Climate Videos

Carlisle Climate Action is pleased to share special videos that enlighten us about the climate crisis in ways that are not possible with text and static pictures alone.

The Methane Time Bomb is Ticking

A startling new press release from the National Science Foundation is titled "Methane Releases From Arctic Shelf May Be Much Larger and Faster Than Anticipated." Methane, which traps 30 times as much heat as CO2, is at its highest Arctic concentration in 400,000 years. The lead author, Natalia Shakhova, explains the new findings in this video: (3/06/10)

Is the US 'out of the running' for a clean energy economy?

A new report from the Center for American Progress makes the case that the US may already be out of the running in the race to build a clean energy economy. We're lagging far behind industry leaders like China, Germany, and Spain (3/05/10).

Climate Patriots: A Military Perspective

The Pew Project on National Security, Energy, and Climate conducted a series of interviews to provide a military perspective on energy, climate change and American national security. The result are seen in this short video titled Climate Patriots (2/23/10).

A Slick Big Oil Video from LCV

The League of Conservation Voters has an entertaining new video showing how the oil industry funds anti-clean energy smear campaigns (1/8/10).

The Story of Cap and Trade

Annie Leonard, whose wry and informative "Story of Stuff" video has earned legions of fans worldwide, has a new video that presents cap and trade as a scam instead of as a workable, market-based solution to the climate crisis. Dave Roberts on Grist offers a different perspective. Watch, read, and decide for yourself (12/4/09).

NRDC: Ocean Acidification

The NRDC has produced a video narrated by Sigourney Weaver about ocean acidification, the other climate problem that we hear far too little about (10/19/09).

TEDtalks: Time Lapse Sequence of Ice Loss

Photographer James Balog gave a TEDtalks lecture with stunning, new time-lapse image sequences that show glaciers retreating at an astounding rate (10/19/09).

Artist as Citizen: Burning Embers Climate Art Competition

Artist as Citizen encourages art students towards pragmatic social engagement, asking them to confront issues that directly impact American society and their own lives. They recently sponsored a competition in which art students were asked to visually represent their responses to the climate crisis. See all the finalists here (10/19/09).