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Arctic Wildlife Blog

by Jack Lentfer

Jack Lentfer of Homer, Alaska has been an Alaskan wildlife biologist since 1957 and has worked for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and as a private consultant. He was an Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist for the North Slope which included the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. He has studied polar bears extensively, has represented the United States at international polar bear meetings, has been on the IUCN Polar Bear Specialist Group, and was on the United States negotiating team for the International Agreement for the Conservation of Polar Bears. He has served on the Alaska Board of Game and as a Scientific Advisor and a Commissioner on the U.S. Marine Mammal Commission. He has published numerous scientific and popular articles. Read this Blog

Climate Scientist Blog

by Mark Serreze

Mark Serreze is a Senior Research Scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center, part of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado. It has become increasingly clear that the Arctic environment has been rapidly changing, characterized by increases in surface air temperature, thawing of permafrost, and most notably, a shrinking sea ice cover. Serreze's research over the past decade has largely turned to understanding these coordinated changes.

Community service has included contributions to the National Science Foundation, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and the World Climate Research Programme. He is a member of the American Geophysical Union and the American Meteorological Society. As of October 2007, Serreze had authored or co-authored 84 publications in peer-reviewed journals and 8 book chapters. His textbook with Roger Barry, "The Arctic Climate System", published in 2005 by the Cambridge University Press, won an award from the Atmospheric Science Librarians International. Read this Blog

Climate Change Solutions Blog

by Howard A. Learner

Howard A. Learner is an experienced attorney serving as the President and Executive Director of the Environmental Law and Policy Center. Mr. Learner is responsible for the overall strategic policy direction, development and leadership of this public interest organization. Before founding ELPC, he was the General Counsel of Business and Professional People for the Public Interest, a public interest law center, specializing in complex civil litigation and policy development. Mr. Learner is an Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University Law School, teaching an advanced environmental law seminar. J.D., Harvard Law School, 1980; B.A., Political Science, University of Michigan, 1976. Read this Blog

Going Green Blog

by Green Grandpa

Although he prefers to remain anonymous, this Hoosier grandparent will reveal that he is a registered Republican who until just a few years ago was uncertain whether climate change was being accelerated by humans, or simply a natural cycle of nature. What changed his mind? "I simply started researching and reading the body of information available on the topic, and what I discovered startled me," he noted. "I am profoundly worried about my grandchildren’s future. What we choose to do or not do in the next 10 years will largely determine their fate, and those who follow them. We need to stop resisting the idea that this is a problem, roll-up our sleeves and get to work solving it." Read this Blog

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