How to Boil a Frog trailer.mov

This is the trailer for "How to Boil a Frog", an eco-comedy that shows the consequences of overshoot: too many people using up too little planet. An everyman dad gives us the scoop on the imminent end of the world as we know it, and five surprising ways we can save civilization.

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[howtoboilafrog]

@inginuity So glad you and your daughter are getting out there in the dirt. She's so lucky to have you. Jon

[NewLeafEntertainment]

Such an important film.

[ThePerfectPlex]

This film is both informative and incredible. Well worth the purchase. 

[howtoboilafrog]

@dakota90994 My pleasure. We've all gotta talk it through to figure out what the right stuff is to do. Thanks for your comments! Jon

[dakota90994]

@howtoboilafrog you bring up a lot of good points and it was about time that i could talk to someone about my point of view without them blowing up and saying that im stupid and all of that. so i just wanted to say than you for your time.

[howtoboilafrog]

@dakota90994 Couldn't have said it better myself.

[howtoboilafrog]

@dakota90994 Beyond that, of course, is the challenge of food security. As oil declines, industrial agriculture will stop working, and food-growing won't be done by 3% of the population anymore - so building infrastructure for urban agriculture, while we still have the oil to do it, is also crucial.

[howtoboilafrog]

@dakota90994 The challenge is moving the economy from crazy/destructive/useless stuff to work that creates stable, resilient communities that can run on a lot less energy. From that POV, coal-fired plants are insane - distributed renewable energy is where to invest our money. Also putting up electric wires over roads for trams, for instance, rather than expensive subways - and how about building the trams and streetcars locally?

[howtoboilafrog]

@dakota90994 You bring up an important issue - figuring out a way to have an economy that's consistent with not destroying the planet - and it's complicated by the fact that there are other systemic problems (particularly peak oil) happening that are going to destabilize the economic system more than it already has been. The best thinking is called "steady-state" economics, where the economy doesn't have to grow to avoid collapse.

[dakota90994]

@howtoboilafrog and also i do think it is wrong that they are doing it in BC, one of the most beautiful places on earth and killing the wildlife there, b/c if they start killing the wildlife then the food chain will go out of wack and end up screwing us over in the long run in turms of food.