[Newleaf] Fwd: screening of new climate science film "Thin Ice" at Hampshire Mon Apr 22 7pm

[jkr10 at hampshire.edu]

Hey all,

Monday, April 22nd is Earth Day, and Steve Roof is sponsoring a  
Hampshire Screening of the new documentary Thin Ice: The Inside Story  
of Climate Change, which premiers that day around the world. Check out  
the details.  Should be a great event!

Best,
Josh

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     Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:35:54 -0400
     From: Steve Roof <srNS at hampshire.edu>
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  Subject: [Envirocom] Fwd: screening of new climate science film  
"Thin Ice" at Hampshire Mon Apr 22 7pm
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Hi all,
    On Earth Day, Hampshire College will be one of many places premiering
the new movie "*Thin Ice - **The Inside Story of Climate Change*."  A press
release blurb is below and a poster is attached.  The screening will start
at 7pm in the Franklin Patterson Hall Main Lecture Room.  A couple of real,
live climate scientists will lead a question/answer/discussion after the
movie.

*Thin Ice* does not set out to tell the audience what we should do about
climate change, but rather, what we *know *about it. The main message of
the film is that climate scientists are like any other scientists, and they
can be trusted because their quest is to understand the planet's climate as
fully and accurately as possible.

*Please spread the word and encourage people to attend!*
Let me know of any other Hampshire College or Amherst area groups that I
should invite to the screening.

Thanks,
          Steve


Press Release:
*Global Launch of Climate Change Documentary Set for Earth Day*

BOSTON, MA-On April 22, Earth Day 2013, people in close to 200 locations
throughout the world, on every continent and time zone, will participate in
the free premier of Thin Ice-The Inside Story of Climate Change. The
73-minute documentary is the first film about the science of climate change
made by scientists themselves. It tells the story of the urgent work to
understand the Earth's changing climate from the standpoint of the
individuals who are on the front lines of climate change research in the
Arctic, Antarctic, Southern Ocean, New Zealand, Europe, and the United
States.

More than six years in the making, Thin Ice is a compelling look at the
changes taking place in the Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and ice sheets. It
documents the hopes, fears, and sense of urgency driving the scientists
studying these changes.

The film will be seen worldwide, in North and South America, Europe,
Africa, Asia, Oceania, the US base at McMurdo Sound in Antarctica, and at
the South Pole itself. College campuses in the United States that are
signatories to the American College & University Presidents' Climate
Commitment (ACUPCC) are arranging screenings throughout the day for
students, faculty, and the public.

"The film puts a human face on climate science and gives us a chance to see
the astonishing range of human activity and scientific endeavor involved in
the effort to investigate our changing climate," said David Hales,
President of Second Nature, the Boston-based supporting organization of the
665-member ACUPCC.

"It also stands as a response to climate skeptics who ignore or challenge
the evidence supporting climate change and its profound implications for
our future."

Thin Ice is a joint initiative between Oxford University, United Kingdom;
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand; and London-based DOX
Productions. It was produced and directed by BBC documentary filmmaker
David Sington and cinematographer Dr. Simon Lamb, a geologist at Victoria
University in Wellington, New Zealand.

Professor Emeritus Peter Barrett, from the Antarctic Research Centre at
Victoria University, is one of the film's executive producers.

"The film highlights the huge body of evidence on the risks posed by
climate change and the need to start reducing emissions. It is both
realistic and hopeful, giving us insights into how to go forward," Barrett
said.

The film will also be free to stream from the project's website
http://thiniceclimate.org on Earth Day. Many of the scientists interviewed
in the film, along with climate change experts, will take part in a global
discussion via Twitter and Facebook throughout the day.

The film is part of a larger Thin Ice Climate Project that is supported by
a comprehensive website, including more than four hours of film footage (
http://thiniceclimate.org). Additional information about the film is
available in the accompanying Press Kit.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION ON EARTH DAY SCREENINGS visit
http://thiniceclimate.org/launch.

--
Steve Roof     Co-Director, Svalbard REU Project (
www.mtholyoke.edu/go/svalbard)
Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Science
School of Natural Science
Hampshire College               sroof at Hampshire.edu
Amherst, MA 01002               (413) 559-5667; FAX (413) 559-5448

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