H2oil animated sequences from Dale Hayward on Vimeo.

Watch TV and save Civilization!

VPOE member and co-founder, Jon Cooksey, has worked for 4 long years making a film called, How To Boil A Frog. Sept. 8 at 8:30 pm you can see this opus on Movie Central. http://tiny.cc/o8wts

Here’s the blurb: An eco-comedy (documentary feature film) that mixes rapid-fire humor with hard-hitting facts to show the consequences of overshoot: too many people using up too little planet, much too fast. Gives us an overview of our situation and 5 surprising ways that regular people like you and me can save civilization, while making our own lives better now.

Do yourself a favor and check it out.

How to Boil a Frog – eco-comedy
SNEAK PREVIEW – Don’t miss this focus group screening of the rough cut of the new eco-comedy, How to Boil a Frog.

Meet director, writer, Jon Cooksey, laugh, worry, and give us your opinion.
Q&A after the screening.

Wed. Sept. 23, 7pm – 9:30pm
Langara College – Room A130
100 West 49th Avenue
Vancouver, BC

Admission is free

Brought to you by: Vancouver Peak Oil, Village Vancouver, Langara College, and New City Institute

T-shirts will be for sale for those who have cash or check – You know you want one

Make friends, Make fun, Make trouble

BLUE NORTH FESTIVAL OF ART AND SUSTAINABLE CULTURE presents – How to save Civilization with a Movie – an eco-workshop with:

Teri Woods McArter – Co-Producer, How To Boil A Frog (documentary film by Jon Cooksey)
Rick Balfour- Architect, Urban Planner; Balfour and Assoc., Metro Vancouver Planning Coalition
Vandy Savage – Animation Supervisor, How to Boil a Frog; Communications Vancouver Peak Oil Executive

Join us for a FREE Illustrated lecture and discussion.

Get a sneak preview of the new film, How to Boil a Frog, created and produced on the North Shore. Get informed about strategies to transition into New Normal by building resilient communities from author, architect, urban planner, Rick Balfour. And find out how we won the People’s Choice Award for our 1 minute animated film teaser.

Date: Saturday, April 4th, 2009
Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am (registration onsite at 9:30am)
Location: John Braithwaite Community Centre – Anchor Room ground level
145 West 1st Street, North Vancouver

Cost: FREE

www.howtoboilafrog.com
www.plancanada.com

For more information visit: www.bluenorthfestival.ca

Terrific library of free short videos courtesy of the show brought to you by Metro Vancouver – check out their site!

During an interview with Thomas Friedman David Letterman launched into a rant about global warming and the lack of leadership needed to take action. Funny and earnest.

“We are dead meat,” said David Letterman last night in the midst of a lengthy rant on global warming. He blamed a lack of leadership over the last several decades. He also said he didn’t think that little steps like reusing party toothpicks or turning lawn clippings into mulch could possibly help.”

WATCH the clip: David Letterman on Huffington Post

VPO co-founder, Jon Cooksey, and friends, have produced a one minute animated tale of Lou, the frog. In this tale, Lou, after discovering that he is in hot water, figures out just why the water is hot. Yup, the earth is on fire. Can Lou save the day? Will our earth survive?

Check out our 1 minute animated film How To Boil A Frog. We’ve entered it into a Friends of the Earth film contest in the UK.  1800 frames of eco-animation created in a hectic 6 week sprint. We are feeling rather proud.

Chris Martenson’s short video on peak oil is probably the best, most thorough and concise explanation of peak oil I have seen posted on the web. A must see to anyone new to the subject!

A “must watch” 16-minute video that explains how
the U.S. government fuzzes the numbers about the economy.