Extreme Ice Survey

EIS in Antarctica!

Extreme Ice Survey — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:02:16 +0000

May 9, 2013
Boulder, Colo.

We are pleased to announce that EIS can now add Antarctica to it’s list of time-lapse camera locations! More installations are scheduled for 2014.

First EIS time-lapse camera installation in the Southern Hemisphere!

EIS, EVT & CHASING ICE: Earth Day at The White House

Extreme Ice Survey — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:50:33 +0000

May 9, 2013
Boulder, Colo

On Earth Day, April 22, 2013, Chasing Ice was screened in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at The White House. This was not only an incredible honor for the Extreme Ice Survey, Earth Vision Trust and Chasing Ice teams but also a rare opportunity to share the realities of climate change with some of the Administration’s key policymakers.

Samantha Beckerman of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) was in attendance and just posted this blog entry about the event: Chasing Ice: Putting a Face to Climate Change

James Balog to be honored at 14th Wirth Chair Sustainability Awards Luncheon

Extreme Ice Survey — Thu, 02 May 2013 17:51:51 +0000

May 2, 2013
Boulder, Colo.

James Balog will be among the honorees at this year’s awards luncheon, June 10, 2013.

Grand Ballroom, Four Seasons Hotel, Denver, 11:30am – 2pm.

In 1993, the University of Colorado established the Wirth Chair in Environmental and Community Development Policy. It is the first Chair in public policy in the University and the only Chair at the University of Colorado Denver. It honors the environmental and sustainable development achievements of former Senator and Undersecretary of State Timothy E. Wirth. Wirth’s work in Congress, in the State Department and now as President of the United Nations Foundation has truly made a difference. His efforts have helped foster an improved quality of life for individuals in Colorado, in the United States and throughout the world.

More information and tickets available at: http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/SPA/BuechnerInstitute/Centers/WirthChair/Awards/Pages/index.aspx

A Conversation with James Balog on The Art of Chasing Ice—Macky Auditorium, University of Colorado Boulder, 7pm, April 1, 2013

Extreme Ice Survey — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:18:48 +0000

ICE: Portraits of Vanishing Glaciers – Finalist for BOTYA (Book of The Year Award)

Extreme Ice Survey — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:59:25 +0000

March 11, 2013—ForeWord Reviews is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2012 Book of the Year Awards. The finalists were selected from 1300 entries covering 62 categories of books from independent and academic presses. These books represent some of the best books produced by small publishing houses in 2012. For a full list of the finalists, searchable by genre, visit: botya.forewordreviews.com/finalists/2012/.

Over the next two months, a panel of sixty judges, librarians and booksellers only, will determine the winners. Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards, as well as Editor’s Choice Prizes for Fiction and Nonfiction, will be announced at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago, Friday, June 28th, 6pm at The Pop Top Stage. Winners will also be announced on our website; on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+; and in our weekly email newsletter, ForeWord This Week. The winners of the two Editor’s Choice Prizes will be awarded $1,500 each. ForeWord’s Independent Publisher of the Year will also be announced.

ForeWord’s Book of the Year Awards program was created to highlight the year’s most distinguished books from independent publishers. The awards announcement provides an additional publicity opportunity for publishers long after a book’s initial publication date. After months of perusing the list of submissions, librarians and booksellers eagerly anticipate this announcement of finalists—a valuable resource for discovering obscure titles from the world of indie publishing.

ForeWord Reviews, a quarterly print journal dedicated to reviewing independently published books, was established in 1998 to provide booksellers, librarians, agents, and publishing professionals with reviews of the best titles from small, alternative, and academic presses. ForeWord also provides a myriad of services to publishers, including international trade representation, Book of the Year Awards, Clarion fee-for-review services, and an interactive website for the reading community.

James Balog on “Late Show with David Letterman”

Sport — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:50:58 +0000

December 12, 2012
Boulder, Colo

If you missed the live telecast on Wednesday, December 12, you can view the entire episode here.

Or, view a clip from James’ segment here.

“Chasing Ice” selected for Academy Awards documentary shortlist

Sport — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:22:52 +0000

December 3, 2012
Beverly Hills, CA

15 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES ADVANCE IN 2012 OSCAR® RACE

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for the 85th Academy Awards®. One hundred twenty-six pictures had originally qualified in the category.

The 15 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:

“Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry,” Never Sorry LLC

“Bully,” The Bully Project LLC

“Chasing Ice,” Exposure

“Detropia,” Loki Films

“Ethel,” Moxie Firecracker Films

“5 Broken Cameras,” Guy DVD Films

“The Gatekeepers,” Les Films du Poisson, Dror Moreh Productions, Cinephil

“The House I Live In,” Charlotte Street Films, LLC

“How to Survive a Plague,” How to Survive a Plague LLC

“The Imposter,” Imposter Pictures Ltd.

“The Invisible War,” Chain Camera Pictures

“Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God,” Jigsaw Productions in association with Wider Film Projects and Below the Radar Films

“Searching for Sugar Man,” Red Box Films

“This Is Not a Film,” Wide Management

“The Waiting Room,” Open’hood, Inc.

The Documentary Branch viewed the eligible documentaries for the preliminary round of voting. Documentary Branch members will now select the five nominees from among the 15 titles on the shortlist. The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre™ at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide.

In Memoriam: The passing of two pioneering glaciologists, Mark Meier (1925-2012) and Austin Post (1922-2012)

Sport — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:05:14 +0000

November 29, 2012
Boulder, Colo.

Two of the world’s premier glaciologists, Mark F. Meier and Austin S. Post, passed away unexpectedly this month: Mark Meier on Sunday, November 25 in Boulder, CO and Austin Post on November 12 in Dupont, WA.

Mark F. Meier, 1986

Among his many accomplishments, Mark was the director of the University of Colorado’s Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) from 1985 to 1994. Tad Pfeffer, EIS team member and INSTAAR professor says, “The work that he is most well known for now is his work on global assessments of glaciers and ice caps all around the world; not just studying one glacier in detail, which he also did a lot of, but looking at what all the glaciers are doing, and adding it all up as a critical part of assessing present-day sea level rise—as well as projecting into the future.” Adds INSTAAR director Jim White, “He was one of the pioneers when it comes to sea-level rise, basically telling people, ‘This is a real phenomenon, this is going to happen, and you’re not going to stop it unless you do something…Mark’s understanding of the physics of melting ice… really was profound. He knew what was going to happen.”

Mark and Austin Post together performed groundbreaking research on Alaska glaciers. Austin was a research hydrologist with the USGS. In 2004, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Alaska Fairbanks for his contributions to glaciology.

Austin Post

We at EIS build our work at Alaska’s Columbia Glacier on the shoulders of Mark and Austin’s pioneering efforts since the 1960′s.

We mourn the passing of these two great glaciologists and send our condolences to their families.

What people are saying about “Chasing Ice”

Sport — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:48:24 +0000

“Stunning…timely… A Solitary Quest with Global Implications.” —The New York Times, “Critic’s Pick”

“Amazingly beautiful.” —The New York Daily News, “FIVE STARS”

“You’ve never seen images like this before…It deserves to be seen and felt on the big screen.” —Robert Redford

“One of the most beautiful films of the year.” —Huffington Post

“Visually breathtaking.” —Justin Chang, Variety

“Made for the big screen.” —John DeFore, The Hollywood Reporter

“The most important film of the year.” —Chris Columbus, Director and Producer

Audubon Magazine: New Book and Film Showcase Planet’s Melting Ice

Sport — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:53:20 +0000

For the last three decades photographer and mountaineer James Balog has been documenting environmental issues. His most recent project, one begun seven years ago with no end in sight, focuses on what he considers to be one of the biggest issues of our time: global warming… Read the full article here.