Tag: Arctic - Page 3
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Discovery to Air Frozen Planet Marathon on Earth Day (Attenborough Version)
While we loved Alec Baldwin's narration of the U.S. version of Frozen Planet, there's always something special that happens when Sir David Attenborough narrates and nature documentary.
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Inupiat Woman Wins Goldman Prize for Leading Fight Against Arctic Drilling
"We would like to live a traditional culture life. We should be given that option."
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The Week in Animal News: Cyborg Lobsters, Painting Parrots and More
A research team has implanted cells into a lobster to use it to produce electricity. A parrot paints pictures of parrots, dead bugs get memorial and more.
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“To the Arctic” 3D is Filled with Adorable Animals Surviving Climate Change (Video)
Focusing on Walruses, Caribou, and Polar Bears, this documentary shows the wonders of the Arctic on IMAX 3D with a story of struggle and tenacity in a rapidly shrinking landscape.
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With 13% of World's Undiscovered Oil, Nations Continue Resource Scramble in Arctic
There are eight nations making claims in the region, attempting to define boundaries now that those boundaries increasingly have serious financial implications.
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Polar Bear Study Proves International PCB Ban Working
Although still too high, the levels of the synthetic chemical PCB in polar bear blood have dropped significantly. Cubs remain at a disadvantage.
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Proposed Arctic Research Facility Would Use Robots To Burrow Into Ice (Video)
Inspired by the underground network of dens dug by polar bears, this project envisions a new kind of "polar architecture" that uses robotics and ice as the building material.
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Protecting the Arctic - Another Reason to Party
Sierra Club partners with Discovery to throw House Parties for "Frozen Planet" and to protect the Arctic.
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Frozen Planet: Discovery Partners With NRDC, Sierra Club, and Nature Conservancy
Discovery Channel is about to premiere Frozen Planet, an epic natural history documentary series that looks awesome. Mark your calendars for Sunday, March 18th at 8PM E/P.
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Shell Builds Drop-In Biofuels Plant In Texas, While Revving Up Arctic Drilling Plans
Shell's worried about environmental challenges to its Arctic drilling plans, so has launched what amounts to a pre-emptive strike on environmental groups. All while doubling-down on making biofuels that can work with exisiting oil infrastructure.
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Watch an Adorable Polar Bear Cub Grow Up On Live Webcam
To celebrate International Polar Bear Day, Dutch conservationists have christened one adorable cub to be the species' next rising star.
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Lucy Lawless Arrested After Arctic Drilling Protest
She may be best known for her performance as Xena, the Warrior Princess, but actress Lucy Lawless is clearly not afraid of battling for the sake of good off screen too.
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Climate News Recap: Heat Record Ratios Rise, Underestimated Extinction Rates & More on Siberian Methane
Here's what's catching our eye in the latest climate headlines. Mostly grim stuff no doubt but this is the climate we're creating, and being forced to adapt to. Time to face the music.
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Elizabeth Kolbert on Climate Denier Politicians and Why Extreme Weather is the New Norm (Podcast)
The New Yorker's Elizabeth Kolbert on global warming science and Republican climate denial.
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Shell Gets Approval To Drill in Arctic, Spills 14,000 Gallons in Gulf of Mexico
The two aren't causally linked of course, but the symbolism and timing is pure tragicomedy.
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Digging Beneath the Surface of Frozen Planet (UPDATED)
Much has been made about a new BBC/Discovery show, Frozen Planet. For clarity, we asked a few people at Discovery to explain.
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Permanently Protect the Arctic From Oil Drilling
How does a Wisconsinite who grows pickles on a hobby farm become an Arctic Hero?
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Greenland Ice Sheet Melting Not Stopped By New Snowfall - Ties For Record Ice Loss
New research from the City University of New York shows how record ice loss can occur even in years without record-setting temperatures.
