npm error message

npm ERR! network tunneling socket could not be established, cause=140186206312320:error:140770FC:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown protocol:s23_clnt.c:795:
npm ERR! network
npm ERR! network This is most likely not a problem with npm itself
npm ERR! network and is related to network connectivity.
npm ERR! network In most cases you are behind a proxy or have bad network settings.
npm ERR! network
npm ERR! network If you are behind a proxy, please make sure that the
npm ERR! network 'proxy' config is set properly.  See: 'npm help config'

npm ERR! System Linux 3.13.0-53-generic
npm ERR! command "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "-g" "get-submissions"
npm ERR! cwd /home/Buzzword
npm ERR! node -v v0.10.25
npm ERR! npm -v 1.3.10
npm ERR! code ECONNRESET
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR!     /home/Buzzword/npm-debug.log