-12 | Part eleven of a behind-the-scenes look at how I make Our Changing Climate videos!
#BTS #HowTo #OCC #ShortsWhy Electric Cars Wont Save UsOur Changing Climate2022-04-08 | Electric cars won't save us. Support OCC and get 20+ bonus, ad-free videos by signing up for Nebula: go.nebula.tv/occ
In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at why electric cars won't save us. Specifically, I unpack why electric cars still have emissions tied to them as well as solidify imperialist extraction in the global south. That being said, electric cars are still much better for the planet and for people than gas-powered, fossil fuel-guzzling cars. My question, however, is whether completely replacing gas cars with electric cars is a justice-oriented answer to the climate crisis. To that, I offer up free and electrified public transportation like trams and buses as an alternative that would expand access to cities, especially for low-income people, and minimize our material footprint. Public transportation is essential to creating an ethical and ecologically focused future.
Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:41 - Are Electric Cars the Answer? 5:27 - What Should We Do Instead? 6:33 - Car-less Transportation 9:51 - Towards a Car-less World 11:24 - Nebula and CuriosityStream Ad Spot 13:48 - Outro
Further Reading and Research: https://fascinated-soccer-ac0.notion.site/Electric-Cars-Resources-04cb8f7ce18b4b6dbaab40e09567a614
#ElectricCars #PublicTransportation #ClimateChangeHow I Make OCC Videos (Part 10) #shortsOur Changing Climate2022-04-04 | Part ten of a behind-the-scenes look at how I make Our Changing Climate videos!
#BTS #HowTo #OCC #ShortsThe Amazon Rainforest Is Dying #shortsOur Changing Climate2022-04-01 | In this Our Changing Climate climate change video short, I briefly look at how the Amazon rainforest is losing its resilience to extreme weather.
#amazon #deforestation #climatechangeHow I Make OCC Videos (Part 9) #shortsOur Changing Climate2022-03-30 | Part nine of a behind-the-scenes look at how I make Our Changing Climate videos!