Peak Oil Hits / Transition Begins

Peak Oil to date has been a concept and something very hard to pin down due to the possibility of new resources being discovered. 
No longer. 
According to Chelsea Green and The Oil Drum, concept is now a reality, and now is the time to start living in the real world. 

‘This energy transition can happen gracefully with [...]

Where Oh Where is T.W.O.?

Alive – but busy on other projects.
I have a body of work to get out there via this site that scares even me but all in good time. I dont believe things happen when they are supposed to. Not having the time or state of mind to get it done is just painfully annoying but [...]

What if we are wrong…??

No seriously. Its a pretty valid question.
What if every assistant to every respected climatologist in the world just happened to spill coffee on the bosses computer and mess up the raw data coming out of the atmosphere?
Or what if we are all miscalculating the facts in front of us and projecting Armageddon too early?
What if [...]

The Green Scene Sept 15th

Check out Climate Challenge, Greenpeace’s newest inter school fundraising / campaigning project.
Arnie puts his muscle behind eco-driving USA.
Eco-geeks guide to personalised wind turbines – one gets to save money, reduce ones carbon footprint and ask oneself ‘what kind of wind turbine defines me as a person?’.
Also on EcoGeek, how to identify corporate greenwashing with a [...]

What Does It Mean To ‘Believe’ in the Earth?

Believing in the earth is not about assigning yourself to a particular set of cultural rules or historical rituals. It is not about ‘growing into’ or taking on board an existing communal belief system.
It is about whether or not you decide to take on board some basic realities and find fulfilment in the fact that [...]

Documentary Series – The City Wild

Ive always had a desire to make a series of nature programmes. I imagined myself camping out in a little tent in the wilds, reading my latest novel, cameras waiting patiently for a natural scene to play itself out.
The BBC have pretty much cornered the market, but there was always one possible narrative that they [...]

State of Separation – Production Diary 6

THE FINAL ONE PAGER
Logline
Follow our intrepid reporter as he struggles to ‘go green’ while he investigates the contemporary physical and philosophical relationship between Irish people and the earth and attempts to understand how that relationship has evolved over time.
Synopsis
We find ourselves on the eve of a potentially new and exciting industrial revolution. It is a [...]

State of Separation – Production Diary 5

Slight change of tac here but its all good.
This project started as a way for me to go out with my camera independently and record the reality of our current relationship with the earth and to ask ‘how did we get here?’ and ‘how do we get out of here?’
I called this little project ‘State [...]

TV Series / Theme Night – The Big Energy Question

I like this one because it shows how you can structure an interesting idea in such a way that it fits into many different formats. The shows are really intended to be a call to action, so the Theme Night I wanted to act as a sort of ‘People in Need’ or ‘Comic Relief’ event.
Theme [...]

Building Babylon \ State of Separation – Production Diary 4

Synopsis
Follow our pioneering couple as they attempt to build a unique urban way of life for themselves, one that shows respect for the earth and humanity, both physically and philosophically, all from their small flat in Dublin City.
Breakdown
- 12 Episodes of 10 minutes each
- Main Goals

= to chart the difficulties of living sustain [...]