Moscow under snow!

The Pax Arctica team has arrived in Moscow last night.
Three children from the 2008 Arctic expedition, including Beth, all the way from Resolute Bay, are now in Moscow.
Together with a few sponsors of the expedition (Groupe UFG, KDS, Rabobank), they will be presenting the results of our findings to President Mikhail Gorbachev this afternoon.
We will report later on today.

Relocating an entire sinking nation... :(((

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/11/maldives.president/

The Lemmings Mystery

On French Television, my friends Olivier Gilg and Brigitte Sabard explain why populations of lemmings go up and down and up and down... (I was with them in Greenland last year). Enjoy! or via this link: http://www.france3.fr/STATIC/video/index-fr.php?titre=Lemmings&url=mms://a988.v101995.c10199.e.vm.akamaistream.net/7/988/10199/3f97c7e6/ftvigrp.download.akamai.com/10199/sgv/diff/videotheque/regions/bfc/emissions/cotedocs/7B5DA_b21a_jt_081018_lemmings.wmv&section=regions_bfc&rubrique=video

Rabobank supports Green Cross and the Arctic!

Oct. 8: off-site meeting with top officers of Rabobank near New York. I have a chance to present the conclusions of our Pax Arctica expedition. Very smart questions from a parterre of challenging business people. Thanks Emmanuel (Durand) for organizing this.

Arctic Transitions - presentation today Oct. 7, 2008

French American School of NY in Mamaroneck
8 AM sharp the auditorium was full of 6th through 12th grade students interested in learning about the PAX ARCTICA Expedition. Luc moderated the presentation with Flaam and Aïnhoa offering personal insights and memories about their month long experience. The slide show brought plenty of ohhh and ahh’s especially when photos of animals flashed up on the screen. Fleur Desazars said, “Ca m'a fait rêver”. (It made me dream.) Students seemed captivated and there were many specific questions about the environment. After the presentation one young student timidly asked Flaam “did you see Santa Claus”?

New Moon!

Here is the trailer of my friend Laurent Lichtenstein's new documentary "New Moon", describing man's efforts to return to the Moon in 2020. As we were on the southern side of Devon Island looking for polar bears, Laurent was filming at the Devon Island HMP, a "MArs analog" research station on the northern side of the island. Here is the link:

http://exposureroom.com/c13c8f4c8878416ea48138c2c4745607/

The Arctic comes to FASNY

Two proud students of the French-American School of New York, and their expedition friends, display the FASNY flag in front of a glacier near Otto Fjord on July 17, 2o08. They will present the results of the Pax Arctica Expedition at a school-wide meeting on October 7, 2008 at FASNY. Don't miss it!!