Punk rock and permaculture

by Shaun Chamberlin | Jan 18, 2010 | All Posts, Cultural stories, Philosophy, Politics, Reviews and recommendations

I just stumbled across this documentary (English with Dutch subtitles) following the story of the 70s/80s punk band Crass. They are still living wholeheartedly by their Do It Yourself ethos and “There is no authority but yourself” philosophy. A recommended...

Heroes and villains in Copenhagen, and beyond

by Shaun Chamberlin | Jan 5, 2010 | All Posts, Climate Change, Cultural stories, Favourite posts, Politics

“Tell everybody waitin’ for SupermanThat they should try to hold on, best they can   He hasn’t dropped them,Forgot them,Or anything, It’s just too heavy for Superman to lift”   ~ The Flaming Lips   We’ve all seen...

Holyrood 350 interview

by Shaun Chamberlin | Dec 22, 2009 | All Posts, Climate Change, Cultural stories, Politics, Transition Movement

https://www.darkoptimism.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/09-09-10-Scottish-Parliament-Holyrood350.mp3 Above is a recording of a quick interview I gave immediately after speaking at the Scottish Parliament earlier this year, as part of the Holyrood 350...

David Attenborough on global population

by Shaun Chamberlin | Dec 14, 2009 | All Posts, Reviews and recommendations

I recommend David Attenborough’s excellent documentary How Many People Can Live on Planet Earth?, which can be viewed on BBC iPlayer here for the next four days on YouTube here. He observes that the human population has increased from 2.5 billion to nearly 7...

Interactive Carbon IQ Test, and real climate change solutions

by Shaun Chamberlin | Dec 7, 2009 | All Posts, Climate Change, Favourite posts, Peak Oil

The above ‘Carbon IQ test’ is an excellent way of exploring how much you know about the carbon cycle, and what that means for viable solutions to our climate challenge. Have a go at it before checking out the information...