Guest guest Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 Just received from-- THE GALLON ENVIRONMENT LETTER Canadian Institute for Business and the Environment Vol. 12, No. 7, July 9, 2007 **************************************************** THE GARY GALLON MEMORIAL SWIM World Wildlife Fund UK's Ambassador, explorer and endurance swimmer Lewis Gordon Pugh, is planning to take a polar bear dip on July 15th...He will be the first person ever to swim at the Geographic North Pole, and, though he expects the water temperature to be minus 1.8° centigrade, the freezing point of sea water, he will be wearing only the standard polar bear outfit of swim suit, goggles, and cap. Pugh claims, and we have no reason to disagree, that this will be the coldest water a human has ever swum in, even though global warming is the reason that this new ecotourism opportunity has opened up... Lewis Gordon Pugh swims where no man has swum before, in epic 'North Pole Challenge' <http://www.wwf.org.uk/climatechange/lewispugh.asp>http://www.wwf.org.uk/climate\ change/lewispugh.asp ----------------------------- The technique is not believed to be practical for application in warmer climates. -- Merritt Clifton Editor, ANIMAL PEOPLE P.O. Box 960 Clinton, WA 98236 Telephone: 360-579-2505 Fax: 360-579-2575 E-mail: anmlpepl Web: www.animalpeoplenews.org [ANIMAL PEOPLE is the leading independent newspaper providing original investigative coverage of animal protection worldwide, founded in 1992. Our readership of 30,000-plus includes the decision-makers at more than 10,000 animal protection organizations. We have no alignment or affiliation with any other entity. $24/year; for free sample, send address.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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