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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (204)	4/22/2008 1:38:23 AM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 442

Blizzard forces Canadian Earth Day event into tent... No heaven on Earth Day Wintry blast cools global warming fervour By BROOKES MERRITT, SUN MEDIA April 21, 2008 edmontonsun.com So much for global warming. Earth Day festivities went ahead despite the blast of frigid weather yesterday. Vendors and presenters from various eco-friendly groups, including Bullfrog Power, CO2 Reduction Edmonton and the local solar energy society, crammed into a lone tent in Hawrelak Park after a blizzard forced them to abandon their original locations. Organizers crammed over 40 groups in a space that would normally be occupied by half that number. Presenters' booths were initially planned to have been spread out between at least five tents, with far larger displays. "We're normally here with a lineup of cyclists for our free bike repair service. No bikers came today. Big surprise," said Chris Field of Mountain Equipment Co-Op. A handful of visitors still took the time to inquire about several solar-powered products on display at the M.E.C. booth and browsed several others before running off toward the lone heater in the tent to warm up. A lemonade vendor towards the front might as well not have been there. "Obviously we'll have fewer people than we would have liked, but to cancel an Earth Day event because of weather would kind of be the antithesis of what this is all about," said organizer Janice Boudreau. "This isn't about celebrating just the parts of the Earth that we like, it's about celebrating all of it." Eco-Air representative Eric Gormley couldn't convince local kids lobbying city council for an anti-idling bylaw to brave the cold yesterday, but happily stepped up on their behalf, offering stickers and information about greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles. "We're here to raise awareness of the problem, even though on a day like today you don't necessarily think of global warming," he said. "We especially want to encourage young people in school to join us. It's the youth that have the power to make real change."

To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (204)	4/28/2008 1:03:38 PM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 442

Anchorage digs out after record snowfall Anchorage Daily News April 26th, 2008 adn.com Anchorage continues to dig out from a snowfall that set a record for the day and the month.The National Weather Service says 17.2 inches fell at its office just south of Anchorage's international airport and 22 inches fell in northeast Anchorage on Friday and Saturday. The heaviest snow fell between 3 and 6 p.m. Friday at a rate of almost two inches per hour. The monthly total at the weather service office is now 29.7 inches, breaking a record from 1963 when 27.6 inches fell during April. The 15.5 inches that fell Friday is the third-most for any one day in Anchorage. The record is the 25.7 inches that fell six years ago on March 17, 2002.