Open Passage Expedition

Silent Sound has spent the last few days dodging ice along the coast of Victoria Island. The Arctic may be warming up rapidly but there’s still enough ice to make the captain of fibreglass sail boat very nervous. We have spent a lot of time sailing through 20 to 30 percent ice cover since leaving Holman...We’re also seeing a lot of seals on the ice.
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The danger this ice represents to us cannot be underestimated. We just had our engine cover off to investigate the increased vibrations we were feeling in the boat. There’s a good chance we have hit some ice with our propeller, causing it to vibrate. We have a spare propeller along, thanks to a generous donor, but changing it would be an ordeal. We don’t think we’ve had a serious hit yet, but we have had a few hard bumps that have shook the boat, and perhaps some ice got to the prop without us hearing it. We’ll investigate it further in the next few days.

But the ice is on the losing end of its war with the sun.

Global warming 'crisis' may be all about power | CapeCodOnline.com

So why the big push to get us to swallow this swill? It's the "crisis" that justifies wielding power to subvert capitalism, competition, free markets, individual freedoms and economic prosperity to government control and socialism, or worse.

David A. Maczko

Global Warming and the Political Ecology of Health : Climate and Capitalism

The looming threat of global warming is both ominous and vague in public discussion. Just what is the threat? Is it just drought and possible loss of the Great Barrier Reef? The public perception, shaped by too-brief media soundbites and disinformation from denialists has made it hard to paint a comprehensive and clear picture for the general public. Yet those who have studied the subject in detail are rightly scared by what they find. This book goes a long way to explaining why, and proposes radical solutions that attack the root cause of the crisis.

event: Closing: Climate change exhibit at the AMNH - Science Life NY

Say Goodbye to Climate Change

Catch it while you can, because the informative and exciting exhibit Climate Change, the Threat to Life and our Energy Future is closing after this Sunday. The exhibit examines global warming, one of our biggest environmental concerns. This phenomenon could lead to drought, rising sea levels, heavy storms, and other more serious events that could have dire impacts on our world. The exhibit talks about the science and history of climate change, and it also gives us advice on the ways in which individuals, communities, and nations can reduce their own carbon footprints.