http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/TheDirt/22898 For anyone interested in global warming and its impact on the arctic, author Chad Kister will be in town Thursday as part of his nationwide Polar Bear Survival Tour. His talk will focus on the horrific affects of climate change on the Arctic. Kister&nbsp; went on a a 700-mile bakpacking trek through the refuge and bore witness to crumbling native villages and dwindling numbers of polar bears, walruses and seals. The speed at which change from warming is taking place is alarming, he says. &quot;The main thing is we need to be moving much, much faster to better energy efficiency, solar and wind energy and other alternative energy, Kister said. The program is free and open to the public. Here's the details: Who: Chad Kister What: Polar Bear Survival Tour When: 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday Where: East Bakersfield Veterans Hall, 2101 Ridge Rd &nbsp; For anyone interested in global warming and its impact on the arctic, author Chad Kister will be in town Thursday as part of his nationwide Polar Bear Survival Tour. His talk will focus on the horrific affects of climate change on the Arctic. Kister&nbsp; went on a a 700-mile bakpacking trek through the refuge and bore witness to crumbling native villages and dwindling numbers of polar bears, walruses and seals. The speed at which change from warming is taking place is alarming, he says. &quot;The main thing is we need to be moving much, much faster to better energy efficiency, solar and wind energy and other alternative energy, Kister said. The program is free and open to the public. Here's the details: Who: Chad Kister What: Polar Bear Survival Tour When: 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday Where: East Bakersfield Veterans Hall, 2101 Ridge Rd &nbsp; en-us <p>&nbsp;Sounds interesting. How much the donation?</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/TheDirt/22898/#c_208905 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/TheDirt/22898/#c_208905 <p>&nbsp;Sounds interesting. How much the donation?</p> <p>&nbsp;Sorry, I just updated the blog post -- it's free.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/TheDirt/22898/#c_208907 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/TheDirt/22898/#c_208907 <p>&nbsp;Sorry, I just updated the blog post -- it's free.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;Really, Pax?&nbsp; Because it'll turn most of the Midwest into a desert.</p> <br /> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/TheDirt/22898/#c_209640 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/TheDirt/22898/#c_209640 <p>&nbsp;Really, Pax?&nbsp; Because it'll turn most of the Midwest into a desert.</p> <br />