Erik Brooks's Blog, page 60
February 12, 2016
February 11, 2016
Presidential Polar Bear Post Card Project No. 83 - 2.10.16
Alas, the Supreme Court recently put the White House's carbon pollution limits on hold. Thusly, despite President Obama's best intentions, the hands of progress are currently tied...
Harts Pass No. 286
Happy (almost) Valentine's Day!February 10, 2016
Later, Gator! Jacket Art!!!
OK, this might not be totally, finally, and absolutely the final version... but its getting close enough to share! On the final day of little tweaks and nudges to the book and I really couldn't be happier with the way that its all turning out. And Gator, reserved and shy as he may look right here, can't wait to say hello in early July! Thank you Sterling Children's for making him look so great :)
Presidential Polar Bear Post Card Project No. 82 - 2.9.16
In the style of Pogo by Walt Kelly. The tagline is Kelly's from a poster for the original Earth Day in 1970 and was used again in the comic strip for Earth Day 2.0 in 1971. Although the Pogo-styled polar bear here is starring at an oil rig, the original intent goes much deeper and appropriately broader. For the most part, corporations and politicians are only giving us what we demand. We do have a say with what we purchase and who we elect -- duly noted with today's NH primary -- and we can have an impact.
February 9, 2016
Presidential Polar Bear Post Card Project No. 81 - 2.8.16
Congrats to Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos -- the first professional sports team that I was able to call my own after moving from Anchorage to Denver in 1983! Apropos of protecting the 1002 and Alaska's Coastal Plain, sometimes a good defense is the best offense. Super Bowl 50, 100 Years of National Parks, 200 victories for Payton Manning. Get 'er done. GRRR!
February 6, 2016
Presidential Polar Bear Post Card Project No. 80 - 2.5.16
It was our September trip to Kaktovik that started this project. And it's still there. Barter Island and Kaktovik, Alaska. On the edge of the Beaufort Sea. Due east of Prudhoe Bay and the epicenter of oil development on the North Slope. The value of the Coastal Plain untouched is FAR greater than it is with oil rigs and drilling platforms.
February 5, 2016
February 4, 2016
Presidential Polar Bear Post Card Project No. 78 - 2.3.16
Like a mix of the polar bear and a grizzly, the Spirit Bear or Kermode Bear received recent favor in light of further and substantial Canadian protections of the Great Bear Rainforest. Good on 'ya Canada! Kind of like the President potentially adding further protections to the Arctic National Wildlife refuge... where a choice can be made in favor of the environment over continued exploitation of resources.
Harts Pass No. 285
I completely forgot about posting last week's strip... so here you go! Always amazing to me how in certain ways the wildlife can make living in the mountains look so easy. I'm sure that its harder than we think, and that they have different ways to register their own feelings of cold and hunger, but still... 'Zip, Zip, Zip!'
