http://www.feetofgreen.com The Crossing of Greenland 2008 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:53:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Herrick Primary School in Leicester are going to instal a wind turbine at their school so that they can reduce their carbon 'footprint'. They are very excited because they hope to have it up and running very soon. Year 3 and 4 classes have been doing a project ... http://www.feetofgreen.com/2008/07/herrick-primary-school-wind-turbine-project/ Peter and Richard were delighted to have the opportunity to present to the Foundation for Environmental Education General Assembly on the 18th June 2008 in Cumbria a keynote talk at the dinner with representatives from over 40 countries running the Eco Schools programmes. On the 19th June they ... http://www.feetofgreen.com/2008/06/federation-for-environmental-education-general-assembly-18th-and-19th-june-2008-green-flag-presentation-to-cockermouth-school/ We are very pleased to announce that Alan and Peter are today on the final leg of their journey home. They will be catching a flight from Reykjavik in Iceland to Bristol via Amsterdam flying into Bristol Airport at 16:55 on KLM Airline flight KL1053. Everyone is welcome to come along ... http://www.feetofgreen.com/2008/06/come-and-welcome-alan-peter-home-today-bristol-airport-1655/ UPDATE: Monday 2nd June 17:00 UK time. Alan and Peter had a last minute cancellation opportunity and ended up getting the 1400 hrs flight today from Kulusuk to Reykjavik. We have now booked them on the Reykjavic flight to Amsterdam tomorrow morning and then from Amsterdam to Bristol arriving ... http://www.feetofgreen.com/2008/06/getting-alan-and-peter-home-latest-as-at-30th-may/ I have received this report from Alan and Peter on today's activities in Isortorq "We have been helping the local community clear up some of the waste that is lying around everywhere and were rewarded with coffee and biscuits in one of their houses so we passed a few hours on ... http://www.feetofgreen.com/2008/05/ice-log-31st-may-2008/ Click below for the BBC Radio Bristol interview where I provided an update on the Feet of green expedition and our efforts to get Alan and Peter out of Greenland.  Nothing more to report on that yet but I am in regular communications and will keep the website updates as ... http://www.feetofgreen.com/2008/05/bbc-radio-bristol-feet-of-green-update-31st-may-2008/ Homecoming UPDATE AT 13:00 HRS UK TIME 28th MAY 2008 Unfortunately Alan and Peter are currently stuck in the remote outpost of Isortoq in Greenland (Photographs below and in the On the Ice gallery section) which is where they were taken by the dogs as the las leg of their journey off ... http://www.feetofgreen.com/2008/05/come-and-welcome-alan-and-peter-home-at-bristol-airport-on-thursday-29th-may-1655/ I have spoken to Alan and Peter this evening and they are guests with the local police chief who is also the hunter, and his wife, so are relieved that they are being fed this evening as they had not expected to still be in Isortoq. More photos in the ... http://www.feetofgreen.com/2008/05/many-thanks-from-alan-peter-to-great-british-mobility-group/ I have spoken with Alan and Peter several times today and the plan has been for them to fly out of Isortoq today to reach Kulasuk tonight. However conditions have been too poor with fog preventing the helicopter from taking off. As at 17:32 hrs UK time ... http://www.feetofgreen.com/2008/05/coming-off-the-ice-26th-may-2008/ Call taken 0800 UK time. The good news is that Alan and Peter made their deadline in reaching Checkpoint 8 which is where they have been aiming for for the past five days. The shock for them when they called the Inuits was that they are now not ... http://www.feetofgreen.com/2008/05/ice-log-25th-may-2007/