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Students on Ice, Day 3: Children of the sea

July 27, 2011

We stopped for lunch at a farmhouse. The students piled out of the bus and made a beeline for two shaggy dogs, and an equally shaggy, caramel-coloured Icelandic horse in the yard. Johnny grinned... Read More

We stopped for lunch at a farmhouse. The students piled out of the bus and made a beeline for...
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Students on Ice Day 2: Bridge over troubled water

July 26, 2011

On this second day of our journey with Students on Ice, we witnessed incredible power of the Earth, both destructive and creative. Read More

On this second day of our journey with Students on Ice, we witnessed incredible power of the Earth, both...
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Tell Me Tuesdays: Weirdest shoreline junk

July 26, 2011

What's the weirdest piece of litter you've seen on a Canadian shoreline? Read More

What's the weirdest piece of litter you've seen on a Canadian shoreline?
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Students on Ice: Day 1 – Touching down in Iceland

July 25, 2011

I jerked awake in that way that only happens when you're propped up in the middle seat on a redeye flight. I had been dozing, but I wasn't sure for how long. All around... Read More

I jerked awake in that way that only happens when you're propped up in the middle seat on a...
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Students on Ice: With a little help from my friends

July 22, 2011

As I enjoy my final day at home before my Arctic adventure (and by "enjoy," I mean "sweat through the heat wave and frantically check lists"), I find myself feeling especially grateful for the... Read More

As I enjoy my final day at home before my Arctic adventure (and by "enjoy," I mean "sweat through...
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Our blue planet: looking backwards from space – and forward…..

July 22, 2011

As the Opel Project Earth expedition kicked-off in Ottawa’s Chateau Laurier, my colleague Martin von Mirbach and I were deeply honored to spend an evening with Dr. Buzz Aldrin, the 14 Project Earth students,... Read More

As the Opel Project Earth expedition kicked-off in Ottawa’s Chateau Laurier, my colleague Martin von Mirbach and I were...
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Help protect caribou – give us your feedback!

July 21, 2011

WWF has just completed a first draft of a worldwide (“circum-arctic”) conservation strategy for migratory tundra caribou and wild reindeer. We want to know what you think of it. Read More

WWF has just completed a first draft of a worldwide (“circum-arctic”) conservation strategy for migratory tundra caribou and wild...
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Meet the site coordinators of the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup: Zelda McKenzie

July 20, 2011

I live in Hampton, New Brunswick where our motto is, "It's our Nature." Five years ago I decided that I would like to do adventure river tours on the Kennebecasis. Loving this river... Read More

I live in Hampton, New Brunswick where our motto is, "It's our Nature." Five years ago I decided that...
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Tell Me Tuesdays: #1WayToTickMeOff

July 19, 2011

So, what's your #1WaytoTickMeOff - green edition? Read More

So, what's your #1WaytoTickMeOff - green edition?
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Research In Motion: Building Panda awareness @ Work

July 19, 2011

Using 328 cans of tomato and pizza sauce is a strange way to build awareness for the Panda… but it worked! Read More

Using 328 cans of tomato and pizza sauce is a strange way to build awareness for the Panda… but...
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Who says you can't make a difference from a kayak?

July 18, 2011

I have no idea what drew me to water and led to this passion to sustain and protect it over the past 20 years. Perhaps the fact that it connects us all through our... Read More

I have no idea what drew me to water and led to this passion to sustain and protect it...
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Students on Ice: The final countdown

July 17, 2011

It's an intensely hot July afternoon in Toronto, and I'm digging my mittens and long underwear out of the closet. Read More

It's an intensely hot July afternoon in Toronto, and I'm digging my mittens and long underwear out of the...
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