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Eric, Dongsheng and Bill have safely made it to the South Pole!

The end of another year and, depending on how you calculate it, the end of another decade, means time for reflection and resolutions.and reflections on past resolutions.

With each drink, we take in a small part of this place. It is coursing through our veins and sweated out our pores. We ski and sleep on snow. Each cool gulp of air fills alveoli with oxygen from the most remote place on earth We are not so much skiing to the South Pole as into it.

Obviously, the big news last week was Copenhagen and what did or did not happen. Wanted to share with you a short post on the fall out from our allies at the Center for Biological Diversity and also think about what needs to come next.

As we write this, the Copenhagen climate talks are reaching a crescendo.

'The best day of the expedition,' was how Dongsheng described the day. Bill added, 'warm and beautiful.' With the Thiel mountains growing after every step and a deep blue sky, it was truly magnificent. This is the Antarctica that makes us smile.

A lot going on back at home and in Copenhagen. Allies from the Center for Biological Diversity are in Copenhagen joining tens of thousands of others there pushing for real action on climate change. Monday's attendance was said to be 11,000, with more people arriving every day.

This year more than any I can recall, my email is filled with information about ways to simplify the holidays, to green up my Christmas, to do more while using less.

Back at home this week, The Center for Biological Diversity and 350.org took an historic step: they petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to set national limits for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas pollution under the Clean Air Act.

Following the mapping, along with the blog posts and audio, is a great way to understand the scope of the journey that Eric, Bill and Dongsheng have undertaken. The map is updated each time an entry is sent in by the team.

Well, it's that time of year again. Thanksgiving -- when everyone in the U.S. is supposed to be identifying what we are thankful for. I want to look ahead and think about what I hope to be thankful for. I hope to be thankful for the U.S.

After one week on the ice Eric and the team are settling into a routine and have been updating the blog via audio most days. They plan on sending in podcasts in Mandarin as well as in English soon. Listen in to hear more about their journey to the South Pole.

After Eric left for the poles, the United States declared the odds of a binding agreement on global warming at Copenhagen on par with the odds of peace in the Middle East or resolution to College football's Bowl Championship Series controversy.

Here, there are many ways to fail. Frostbite, injury from a fall, broken gear, not making enough miles, snow blindness, altitude sickness... To succeed requires an equally long list of skills and knowledge.

Eric and the team were flown in to Hercules Inlet Antarctica, the official expedition start point! Check out the link to his podcast to hear more about their adventures.

One of the goals of this expedition is, of course, to "travel to the "front lines" of global warming to document the changes occurring in these last great frozen places".

The weather seems to be moving toward a small window which means that we most likely will have an opportunity to fly to the ice tomorrow. No matter when it comes, it always seems like there is never enough time. Something else that always needs to be done.

Team members Eric, Dong, and Bill are all in Punta Arenas and finishing up last minute grocery shopping, last fresh meals, and last couple nights in a real bed before they hit the ice. Read more of the story @ Remember, it's cool to be cold. Save the Poles. Save the planet.

Crisis central in Colorado this morning. With my departure date looming ominously close, today decided (for whatever reason) to reign chaos on me and everything I touched.