Posts for December 2009

Get Ready for IPY

Posted by Graham Lanktree on Tuesday, December 22, 2009

The Jan/Feb 2010 issue of Canadian Geographic is all about our crucial quest to understand the Arctic. It contains a polarpalooza of stories, ranging from an intimate portrayal of life at the Yukon’s Kluane Lake Research Station to shining a spotlight on the largest ever Inuit health survey as it works ...

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Fantastic Mr. Fox

Posted by Graham Lanktree on Saturday, December 19, 2009

Some how a fox named Cropper and Mike Trowler of Kent, England, have become the best of friends.

Watch to learn the touching story of how their lives became intertwined.

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Crisis in Copenhagen, says Naomi Klein

Posted by Craille Maguire Gilles on Friday, December 18, 2009

"Let’s be grown-ups. Obama is not the Messiah. What’s Tck, tck,tck-ing right now is time to deal with the crisis." That was Shock Doctrine and No Logo author Naomi Klein speaking last night to a crowd of bloggers and environmental campaigners gathered at the Fresh Air Center, a "rapid response" media ...

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Helping Guatemala in Copenhagen

Posted by Liana B. Baker on Friday, December 18, 2009

Montrealer Jordan Isenberg is a technical adviser to Guatemala's delegation Guatemala's
With hopes fading that countries will reach an international climate treaty in Copenhagen, it comes as some consolation that progress has been made to preserve the world’s forests.

On Wednesday, six of the world’s ...

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Celebrating 80 Years!

Posted by Graham Lanktree on Thursday, December 17, 2009

When Charles Camsell founded The Canadian Geographical Society in 1929, he had a bold ambition: to inform Canadians about the vast geography, flora, fauna and people of their country.

80 years later, his venture has proved a success. To celebrate its rich history graphic designer Mike C. Wang created ...

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