— In this climate change video essay, I briefly analyze The Day After Tomorrow and why disaster movies and Cli-Fi in general matter for climate action. I look at how climate change is depicted in the science fiction genre, and how we might come to use it to raise awareness about environmental issues. — —…
Fracking: Why the Sudden Boom?
— This environmental video essay provides a brief explanation and overview of fracking. Specifically, I look at how fracking works, why it’s become so prevalent in the last 15 years, and why there’s been such a large backlash against it. In short, it’s fracking, explained. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:00 [Music] 00:04…
The Carbon Footprint of Superheroes
— I threw together a video displaying the carbon footprints of Iron Man, Batman, Spiderman, and Swamp Thing using the research and data from Miles Traer’s “The Carbon Footprint of Superheroes” — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: This video has no transcript. — This post was previously published on YouTube. — Photo credit: Screenshot…
Neoliberalism: How the Environment Got Political
— A brief look at why the environment has become such a partisan issue since the 1970s. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:00 the great question of the seventies is 00:02 shall we surrender to our surroundings 00:05 work shall we make our peace with nature 00:09 and begin to make reparations for…
The Good Dinosaur: Pixar’s Natural Landscapes
— A brief analysis of the natural landscapes of Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur. Specifically, I take a look at how and why they generated such realistic terrain. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:02 [Music] 00:04 with their impeccable storytelling and 00:07 emotionally complex characters Pixar’s 00:09 come to dominate the animated feature 00:11…
What is Permaculture? (And Why Should I Care?)
— 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. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:00 [Music] 00:00 Oh 00:00 [Music] 00:19 did you happen to pick up a…
A Brief Environmental Video Essay that Analyzes Fleet Foxes’ Songs
How Robin Pecknold and Fleet Foxes create a nostalgic and pastoral sound in their last three albums.
How Robin Pecknold and Fleet Foxes create a nostalgic and pastoral sound in their last three albums.
Grizzly Man: Werner Herzog’s Vile Nature
— A brief analysis of how Werner Herzog manipulates Timothy Treadwell’s footage in the documentary film, Grizzly Man, to assert his chaotic vision of the natural world. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:00 [Music] 00:04 werner herzog has long been drawn to the 00:07 fringes of the world since the 1960s 00:10 he’s…
Climate Change in Trumpland
— A brief look at Trump’s (anti) environmental actions during his first 100 days in office. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:02 it’s been over 100 days since Trump has 00:06 moved into the Oval Office since then 00:08 he’s been busy signing a slew of 00:10 executive orders among which was in…
Why the People’s Climate March Means Hope
— A quick look at the history of the environmental movement in order to understand why the People’s Climate Movement means hope for progressive climate action. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:00 [Music] 00:02 people’s climate March is this Saturday 00:05 in Washington DC to anything like it’s 00:08 2014 predecessor in New…
Brave Wilderness: Wildlife Gone Viral
— A quick look at how Brave Wilderness has managed to become the Animal Planet of YouTube. It uses strong titles and the shocking imagery of bullet ant bites and bloodsucking leeches in order to educate views on wonders of the animal kingdom. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:00 and I’m about to…
Louis Comfort Tiffany: Nature Through Glass
— A quick analysis of how Louis Comfort Tiffany depicts nature in in his stained glass window Autumn Landscape, The River of Life. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:00 [Music] 00:03 Louis Comfort Tiffany although his name 00:06 might not be well known outside of art 00:09 historian circles his artistic legacy 00:11…
How to Avoid Cultural Appropriation in Food
— A quick look at how we might be able to avoid cultural appropriation when appreciating and eating food. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:00 [Music] 00:03 cultural appropriation has been a hot 00:06 topic for the past couple of years but a 00:08 lot of the dialogue about it has been 00:10…
National Parks: A Violent Wilderness
— In this video, I take a brief look at the dispossession of Native American lands and the creation of Glacier and Yosemite National Parks. Through these two parks I analyze the often overlooked colonial history of National Parks. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:04 growing up my family never went to 00:07…
Blair Witch Project: The Horror of Woods
— An analysis of the two main representations of woods in the Blair Witch Project. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:04 if you’ve ever walked through the woods 00:07 at night you know the feeling there’s no 00:09 escaping it your eyes constantly screen 00:12 to check a little further into the 00:14…
Greenwashing: A Fiji Water Story
— In this environmental video essay, I take a quick look at greenwashing using Fiji Water’s marketing campaign as a case study. I explore why green products are not necessarily as eco-friendly as their packaging suggests. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:04 Walk into any grocery store, and you’re bound to see it…