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Before 1908, other than Santa Claus, no human being had reached the North Pole, although many had tried and failed. Some had unfortunately died for their efforts. In the year 1908, two serious contenders were preparing for victory over nature. One was a respected medical Doctor and explorer with very little financial support and no friends Continue Reading »
December 15, 2018, by Publisher | No Comments
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Here’s a thought to keep an environmentalist awake at night: About 90 billion barrels of undiscovered oil and 1,670 trillion cubic feet of recoverable natural gas are likely to be north of the Arctic Circle, close to the North Pole, where Santa lives. Eighty-Four percent of this is expected to require offshore drilling. And if Continue Reading »
February 6, 2015, by Publisher | No Comments
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Global warming was not on the mind of George Vancouver as he explored the coast of southwest Alaska in 1794. Having sailed from the balmy coast of Maui, Hawaii, to the frozen Northwest, any kind of warming would be welcome. While Vancouver couldn’t imagine global warming, he saw, measured and mapped the cold. He Continue Reading »
January 23, 2015, by Publisher | No Comments
Tags: Alaska, Anchorage, Andes Mountains, Andre Stojjka, audiobooks, Fox Glacier, George Vancouver, Glacier Bay. John Muir, global warming, Greenland, John Muir, Listen2Read, Los Angeles Times, New Zealand, Pastouri Glacier, Peru, S. Hall Young, Sierra Club. Glacier Bay National Park, Southwest Alaska, Stickeen, Toyette, US Global Change Research Project, Yosemite, “Calving”
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