By Jenny Brundin
Salt Lake City, UT – A growing body of scientists are blaming global warming for phenomena such as stronger hurricanes, urban heat spikes and the rise of infectious diseases. KUER's Jenny Brundin talks with Michael Taylor, director and co-writer of the new documentary Global Warming: The Signs and the Science, along with other experts about what is causing global climate change, what the future holds and what is being done about it. (Repeat)
On Tuesday, April 25th, the Salt Lake City Film Center, KUED and Mayor Rocky Anderson will present Global Warming: The Signs and the Science as part of the Center's Environmental Series at the Salt Lake City Library. The evening begins at 5:30 with the launch of the Mayor's e2 Citizens program, which encourages individuals to implement personal measures to reduce global warming pollution. The documentary will be screened from 7:00 to 8:00, immediately followed by a panel discussion with the Mayor, David Chapman of the University of Utah's Geophysics Department, and James Holtkamp, Manager of Environmental Compliance Group at Holland at Hart. For more information, call the Salt Lake City Film Center at 801-746-7000 or visit them on-line
- Resources for Additional Information
- Guest Dr. Stephen Schneider's web-site
- Climate Hot Map
- Natural Resources Defense Council
- U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Union of Concerned Scientists
- National Wildlife Federation
- National Center for Atmospheric Research
- National Academies Press
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- Pew Center on Global Climate Change
- The Government of Canada's "Taking Action on Climate Change"
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