Tag: G8
A skeleton , a pool of water and a powerful environmental message: The creation of the Ice Bear Project
Guest Blogger June 28, 2010
The Ice Bear Project came to me as an idea when I was working and studying on the sea ice off Bylot Island in early May 2009. As a sculptor, it is easy to create beauty, most particularly when one is working in an environment of such extreme majesty, with breathtaking views: bears, seals, bird life and marine life, bergs, rocks, cliffs and the the people... TOTAL magnificence. But when I learned from my Inuit guides of the increasing fragility of the ice, and saw first hand the effects of a changing climate, I realized that my body of work would be incomplete without producing something that will shout about the issue.
Marching for a clean energy economy
Zoë Caron June 27, 2010
It's a strange thing to be in Toronto for a G8/G20 summits. In a way it feels almost like a medieval scene. Each day motorcades of world leaders races through the city, parting pedestrians and traffic. It isn't hard to imagine ancient royalty being pulled by several horse-drawn chariots.
Video: At the Table G8/G20 press conference: Summit leaders must keep promises and invest in the future now
Sara Falconer June 26, 2010
Gerry Barr, Chair of Make Poverty History Canada, and Kim Carstensen, Leader of WWF Global Climate Initiative speaking at the G8/G20 "At the Table" Press Conference. Worldwide petitions call on summit leaders to keep promises. Advocates say that a financial transaction tax is needed to invest in the future. Now.
The power of art
Zoë Caron June 25, 2010
This morning I left the traditional G8 media coverage to something a little different: a visit the Ice Bear. Luckily, I got there before it melted into a puddle, and in time to tell reporters the Ice Bear story of why climate change matters at the G8 and G20.
Thank you India
Zoë Caron June 25, 2010
Hey! Read this! Big news today! India announced it was making some serious reforms on fossil fuels that included the phasing out of subsidies on petrol, diesel, kerosene, and natural gas.