Peak Moment TV

When it comes to staying informed, Internet is a double-edged sword. A leviathan volume of unfiltered information entails advantages and drawbacks we all experience as users.

A universal nexus of sources and knowledge with potential feedback and contributions from hundreds of millions. At the same time, a hornet's nest for rumors, disinformation, skewed data and amateur journalism.

Freedom of expression has always resulted in island communities of ideologies and views where the citizen can find the medium to confirm his hypotheses. The opposed opinion counterweight only an independently regulated and controlled medium could present, is usually absent. Internet simply accentuates the phenomenon of biased ideological refuge. The individual has to learn to filter and select on his own.

Peak Moment TV is one of these low-budget, niche audience, sources of information. With oil reserves depleting, its main tenant is that there will be an inevitable transition in certain aspects of our lifestyles - or at least our economy - once dependence on oil as our main energy source will no longer be possible.

The producer and host, Janaia Donaldson has conducted a remarkable series of conversations with people finding alternative ways of living and inquiries into their lives and ideas.

The image quality is terrible, the style not dynamic, but many of these talks are gems.

Families deciding to experiment growing almost all the food they will eat during the year.

A couple building a home where no energy is taken off the grid and the fun it involves.

An urban planner giving a touching presentation about how improved city design has made people reach out for each other, interact and build a rooted helpful community.

Permaculture farmers teaching us about the beauty of synergistic interaction between insects, plants, trees, birds, worms, climate and terrain.

A research team that has developed ways of turning our cars into energy stores capable of providing as much energy as we currently use in our lifestyles.

This is just the surface. There are countless examples of people changing their habits to understand what sustainable post-oil living implies and others presenting their ideas about future economical development, urban design, engineering,...

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