How 40 Years of Living Off-the-Grid Has Helped This Man Track the Climate Crisis | The Snow Guardian

For forty winters, billy barr has been living alone in a small house set deep in Colorado's Rocky Mountains, taking meticulous weather records from outside his front door. What has his research revealed?
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From time to time, when maybe work or school gets extra stressful, we all fantasize about just getting away from it all. Going to some secluded cabin with a good book, a hot cup of tea and the desire to meticulously keep track of the weather.
Okay, well maybe that’s just the dream of the man featured in the short documentary Snow Guardian, who became an accidental scientific researcher by just living his life in peaceful isolation.
From Day’s Edge Productions, this is the Snow Guardian.
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[@RovingTroll]

"I'm not real hopeful... Because I'm not sure how you reverse something like that."

[@Sinaeb]

Like I've been saying, it is too late the save the earth, all we can do is mitigate.

[@v3gan4life]

A large contributer to climate change is animal agriculture(a.k.a. meat industry),with it producing enormous amounts of greenhouse gasses. So one way to reduce this madness is going vegan 🙂🌱🐷🐴🐰🐑🐔🐣🐟🐮

[@Sinaeb]

@@v3gan4life 8%, or that's concrete, idr After a bit of research it's about 5-10%, and you also need to be educated on this: Renewable greenhouse isn't bad, it's introducing new stuff into the cycle that is bad. (and also not reducing the cycle capacity) as such a way to increase the cycle capacity is to plant and cut trees and use that wood for long term uses, like for example, housing.

[@jamesohara4295]

Its not rocket science, its called ICE AGE!, cant wait to see you run from that :)

[@Sinaeb]

@@jamesohara4295 found the sheep

[@idasmith4757]

WOW! He listened to the little voice in his head and did something great.

[@theoutsider7119]

I think after reading in solitude for 40 years. bill has an interesting philosophy.

[@1977jelliott]

These Seeker Indies are brilliant! Thanks for promoting these short films 👍

[@1977jelliott]

Also, although Billy's advice is kinda sweet, what he has recorded is effin frightening.

[@hunterG60k]

I think he underestimates just how many people want to live in a cabin in the woods

[@kicka55]

Just give it a couple years more time until everyone will have internet around the globe thanks to satellites, amazon will deliver anything anywhere using drones and you'll have the option to work from home. We'll need regulation to not ruin the bit wilderness we have by people escaping the busy depression inducing megacities.

[@vIBEDoUT-Channel]

Yup

[@smesh4190]

@@kicka55 most forrest lands in north america and europe is being brought up by the wealthy

[@feeltheillinois]

@@kicka55 hopefully this doesnt happen for the sake of the animals

[@carlamerritt490]

Different long term. The % of those that would actually end up unhappy is huge I'd bet.

[@BenRobson123]

The hero we didn’t know we needed 😎

[@beyblade3331]

Watches Bollywood 3-4 hr movies, 40 years will just fly by 😂🤣

[@GapWim]

That depends if you like Bollywood movies, watching just one would feel like 40 years to me.

[@kairon156]

as someone who's rarely felt "I wana be like X person" I agree that someone in a documentary can be very interesting without the need to mimic them.

[@Paulkjoss]

“...so as we leave Colorado billy has some words of advice...” The doco was so short I didn’t even realise we’d arrived :P

[@swayback7375]

I gave up at 3:01 The music and whistling was so loud I couldn’t hear our soft spoken hero. These are great, don’t over do it.

[@silmarr]

Wow I'm loving the new Seeker Indie series, truly remarkable stuff. Keep it up!

[@sagealyxander]

im pretty sure he prefers his name to not be capitalized

[@DominikJaniec]

5:15 I always say: "fall however, but not on your head"

[@slick62]

This is how we supposed to life off the land these jobs gotta go

[@utonnaudochi1234]

I have another name in my mind. How about " The winter custodian".

[@greyareaRK1]

Curious about people who decide to live apart. It seems idyllic in many ways, sitting and reading. Yet he's not at all switched off. Really interesting.

[@RonryAsAlways]

I'm curious about the opposite, personally. Modern humans seem to have regressed in unfortunate ways due to the trappings of modern first world society. When did it become standard to rely on consumerism for survival? When did humanity forget that we are part of nature ourselves? Acting like money is a requirement for life only insults the incredible ancestors who invented the tools of currency.

[@CheetahJona]

I love being alone but I'm not sure I can be for that long tho🙂

[@kaitlyn__L]

@@RonryAsAlways the answer, my friend, lies in capital.

[@RezoJaco]

In the thumbnail he looks like Gandalf 🤔

[@h.plovecat4307]

:0!

[@marceljanssens5935]

My thought too

[@chuanyh0n]

This is absolutely amazing!!

[@BlownFarAway]

I love this new series! Best thing Seeker has come up with so far imo.

[@carlamerritt490]

Fantastic episode Seeker team. Thank you.

[@kingjim713]

Fascinating.

[@Nate-bd8fg]

That's a really cute message at the end. Has a lot too it as well 👍

[@tylermacdonald8924]

Damn that is a beautiful cabin

[@SourDoughBill]

I've met billy a number of times on my trips to, then later through, RMBL over the years. Gothic is a wonderful place.

[@theanimalsmagicshop4785]

Interesting. I love seeing people who are dedicated to their passion and follow it. Another video said Billy was sad he didn't get any mail and a commenter said she'd write to him. I would also if I knew where to address letters.

[@burncon2]

What he is documenting is the accumulating effect of mass-scale wind farms on our North American airmass and that effect on climate. The West becomes drier/warmer (more dust in the snow) and the East become wetter/cooler.

[@jimmydean9204]

Thank you, I didnt think of that. But its not something that the people pushing global warming will want you to know.

[@burncon2]

@@jimmydean9204 I’ve just focused on the science of the changes for 45 years. Apparently The Law of Conservation of Energy means little to the grant grabbers. Have you seen Lake Mead lately? Btw…there is no cleaner source of energy than natural gas from extraction to transport to exhaust…and I don’t have a dog in that hunt.

[@jimmydean9204]

@@burncon2 Lake Mead is the lake in Nevada that dried up. Do you know something about it?

[@idasmith4757]

Learning to fall. Great Advice.

[@dobe762]

If billy can see the dust on the snow I believe it would be interesting to take a sample to find out of what it comprises or where its blowing in from?

[@yorusuyasoul69420]

Every Introverts dream lol 🤣😆

[@megamanx466]

Nearly everyone has a use to themselves & humanity. 🙂

[@calbob750]

Look at changes in glaciers in Alaska in the past forty years. The Portage Glacier near Anchorage. Saw changes just from 1980 to 1985.

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

Nice video.

[@tigriukasinlove]

I love snow to id love to live like this also.. exx dreams

[@Siggvard]

Wasn't this video uploaded by NG 4 years ago?

[@JJs_playground]

Ya, I have a feeling I've watched this before

[@sirraulo9002]

Oohh, more content like this pls. 😁

[@priyanshuverma1573]

❤️❤️

[@jeremiasrobinson]

I am from that valley.

[@awsomeslayer1]

Well, he is a cricket-lover. No prize for guessing he cares about weather #DuckworthLewis.

[@BLT1538]

I wonder if he has altered or modified the ways of measuring since it’s used for research over the years

[@weyounion9112]

Bravo Billy

[@Starbat88]

Billy is living the life...

[@thepeff]

Goals

[@megamcee]

I'd love to be Billy. He lives the best life.

[@Pyriphlegeton]

Do it then.

[@amalirfan]

If this ain't your dream you don't have enough stress 😂

[@deadmansarmy]

Hi

[@ricki-bobby]

My Tiger Mom watch video and say 'why is he no doctor'?

[@Francis2001]

how would we adapt when the world atmosphere normal temperature is 100° WHEN

[@bendaves77]

Everyone's focusing on the recent decades of change However if you're to go back farther throughout history this becomes less alarming when you see that the earth goes through cycles and changes every so often. The carbon dioxide levels have been alot higher along with the temperatures which resulted in a more flourishing world. The other thing that needs to be noticed and put out there is the fact that all of the planets in our solar system are raising their temperatures. Pretty sure there's no people or vehicles or animals on Venus or Mars which are increasing in temperature at a higher rate than earth

[@flamez_177]

Hello everyone

[@sammy71500]

Like his sweater minds me one the doctor who

[@jonathonjubb6626]

Yorkshire cricket jumper? How does that fit in?

[@hamag1973]

No need for reversal. Shorter, warmer winters is what happens when were liveing an ice age, just as we are.

[@hunterc626]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 8:40 you are wrong, sir! My journey begins today

[@eelincahbergerak]

Oooooo I'm in earlyyy

[@immyownperson1375]

Seeker, the link in your post is broken

[@TryingtobeStoic]

I think I wouldn't mind that.

[@kingsavage2272]

Not enough Billy, not enough data. Just show us the snow hermit.

[@mr_byebye]

40 years will not tell you much

[@writetophani]

Who felt that Billy Barr is a splitting image of Tom Alter??? Incidentally a seasoned Bollywood actor. I'm sure Billy would have noticed him. Thomas Beach Alter... Look him up.

[@Singh_Harsh]

deja vu

[@r4pids]

How does he earn a living?

[@aurex8937]

Probably comes from a rich family. Not everyone has to work in order to survive. That's why he can waste 40 years of his life doing nothing and playing the ecological hero.

[@rajeshr6440]

@@aurex8937 hope you are the next elon musk

[@pegahmansourian1722]

Hello

[@mli3793]

Seems so lonely...

[@chanthology3258]

Only a certain type of person can do this. I doubt he regrets it. Or it's possible his wife died.

[@babyyoda4831]

8:38 I want to 🙂

[@rcmaniac10]

this guy might be an alien

[@jmjtheboss]

👀👀

[@1MinuteFlipDoc]

are there twin little girls wandering the hallways of the cabin?

[@jaekn]

This woman looks like Sheri Oteri

[@metroidsuperfan17]

Billy Barr 2024?

[@LLAAPPSSEE]

Rimworld Sea-ice playthrough IRL.

[@Taxslave13345]

If anyone hear has the ability to think for themselves and have the ability not to believe the first thing you’re told as gospel, research the grand solar minimum. In the future the deserts will once again be full of life!

[@635574]

Desertification is the lack of ecosystem maintenance, it is not based on temperature rise alone.

[@picklejarb0b50]

I guess Billy is not that silly

[@cookieGaur]

She looks so much like tara brara from "Baked web series"

[@ron.peterson]

This story has been around for 4+ years

[@daddyleon]

?? Well, he's been doing it for more than 4 years. For decades actually.

[@honglianglim8637]

Why is it one hour early???

[@InMaTeofDeath]

Daylight savings.

[@yorusuyasoul69420]

Blame youtube

[@78deathface]

This guy is living my dream life

[@Pyriphlegeton]

What's keeping you from living it?

[@sanjuansteve]

Let's put solar panels on every home, business and covered parking rooftop and switch to electric vehicles making nearly everything we do solar powered while completely decentralizing our power supply and empowering everyone as power generation owners. Solar power is CHEAPER and electric vehicles are soon to be CHEAPER to make and already are considerably CHEAPER to maintain and operate, especially if charged from your own solar power. A 3 year ROI (return on investment) for a solar array that will generate power for decades is a no-brainer and the panels can even be made locally too.

[@earpodz1939]

Makes too much sense we like things to be harder on ourselves

[@IsaacRizard]

Not related to William Barr...

[@manuelr.knippingreynoso1371]

High lol

[@yorusuyasoul69420]

High lol

[@1MinuteFlipDoc]

this isn't the greatest song in the world, it's a tribute. this isn't a documentary, it's a tribute to a documentary.

[@smesh4190]

‘I dont think anyone would look at him and say, i want to do that’... erm spending your life away from the rat race pandemic/debt/war/violence ridden world in a snowy hideaway sounds like something everyone wants LOL

[@totherarf]

...... Until you actually do it! Suddenly the bone grinding monotony sinks in and breaks most people!

[@mister0sir]

The way people complained about quarantining, shows that most people can't handle being alone by themselves for too long. I doubt most people would last a year living like this.

[@TheyCallMeNewb]

A short - very - but powerful and somehow strangely redemptive minidoc.

[@superduperfacts3936]

He loves bollywood and cricket so he is half indian

[@jesper112183]

Yeah but does he remember that time 10,000 years ago when the temperature abruptly dropped almost overnight? Climate is not a static, predictable thing.

[@earpodz1939]

Do you know what happened to those ppl during that period in time. We’re they flourishing or were they in agony🤷🏽‍♂️

[@aljo.antony]

Humans are gonna make snow a think of the past.

[@TLB_GD]

I saw many mistakes

[@tatermorgan6559]

Earth heating from the inside out due to grand solar minimum, Not human activity.

[@oceandrop7666]

No, it isn't. Just because you watched a youtube video or read a few hack articles doesn't mean you have secret knowledge that is out of the reach of people who dedicate all their lives to this field.

[@jigc23]

So he figured geo engineering

[@sakshitandel8572]

Ok so he watches bollywood...somehow that is more surprising than his efforts .

[@mndplg]

Please don't put black bars on a widescreen video. It just looks awful..

[@josephcelestine3656]

He found there was no climate change

[@ayushkolapkar9961]

Well...first view.

[@yorusuyasoul69420]

No

[@CyrusC1234]

Happy bitcoin investing, more of these climate change to come

[@CCPJAYLPHAN1994]

Wait, how does he watch Bollywood without electricity?

[@TCavalcanti]

He has electricity from solar panels. I'm guessing he has a generator too.

[@HumblebeeRules]

@@TCavalcanti And he gets money how??

[@DeadBunny69]

Billions of years of climate change across the planet without mankind ... Snow level in a minuscule area of the planet over 40 years with mankind. 🤔

[@earpodz1939]

If there were ppl like him over millions of years there would probably be a better representation of climate change or non at all.

[@moscafly2]

MGTOW life

[@inifin8]

the secret of living in isolation and seclusion, Bollywood movies. 🤯

[@foggiatofam5]

He is just checking his own micro climate. He needs to check different locations across a larger area. Bias data

[@Cottam89]

Climate crisis 😂

[@Hex-Mas]

Qanon-Karens only lol.

[@EnigmaticLucas]

Troglodyte 😂

[@aaronburrell3729]

Anyone that thinks it’s a “crisis” is a Jack loving Antifa supporter that has lost the definition of many words, including “crisis”. These people are whack, just regurgitating what they’ve heard in their echo chamber.

[@aaronburrell3729]

@@Hex-Mas you obviously don’t know the difference in Q and Anons. Putting them together as one word makes you look silly.

[@tonydraht]

@@aaronburrell3729 Q has done nothing for you, keep believing in that psyop

[@jcstang8952]

He went off the grind so he could become a propagandist? Logic.

[@earpodz1939]

Not true at all he simply has no idea what to do about such matter. He is simply living and recording data. He isn’t for one side or another. Simply to put it he’s the type of guy you won’t meet day to day.