“Abrupt,” “Inconvenient,” and “Out of Balance”: Films and experts address climate change

While the thought of climate change isn’t exactly uplifting, you might just want to stay informed about this daunting issue — after all, this problem is not going to fix itself. This week, multiple events will focus on this hot topic.

• On Tuesday, March 20, from 9:30 to 5 p.m. at the North Carolina Arboretum, there will be a free showing of Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth along with a slide presentation and question-and-answer session. It’s part of an event called The Changing Mountain Environment: A Lighter Footprint on the Land, which will also include presentations on watershed management and air quality. For more information, call the Arboretum at 665-2492.

• On Tuesday, March 20, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Jubilee! (Wall Street, downtown Asheville), The Clean Energy Task Force will host a public forum to explore energy efficiency and renewable options. The free event will include a screening of Kilowatt Ours, a film by Jeff Barrie, and a presentation by Michael Shore of Environmental Defense, a local activist who was trained by Al Gore’s climate project. There will also be a presentation by a local group that has been working to find alternatives to the proposed oil-fired Woodfin power plant.

• On Wednesday, March 21, at 7 p.m. at the Flood Gallery Fine Arts Center (109 Roberts St.), The Canary Coalition and Blue Ridge Biofuels will host a free showing of Out of Balance: ExxonMobil’s Impact on Climate Change, a film directed by Tom Jackson.

• On Thursday, March 22, from 3 to 4 p.m. at the Folk Art Center (Milepost 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway), internationally known paleo-climatologist David M. Anderson will give a speech entitled “Abrupt Climate Change — A Paleo Perspective.”

— Rebecca Bowe, editorial assistant

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2 thoughts on ““Abrupt,” “Inconvenient,” and “Out of Balance”: Films and experts address climate change

  1. lish

    Should be mandatory viewing for students. As should something like “Road to Guantanamo”.

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