Merry Xmas to me! Thank you, Lee and Suz and Chris and Rita and Marjorie! You may never see me again, but know that I have gone to a VR place.

It’s not all doom and gloom. #Repost @natgeo
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Photograph by @paulnicklen // It is a very bright day for the Arctic as President Obama has just blocked 115 million acres of the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas from oil and gas exploration indefinitely. More over, Prime Minister Trudeau has announced that it will freeze oil and gas offshore leasing in Canadian Arctic waters. These narwhals (unicorns of the sea) are incredibly sensitive to any noise disturbance. Oil and gas exploration would displace narwhals, bowhead whales, walrus, seals, belugas and many other species from their migratory corridors. An oil spill in the Arctic would be a fatal blow to this already threatened habitat. #followme on @paulnicklen as I share a lot more on this major announcement about the Arctic. #gratitude #nature #10by2020 #stopclimatechange #arctic #renewableenergy #climatechangeisreal #instagood #wisdom #oneearth #oneocean