Saturday In The Park

Last Saturday on the Northern Alliance Radio Network, I mentioned that my city, St. Louis Park, was putting on showings of Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" using city resources on city property. I've fired off e-mails to my city council reps and the mayor of St. Louis Park expressing my displeasure with this action (you can find their contact info here). So far the response has been less than encouraging and it appears that the city is likely to go ahead with the educational propaganda efforts.

However, all is not lost. After the film has been shown, the city is planning on having discussions on climate change. One of our callers from last week's radio show has already e-mailed me to say that he has signed up to attend the April 21st showing to represent an alternative viewpoint. It would be great if we could get people to turn out to both events to demonstrate that the climate change debate is far from over and the "scientific consensus" on the matter far from universal. Here are the relevant details:

Movie: An Inconvenient Truth--Ages 12 and up

Join us to view the movie "An Inconvenient Truth." This documentary is directed by Davis Guggenheim who elo-quently weaves the science of global warming with Al Gore's personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global climate change. "An Inconvenient Truth" is not a story of despair but rather a rallying cry to protect the one earth we all share. "It is now clear that we face a deepen-ing global climate crisis that requires us to act boldly, quickly, and wisely," said Gore. The movie is one hour and 40 minutes, with a discussion to follow the movie. It is rated PG but is recommended for ages 12 and up.

Westwood Hills Nature Center, 8300 W. Franklin Ave.

Saturday, April 14, 2:45 to 4:45 p.m.
Activity # 3467

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Saturday, April 21, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Activity # 3468

Free Registration deadline: when program is filled

If you plan on attending, drop me an e-mail at rightwinger23@hotmail.com and let me know. Remember, politics (and especially local politics) is all about who shows up.

Speaking of climate change, we are happy to announce that we've rescheduled Dennis Avery, co-author with Fred Singer of Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years, to appear on the NARN this Saturday, March 24th at noon. Dennis had some car troubles last week, but assures us that his carbon offsets are now up to date and he shouldn't have any difficulty reaching us this time around.