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PBiNews June 2010
Inside This Issue
Groundbreaking for First Polar Bear Rescue Center
Entertaining & Enriching Lives of Polar Bears
Lowepro Photo Contest
Project Polar Bear BLOGS
Climate Alert! We're Melting
Scientists Are Concerned
Save an Orphan
Adopt a Polar Bear
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New Poll Says...


   97% of climate
  scientists think
  planet warming caused by humans
Do climate scientists disagree about global warming? Nope.
A survey published by the National Academy of Scientists shows that 97 out of 100 climate experts agree that global warming is very likely mainly caused by human activity.

Tobacco to
Climate Change

      Polar Bear in Ice Water

The well-documented book, Merchants of Doubt, by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway, explores how the same patterns are used over and over again in scientific disin-formation campaigns.
According to its author, the basic strategy is to confuse the public and the media by making science look less certain than it actually is.

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Great News for Orphaned Cubs

World's First Polar Bear Rescue Center Underway in Winnipeg

This gateway to the Far Orphan Cub on Ice Floe North will soon be home to the International Polar Bear Conservation Centre, a rescue and emergency care facility for orphaned polar bear cubs, injured or problem bears, and polar bears affected by a catastrophic event--like an oil spill.
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Healthy, Happy BearsBear Balancing on Ball in Pool

Fish popsicles. Buckets and balls. Dig pits. Streams. And swimming pools.

Zoo professionals have learned how to keep polar bears in their care curious and engaged.

To make it easier for all zoos with polar bears to share knowledge,
PBI has formed a Polar Bear Well-being Committee. More

When you CONTRIBUTE to
PBI, your donation goes toward our programs that help polar bears and their habitat.

LowePro Spot LogoCalling all Cameras! Win a Trip to Churchill

Help document the amazing--yet fragile--world we share by entering the
My Favorite Things photography contest.

Sponsored by Lowepro and PBI, the grand prize is a trip to Churchill to see wild polar bears.

Lowepro is also our featured Platinum Sponsor. Visit Lowepro.
How Biggest Losers Can Be Biggest Winners

Our PBI Project Polar Bear Project Polar Bear Contestants contestants have started posting notes about their carbon reduction projects and activities in their BLOGS.

You'll love their enthusiasm and youthful energy. Which team will reduce the most CO2?
Climate Alert! Arctic Ice Loss Sets Records

The National Snow and Ice Data Center REPORTS that May weather in the Arctic was two to five degrees warmer than normal--and the sea ice melted faster that month than any May on record.
Scientists Concerned over Nunavut Decision
Nunavut shown in blue
Map of Nunavut

Nunavut's recent decision to oppose listing the polar bear as a Species of Special Concern runs contrary to evidence, say leading polar bear scientists. 
Green Tip: Flip that Computer Switch

Computer Off-On SwitchShut down your computer and other office equipment every night and you'll save 200 pounds of CO2 per year, per machine. Trim off even more by programming your computer to go on sleep mode when not in use. Your savings? Another 200 pounds per year.
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Photo Credits: Orphan Cub, © 2010 Richard Beck;
Bear on Ball, © 2010 Valerie Abbott


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