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First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Chasing Ice: Documenting the world's melting glaciers

James Balog's documentary, Chasing Ice, took him to some of the world's most endangered glaciers. We ask 'Is it too late to save them?' When acclaimed photographer James Balog committed himself out to record the melting of the worldâs glaciers, itâs safe ... [Published Wanderlust Travel Magazine - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: James Balog, Greenland, Global Warming/Climate Change

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 1 reports

‘Make the world a more survivable place’

Receiving honorary degree, acclaimed photographer James Balog calls on grads to take action on climate change.James Balog makes his way to the convocation stage to receive an honorary doctor of science degree from UAlberta June 12. (Photo: John Ulan)(Edmonton) ... [Published University of Alberta Express News - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: James Balog, Global Warming/Climate Change, Martin Sharp, Ian Stirling

First reported Jun 10 2013 - Updated Jun 10 2013 - 1 reports

Presidential Citations for Science and Society Announced By the American Geophysical Union

Prestigious award celebrates leaders whose work has advanced understanding and appreciation of the value of Earth and space science to society. 10 June 2013AGU Release No. 13-27In recognition of their leadership and vision in shaping policy and heightening ... [Published PRWeb - Jun 10 2013]

Entities: Richard Harris, James Balog, Rush Holt, American Geophysical Union

First reported Jun 10 2013 - Updated Jun 10 2013 - 2 reports

‘Devastatingly beautiful’ climate change film Chasing Ice now available on DVD

One of ’s favourite films from the past year or so, Chasing Ice, is out on DVD and Blu-ray on Monday June 10. If you didn’t manage to catch this must-watch documentary on the big screen, now’s your chance.After bagging numerous awards and securing rave ... [Published Blue & Green Tomorrow - Jun 10 2013]

Entities: Global Warming/Climate Change, James Balog, Blu-Ray, Bill O'Reilly, News Presenter

First reported Jun 07 2013 - Updated Jun 07 2013 - 1 reports

Film Night in the Park presents "Chasing Ice" Friday, June 7

Film Night in the Park, a project of A.P.P.L.E. FamilyWorks, kicks off its summertime film festival Friday June 7 presenting "Chasing Ice." In this 2012 documentary, environmental photographer James Balog deploys time-lapse cameras to capture a record ... [Published Marin Magazine - Jun 07 2013]

Entities: James Balog, Popcorn, Donations

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 31 2013 - 1 reports

New Speakers Announced for AGU Science Policy Conference

PR NewswireMay 30 WASHINGTON, DC – The American Geophysical Union (AGU) has added several new speakers to the schedule for its second annual Science Policy Conference, which will take place in Washington, DC on 24 – 26 June 2013 at the Walter E. Washington ... [Published Reuters - May 30 2013]

Entities: American Geophysical Union, Carbon Sequestration, Vermont Agency of Transportation

First reported May 31 2013 - Updated May 31 2013 - 1 reports

Cinema de Lux

Top 10 film releases ? June 2013

Will Smith and son Jaden star in what must surely be a make or break film for director M Night Shyamalan. With a recent string of underperforming mainstream releases the director who wowed us with intelligent cinema with killer twists now turns to a sci-fi ... [Published Bristol 247 - May 31 2013]

Entities: Michael Shannon, Bristol, Cinema de Lux

First reported May 31 2013 - Updated May 31 2013 - 1 reports

Mountain news: Mountainfilm delivers again

TELLURIDE, Colo. — It was a busy weekend in Telluride as filmmakers, writers, and some of their subjects gathered for Mountainfilm, now in its 35th year.It's always a weekend of extraordinary beauty, big ideas, and fire — as in bellies, keyed on acti ... [Published Pique News Magazine - May 31 2013]

Entities: Jim Whittaker, Willi Unsoeld, Tom Hornbein

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 1 reports

Parky at the Pictures (DVD 30/5/2013)

FW Murnau and Robert Flaherty had endured mixed fortunes since 1922, when the German had revolutionised screen horror with Nosferatu and the American had redefined the poetic treatment of reality with Nanook of the North. Murnau had helped pioneer the ... [Published Oxford Times - May 30 2013]

Entities: Michael Haneke, Jean Rouch, Edgar Morin, James Balog

First reported May 29 2013 - Updated May 29 2013 - 1 reports

Gowayâs Antarctica to Host Filmmaker as Special Guest

Goway Travel will carry Jeff Orlowski, director of the Oscar-nominated climate change documentary “Chasing Ice” on a 22-day Antarctic expedition. The film examines the efforts of environmental photographer James Balog to document the effects of the changing ... [Published Travel Pulse - May 29 2013]

Entities: James Balog, Global Warming/Climate Change, Ecology, Environment

First reported May 28 2013 - Updated May 28 2013 - 1 reports

Cinematic activism

A massive iceberg, about the size of five football fields, quakes and thunders as it collapses into the sea. Glaciers, miles long, which took thousands of years to form, face extinction within a few years. These are the powerful manifestations of climate ... [Published Taipei Times Online - May 28 2013]

Entities: Activism, Taiwan, Global Warming/Climate Change

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Screening of "Chasing Ice" documentary

Mildred Owen Concert Hall1220 Linda Mar Blvd.Pacifica’s Environmental Family to Host a Screening of Award Winning Documentary, Chasing Ice onFriday, June 7th at Mildred Owen Concert HallIn the spring of 2005, acclaimed environmental photographer James ... [Published San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center - May 24 2013]

Entities: James Balog, Environment, Wader, Alliance (IS)

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Chasing Ice: Documenting the world's melting gl... [Published Wanderlust Travel Magazine - Jun 13 2013]
‘Make the world a more survivable place’ [Published University of Alberta Express News - Jun 12 2013]
Presidential Citations for Science and Society ... [Published PRWeb - Jun 10 2013]
‘Devastatingly beautiful’ climate change film C... [Published Blue & Green Tomorrow - Jun 10 2013]
Review: Chasing Ice [Published Bristol 247 - Jun 10 2013]
Film Night in the Park presents "Chasing Ice" F... [Published Marin Magazine - Jun 07 2013]
Top 10 film releases ? June 2013 [Published Bristol 247 - May 31 2013]
Mountain news: Mountainfilm delivers again [Published Pique News Magazine - May 31 2013]
New Speakers Announced for AGU Science Policy C... [Published Reuters - May 30 2013]
Parky at the Pictures (DVD 30/5/2013) [Published Oxford Times - May 30 2013]
What a Photograph Can Accomplish: Bending the F... [Published Time - May 29 2013]
Gowayâs Antarctica to Host Filmmaker as Special... [Published Travel Pulse - May 29 2013]
Cinematic activism [Published Taipei Times Online - May 28 2013]
New - The Chelmsford Picture House (CM2) [Published AboutMyArea - May 27 2013]
Screening of "Chasing Ice" documentary [Published San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center - May 24 2013]
Will Sustainability Become the Feared Equalizer? [Published Quality Digest - May 22 2013]
Chasing Ice: Putting a Face to Climate Change [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - May 08 2013]
Fantastic Film ‘Chasing Ice’ to Run on National... [Published Wired Science » Science Blogs - Apr 25 2013]
12 talks to watch this Earth Day [Published TED Blog - Apr 22 2013]
Chasing Ice in a Warming World [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - Feb 25 2013]
The doc is out: Why isn’t ‘Chasing Ice’ up for ... [Published Grist - the Latest from Grist - Feb 24 2013]
Smith School Humanities Seminar Series 2012-201... [Published Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment - Feb 22 2013]
Receding Glaciers, Rising Business Challenges [Published theCSRfeed - Feb 04 2013]
Scientist Seeks Connection Between Fire and Ice... [Published PBS - Jan 30 2013]
ORNL panel to discuss climate-change issues at ... [Published Frank Munger's Atomic City Underground - Jan 30 2013]
In Short: Should education be monetizable? Plus... [Published TED Blog - Jan 11 2013]
Climate change: see for yourself in documentary [Published Water Conserve: News - Jan 10 2013]
Park City Film series examines climate change w... [Published Water Conserve: News - Dec 26 2012]
Harsh Weather, Knee Injuries Didn't Stop Filmma... [Published PBS - Nov 29 2012]
Holiday film preview [Published Burlington Times - Nov 23 2012]

Blogs

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Chasing Ice: Putting a Face to Climate Change [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - May 08 2013] Samantha Beckerman, Program Assistant, Global Strategy & Advocacy and Climate Programs, Washington, D.C. Earth Day occurs annually on April 22nd and aims to promote public awareness and protection of the environment. The theme of this year’s Earth ...
Fantastic Film ‘Chasing Ice’ to Run on National... [Published Wired Science » Science Blogs - Apr 25 2013] A few months ago I posted here about “Chasing Ice,” a film following photographer James Balog’s quest to document the shrinkage of ice fields and glaciers as climate change melted them away. I was quite moved, when I saw it ... ...
12 talks to watch this Earth Day [Published TED Blog - Apr 22 2013] Planet Earth doesn’t exactly have a birthday. But every year on April 22, we celebrate Earth Day — the anniversary of the moment the environmental movement went mass. According to EarthDay.org , Earth Day was founded in 1970 by U.S. Senator Gaylord ...
Chasing Ice in a Warming World [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - Feb 25 2013] Rocky Kistner, Communications Associate, Washington, DC Many believe “ Chasing Ice ,” the powerful climate change film nominated for an Oscar for its haunting original song, "Before My Time," should have made the cut for Best Documentary Feature too. ...
The doc is out: Why isn’t ‘Chasing Ice’ up for ... [Published Grist - the Latest from Grist - Feb 24 2013] Shortlisted last year for an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary, the critically acclaimed Chasing Ice was by far the most existentially devastating documentary of 2012. But its viscerally emotional vistas and Manhattan-sized collapses were passed ...