Tag: climate change

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Students on Ice(land), Day 4: Go West

For weeks, I’ve been wondering what would happen when we finally boarded our ship from Iceland to Greenland and beyond. Sure, I wondered what places, people and species we’d encounter – but first and... Read More
For weeks, I’ve been wondering what would happen when we finally boarded our ship from Iceland to Greenland and...
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Students on Ice videos!

Here is the link to the wonderful videos that Pascale Otis at Students on Ice has been creating and posting daily. I don't know how she does it, but I'm glad she does! Read More
Here is the link to the wonderful videos that Pascale Otis at Students on Ice has been creating and...
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Students on Ice, Day 3: Children of the sea

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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Opel Project Earth: Learning from the Inuit

The Opel Project Earth team has left Pond Inlet, en route to Baja California and the next stop on their expedition to visit four unique and climate-impacted ecosystems. Read More
The Opel Project Earth team has left Pond Inlet, en route to Baja California and the next stop on...
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Students on Ice: Day 1 – Touching down in Iceland

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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Our blue planet: looking backwards from space – and forward…..

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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Summer in Iqaluit: What changes, what doesn’t

I arrived in Iqaluit on the summer solstice for a few days of meetings, and it’s a good opportunity to reflect on the things that change, and the things that don’t. Read More
I arrived in Iqaluit on the summer solstice for a few days of meetings, and it’s a good opportunity...
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The rest of the world and the Arctic

One of the struggles at the heart of discussion of the Arctic is over who has the right be there, and to use Arctic resources. Most of the governments that ring the Arctic Ocean... Read More
One of the struggles at the heart of discussion of the Arctic is over who has the right be...
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Waterloo Hosts Global Energy 2030 Visioning

Canada hosted a global energy think-tank workshop last week on developing a blueprint for low-carbon energy in 2030. We assessed various new technologies and the conference produced potential pathways for moving forward. The basis... Read More
Canada hosted a global energy think-tank workshop last week on developing a blueprint for low-carbon energy in 2030. We...
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