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Movies! Fear and the coming collapse of civilization: Paul Gilding OR Peter Diamandis: Abundance is our future at TED2012

http://www.ted.com/talks/paul_gilding_the_earth_is_full.html

Paul Gilding starts his TEDTalk with four words that say almost everything: “The Earth is full.” It’s a terrifying concept. Have we really strained, mined and otherwise depleted the planet’s resources to the point where social collapse is inevitable? Gilding believes we have, and he launches into a defense of that notion.

OR

http://www.ted.com/talks/peter_diamandis_abundance_is_our_future.html

Peter Diamandis: Abundance is our future

what you think?

AND

What is Peak Oil?


http://www.clubofrome.org/flash/peak_oil.html

AND


Who Killed Economic Growth?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQqDS9wGsxQ

Richard Heinberg propose a startling diagnosis: humanity has reached a fundamental turning point in its economic history. The expansionary trajectory of industrial civilization is colliding with non-negotiable natural limits.


AND


Change the course of history!
http://youtu.be/M_yaZZTpis0
100 years after the sinking of the TITANIC: Help us change the course of history before it is too late!


AND



300 Years of FOSSIL FUELS in 300 Seconds




http://youtu.be/cJ-J91SwP8w


Fossil fuels have powered human growth and ingenuity for centuries. Now that we're reaching the end of cheap and abundant oil and coal supplies, we're in for an exciting ride. While there's a real risk that we'll fall off a cliff, there's still time to control our transition to a post-carbon future.
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