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The art and music of our world’s predicament

The art and music of our world’s predicament

by Shaun Chamberlin | Jun 3, 2010 | All Posts, Climate Change, Cultural stories, Favourite posts, Philosophy, Reviews and recommendations

I got back from the Dark Mountain Project’s Uncivilisation festival a few days ago, and while I could write about many of the aspects of that stimulating week, one thread it really tugged on for me was the role – the critical importance – of the arts...
TTK’s Great Unleashing / Big Launch Party

TTK’s Great Unleashing / Big Launch Party

by Shaun Chamberlin | Apr 20, 2010 | All Posts, Favourite posts, Transition Movement

So the big day finally came and went, and glorious it was too. I’m still smiling from the wonderful energy of it all. Pause a moment to take in the brilliance of the TTK cake (TT Kake?) before clicking through to a peek at the many-splendoured event itself,...
Applied Philosophy

Applied Philosophy

by Shaun Chamberlin | Feb 23, 2010 | All Posts, Cultural stories, Favourite posts, Peak Oil, Philosophy, The Transition Timeline

Below the cut is the text of my latest article for the highly-recommended Resurgence magazine. They asked me to tell the story of my own personal journey thus far, and how I ended up doing what I do. Thanks to Resurgence for permission to reproduce it here (and on my...
Heroes and villains in Copenhagen, and beyond

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...
Interactive Carbon IQ Test, and real climate change solutions

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...
Carbon Offsetting, what’s it really about?

Carbon Offsetting, what’s it really about?

by Shaun Chamberlin | Dec 1, 2009 | All Posts, Climate Change, Cultural stories, Favourite posts

Off the back of taking part in CheatNeutral’s spoof chat show ‘Going Neutral’ at the Science Museum, this feels like the perfect time to take a look at the concept of carbon offsetting, the most recognised example of which is the planting of trees to...
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