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Eco-tourists blamed for melting polar ice caps

23 Dec 2009 00:27:28 PST

Eco-tourists travelling to Antarctica are adding to global warming which is melting the polar ice caps, new research has found. The South Pole has become a ... Holidays to Antarctica 'are damaging air and water quality'International Environmental Technology all 4 news articles »

Original story at Telegraph.co.uk .

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Winter storms paralyze North Shore

23 Dec 2009 00:15:49 PST

Antarctic explorers Richard Weber and Ray Zahab enjoy a snack break en route to the South Pole in January. With school closures, stranded vehicles and ... and more »

Original story at www2.canada.com .

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Indianapolis filmmaker's Christmas story will be heard on Zionsville radio station

22 Dec 2009 08:38:46 PST

You'll also learn that Santa operates a South Pole office, which collaborates with the North Pole headquarters. However, the South office handles mainly ...

Original story at Indianapolis Star .

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Ways to get us

18 Dec 2009 07:13:54 PST

Even though penguins are associated with the South Pole, not Santa Claus' workshop at the North Pole, the flightless birds have become associated with ... and more »

Original story at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review .

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A dispatch from Antarctica - ZDNet

18 Dec 2009 02:19:09 PST

A dispatch from Antarctica ZDNet (blog) Ever fantasize about the solitude of the South Pole, chasing neutrinos and hanging out under a sun that never sets (actually barely moves)? ...

Original story at Steve Gillmor's GestureLab .

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South Pole researchers connect with Delaware students

17 Dec 2009 15:44:04 PST

Tom Kalas said that participating in the phone call from the South Pole was probably the closest he will get to Antarctica, and he also was impressed by the ...

Original story at UDaily .

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Antartica (South Pole) Research news and blogs - February 26, 2010

26 Feb 2010 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Antartica (South Pole) Research news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Poverty, illiteracy, immigration: America’s daunting future -- by thunderhorse from Neighbors blogs » Boulder
• Winter solstice 2009: What it's all about -- from Christian Science Monitor
• Shakedown In Copenhagen -- from Tulsa Today
• 100-Year-Old Butter Found At Captain Scott's Antarctic Base -- from MyNews.in
• Sunday Q & A: Santa Claus -- from East Oregonian
• All aboard Fox River Trolley Museum's Polar Express -- from Chicago Daily Herald
• South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union 149 years ago today -- from Lehighvalleylive.com
• Clemson dean finds South Pole a busy place -- from Anderson Independent Mail
• Opinion: At Copenhagen, opening our wallets to the Third World -- from San Jose Mercury News
• Humans find themselves in a heck of a dilemma: overpopulation -- by thunderhorse from Neighbors blogs » Boulder

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Life on Commonwealth Bay

15 Dec 2009 01:01:40 PST

It was home to another Antarctic explorer, Australian scientist Douglas Mawson, who was more interested in the “other” South Pole, the magnetic South Pole ... Say it: Roald AmundsenToronto Star On this day in history: Roald Amundsen reaches the South PoleNST Group

Original story at Ethiopian Review .

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On this day in history: Roald Amundsen reaches the South Pole

14 Dec 2009 09:34:43 PST

Amundsen became the first explorer to reach at the tip of Antarctica in 1911, predating the arrival of a team led by doomed British hero Captain Robert ... Life on Commonwealth BayEthiopian Review Say it: Roald AmundsenToronto Star Today is the 14th of DecemberLawfuel (press release)

Original story at NST Group .

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From the Desert to Polar Bear Land

12 Dec 2009 11:31:57 PST

I am then going to the highest mountains in Antarctica, South Pole and South America, and the Everest.” Inaugurating the 'Pledge to Good Health' campaign at ...

Original story at Khaleej Times .

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Encore Presents 'The Tale of Two Santas'

10 Dec 2009 11:25:44 PST

Her good one is North Pole elf, Cranberry, and her bad one is South Pole elf, Crumble. "They're polar opposites," said Martin. "Cranberry's bubbly and kind ... and more »

Original story at Burke Connection .

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U2 Responds to Mars Criticism With an Offset Website for Fans

09 Dec 2009 11:04:38 PST

Your options are: Native Energy landfill gas to energy, Social Carbon ceramic fuel switching, South Pole hydropower station project in China, ...

Original story at Treehugger .

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Sudbury adventurer begins South Pole journey

04 Dec 2009 03:19:49 PST

NorthernLife.ca Unassisted means McGrath will not use any power source, other than her own body, to cover the distance from the edge of Antarctica to the South Pole," ... Canadian OK after falling into crevasse on Antarctic adventureThe Canadian Press

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Clemson dean going to the South Pole for National Science Board

23 Nov 2009 13:07:47 PST

5 as part of the United States Antarctic Program. Gulari serves on the National Science Board and will review a broad spectrum of scientific research ... and more »

Original story at Anderson Independent Mail .

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Clemson dean treks to the South Pole for National Science Board

23 Nov 2009 07:17:54 PST

5 as part of the United States Antarctic Program. Gulari serves on the National Science Board and will review a broad spectrum of scientific research ... and more »

Original story at Clemson University .

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Markets up — who knew?

06 May 2009 18:00:59 PDT

Canada And just to show his true Canadian colours, he also became the first person to run across Antarctica to the South Pole. His talk got everybody fired up. I sensed Olympic gold in the air. Stockwell Day is the MP for Okanagan Coquihalla. ...

Original story at Richmond Review .

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Movie Review: Earth

27 Apr 2009 06:21:17 PDT

OH It opens and closes on the plight of a male polar bear and – in between – journeys from first day of sunshine at the North Pole to last day of sunshine at the South Pole. Along the way, it shows us a dazzling assortment of animal life. ...

Original story at Blogcritics .

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Opinion: earth — see the big picture

22 Apr 2009 12:19:03 PDT

If you like the TV series Planet Earth and the Discovery Channel nature programs, you'll love earth, Disney's big-screen documentary that travels from the North Pole to the South Pole to the African desert to the Himalayas to check out the lives of ... Film Review: Earth Film Journal

Original story at Providence Journal .

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a kitchen garden on Moon

15 Apr 2009 11:55:10 PDT

India The agriculture center also makes remote operational improvements to its existing, state-of-the-art hydroponic “growth chamber” at the National Science Foundation's new Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica. Conditions at the South Pole, ...

Original story at Times of India .

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Greenhouse on the Moon

14 Apr 2009 23:59:20 PDT

South Africa The agriculture centre also makes remote operational improvements to its existing, state-of-the-art hydroponic "growth chamber" at the National Science Foundation's new Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica. Conditions at the South Pole, ...

Original story at iAfrica.com .

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A South Pole welcome

14 Nov 2008 17:32:25 PST

Written by Heidi(noreply@blogger.com)
Little did anyone know that during the winter we were taken over by pirates who made an unfortunate Polie walk the plank from the Observation Deck. Even worse, they put the station up for sale and given the state of the housing market, it's probably now worth less than what the taxpayers paid...

Original story at Homeless Heidi .

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Podcast: Mostly Trivial #121 Magnets trivia

10 Mar 2008 09:09:00 PDT

The discovery of the magnetic compass was an event of GREAT importance in the history of people. It was the first documented instrument created by mankind that could be read using a precise scale. Of course the sundial had been around for a long time, but it doesn't move [just it's shadow does...

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Briton becomes first person to swim to North Pole

16 Jul 2007 05:39:18 PDT

Written by trikc
Source I just kept on looking at Jorgen Amundsen ski-ing next to me, encouraging me. I will never ever give up in front of a Norwegian! Let alone a relative of Roald Amundsen (who beat Britain's Captain Scott to the South Pole.) There is just too much rivalry between our two nations for that."

Original story at Wizbang .

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Podcast: Land, ho?

28 Jun 2007 03:00:00 PDT

Written by Jay Tea
Robert the Original, that's just funny... :: by John in CA on June 28, 2007 7:43 AM :: Click on link to hear) by George on June 28, 2007 8:15 AM :: Yeah, this is just what Russia needs, because you can never have enough barren, frozen wilderness. by OregonMuse on June 28, 2007 9:59 AM ::

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Land, ho?

28 Jun 2007 03:00:00 PDT

Written by Jay Tea
Earlier, Kim posted about Russia deciding to annex a portion of the North Pole. The article she cited was both fascinating and ominous, as numerous commenters also noted, but I have to say that I am not in the least concerned about Russia and land-grabbing at the North Pole.

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Global Warming Threatens Robert Falcon's Antarctic Base

11 Jun 2007 05:56:32 PDT

The Antarctic base occupied by British explorer Robert Falcon Scott on his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole on foot early last century has been included on a list of the world's 100 most endangered sites, spurring pleas Friday for multimillion dollar conservation work.

Original story at Sci-Tech Today .

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