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Presidential Polar Bear Post Card Project No. 282 - 11.16.16

The Paris Agreement has global buy-in. The time is now to hold ourselves accountable and to keep our focus on a low emissions future.

Harts Pass No. 323

Perhaps a lot of similar sentiments this past week... but wolverines DON'T actually hibernate, so stay vigilant and keep the checks and balances of our government accountable!

Presidential Polar Bear Post Card Project No. 281 - 11.15.16

Accelerated rates of sea level rise go hand-in-hand with melting pack ice...

Presidential Polar Bear Post Card Project No. 280 - 11.14.16

Climate change. Yep. It's real. #wearethearctic #saveourseaice

Presidential Polar Bear Post Card Project No. 279 - 11.10.16

Alright, head out of my disappointed butt, and back on it! Hopefully President Obama is seeing these... or at the very least he might someday see them as a collection when he catches up on all of his Presidential mail. That being said, he DEFINITELY needs to remove the originals from the White House because this entire hopeful act of sending original art and advocating for further protections in the Arctic will no doubt fall on deaf ears with the next administration. 
However, taking the higher road and since education IS absolutely in need... I am committed to skewing the next several months of post card submissions towards facts and figures about climate change. It's my recommendation that the President and staff make photo copies and hide them around the White House. You know, taped to the mirror in the Lincoln bedroom, tucked into books or hidden in lampshades of the Oval Office. That kind of stuff. Perhaps if the new President sees enough of this info presented in sort of a cartoon, kid-friendly format, it will start to sink in. PS I'll be sure to give the bear some stereotypical "smart kid" glasses and other props that are easy to digest. Given the President elects predilection for stereotypes and quick judgements, this should only help with the assimilation of information...

Harts Pass No. 322

On Tuesday morning when this was finished, I was very much looking forward to the end of the election AND the first snow of winter. I am shocked for sure at the ultimate choice of the American electorate... so I hope the snow flies fast and deep!

Presidential Polar Bear Post Card Project No. 278 - 11.9.16

For several years between about 6th and 8th grade, if I was having a nightmare I could spin my dream-self around like Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman and wake up. It was a "power" of sorts -- and a control that I possessed over scary/stressful dreams. I tried again this afternoon... It's not working!

Presidential Polar Bear Post Card Project No. 277 - 11.9.16

For several years between about 6th and 8th grade, if I was having a nightmare I could spin my dream-self around like Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman and wake up. It was a "power" of sorts -- and a control that I possessed over scary/stressful dreams. I tried again this afternoon... It's not working!

Presidential Polar Bear Post Card Project No. 277 - 11.9.16

Presidential Polar Bear Post Card Project No. 276 - 11.8.16

I VOTED! (And you should too.)