Warming Revives Old Dream of Sea Route in Russian Arctic - NYTimes.com

The Russians, by traveling near the coast, have been sailing the Northeast Passage for a century.

NYCC2011: "Wahoo! Magic School Bus": An Event For The Kids

An actress who looked and sounded terribly like Ms. Frizzle got on stage as copies of The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge was handed out.

She then invited all the children up to the stage, and read them the story. It was very nice to see young kids being able to enjoy the Con, with events like these made especially with them in mind. What I did find a little disturbing though, was how the book seemed to be pushing an agenda, about how climate change is our fault, while this is still a controversial issue. Still, the kids seemed to be enjoying themselves, and that's what's really important.

Artslink.co.za - Mark Sampson goes green in Sandton

Come and discover how Sampson plans to challenge his children to cope with climate change on a 2-year trek around the coast of Africa – and challenge his audience to ‘Beat the Heat’ as the crazy host of a global warming game show. Africa Clockwise is groundbreaking, hilarious - and 100% Eskom-free.