Climate propaganda to be fed to 60 more students

EPHS sophomore Max Liddle boards the ‘Polar Express’ to study global warming in the Arctic : lifestyle : Estes Park Trail-Gazette

Some students may be having a cool summer, but Max Liddle’s is the coolest ever.

The Estes Park High School sophomore is one of about 60 international students ages 13 to 20 boarding the ship Polar Ambassador in Canada on August 4, to spend two weeks cruising among the fjords of the Arctic and cavorting with polar bears, walrus and whales, oh my.

As a member of the Students on Ice –International Polar Year Arctic Expedition, he will interact with 30 world-renowned scientists and environmentalists onboard the ship, as well as students from around the world, observing and analyzing firsthand the climate changes that scientists warn are wreaking havoc with the planet.

“Students on Ice is an award-winning organization that offers unique learning expeditions to the Antarctic and the Arctic,” their Web site says. “Our mandate is to provide students from around the world with inspiring educational opportunities at the ends of our earth, and in doing so, help them foster a new understanding and respect for the planet.
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Students On Ice will include looking at the “political interference in the Arctic (that) was largely fueled by a desire for resources.”

The Arctic region’s name comes from the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear. If there were a mascot for the region, it would be the polar bear. And the polar bears are shrinking in size and number.

“…Global warming is the suspected cause of shortened winters and earlier sea ice melting,” according to the Students On Ice Web site. “The region’s polar bears are losing weight, are having fewer offspring and are approaching a dangerous point in terms of survival.”

The experience of Liddle and his fellow Students on Ice may help not only the future of the polar bears, but also that of the planet.