{"id":115,"date":"2009-04-13T20:43:50","date_gmt":"2009-04-14T03:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thomasbachand.com\/blog\/?p=115"},"modified":"2009-04-13T20:47:43","modified_gmt":"2009-04-14T03:47:43","slug":"extremes-ice-and-otherwise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasbachand.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/13\/extremes-ice-and-otherwise\/","title":{"rendered":"Extremes: Ice and Otherwise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rtsocial-container rtsocial-container-align-right rtsocial-horizontal\"><div class=\"rtsocial-twitter-horizontal\"><div class=\"rtsocial-twitter-horizontal-button\"><a title= \"Tweet: Extremes: Ice and Otherwise\" class=\"rtsocial-twitter-button\" href= \"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Extremes%3A%20Ice%20and%20Otherwise&url=https%3A%2F%2Fthomasbachand.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F04%2F13%2Fextremes-ice-and-otherwise%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rtsocial-fb-horizontal fb-light\"><div class=\"rtsocial-fb-horizontal-button\"><a title=\"LikeExtremes: Ice and Otherwise\" class=\"rtsocial-fb-button rtsocial-fb-like-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fthomasbachand.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F04%2F13%2Fextremes-ice-and-otherwise%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rtsocial-linkedin-horizontal\"><div class=\"rtsocial-linkedin-horizontal-button\"><a class=\"rtsocial-linkedin-button\" href= \"https:\/\/linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthomasbachand.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F04%2F13%2Fextremes-ice-and-otherwise%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share: Extremes: Ice and Otherwise\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rtsocial-pinterest-horizontal\"><div class=\"rtsocial-pinterest-horizontal-button\"><a class=\"rtsocial-pinterest-button\" href= \"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https:\/\/thomasbachand.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/13\/extremes-ice-and-otherwise\/&media=https:\/\/thomasbachand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/rtsocial\/images\/default-pinterest.png&description=Extremes: Ice and Otherwise\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Pin: Extremes: Ice and Otherwise\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"perma-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thomasbachand.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/13\/extremes-ice-and-otherwise\/\" title=\"Extremes: Ice and Otherwise\"><\/a><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"rts_id\" class=\"rts_id\" value=\"115\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"rts_media_nonce\" name=\"rts_media_nonce\" value=\"ea55dd841b\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115\" \/><\/div><div id=\"attachment_122\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thomasbachand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/calt3853trb1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-122\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-122\" title=\"Lake Tahoe: A Fragile Beauty\" src=\"http:\/\/thomasbachand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/calt3853trb1-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"Silver Lake. 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California.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you missed Extreme Ice on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/nova\/extremeice\/\">NOVA<\/a>, it\u2019s worth checking out on their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/nova\/extremeice\/\">website<\/a>.\u00a0 This is an interesting use of still photography to tell a larger story, in this instance glacial retreat and global warming.<\/p>\n<p>In stark contrast to this message, is the denying of the validity of global warming, as discussed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/04\/10\/us\/politics\/10morano.html?emc=eta1\">here in the New York Times<\/a>.\u00a0 One has to wonder about their motives.\u00a0 As a conservative Republican friend of mine says, \u201cEven if you don\u2019t believe in global warming, environmental concerns are going to create a lot of jobs and will be central to the country\u2019s competitiveness.<\/p>\n<p>For a fascinating read on the Arctic, pick up Barry Lopez\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0375727485?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thomabachapho-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0811863093\">Artic Dreams<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0 In this National Book award winner, Lopez covers the varied dimensions of the Arctic, including geography, wildlife, and\u00a0 human occupation and exploration.\u00a0 You\u2019ll never look at ice the same after reading this book.\u00a0 A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/books\/2005\/apr\/02\/featuresreviews.guardianreview35\">review<\/a> in the Guardian captures the book&#8217;s spirit. For more on Barry Lopez, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barrylopez.com\/\">http:\/\/www.barrylopez.com\/<\/a> .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rtsocial-container rtsocial-container-align-right rtsocial-horizontal\">\n<div class=\"rtsocial-twitter-horizontal\">\n<div class=\"rtsocial-twitter-horizontal-button\"><a title= \"Tweet: Extremes: Ice and Otherwise\" class=\"rtsocial-twitter-button\" href= \"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Extremes%3A%20Ice%20and%20Otherwise&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fthomasbachand.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F04%2F13%2Fextremes-ice-and-otherwise%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rtsocial-fb-horizontal fb-light\">\n<div class=\"rtsocial-fb-horizontal-button\"><a title=\"LikeExtremes: Ice and Otherwise\" class=\"rtsocial-fb-button rtsocial-fb-like-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fthomasbachand.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F04%2F13%2Fextremes-ice-and-otherwise%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rtsocial-linkedin-horizontal\">\n<div class=\"rtsocial-linkedin-horizontal-button\"><a class=\"rtsocial-linkedin-button\" href= \"https:\/\/linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthomasbachand.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F04%2F13%2Fextremes-ice-and-otherwise%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share: Extremes: Ice and Otherwise\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rtsocial-pinterest-horizontal\">\n<div class=\"rtsocial-pinterest-horizontal-button\"><a class=\"rtsocial-pinterest-button\" href= \"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https:\/\/thomasbachand.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/13\/extremes-ice-and-otherwise\/&#038;media=https:\/\/thomasbachand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/rtsocial\/images\/default-pinterest.png&#038;description=Extremes: Ice and Otherwise\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Pin: Extremes: Ice and Otherwise\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"perma-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thomasbachand.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/13\/extremes-ice-and-otherwise\/\" title=\"Extremes: Ice and Otherwise\"><\/a><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"rts_id\" class=\"rts_id\" value=\"115\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"rts_media_nonce\" name=\"rts_media_nonce\" value=\"ea55dd841b\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115\" \/><\/div>\n<p>If you missed Extreme Ice on NOVA, it\u2019s worth checking out on their website.\u00a0 This is an interesting use of still photography to tell a larger story, in this instance glacial retreat and global warming. 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