[NV Greens] Fwd: This Week on NOW

[Paul Etxeberri]

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>NOW
>Friday, April 22, 2005 on PBS
>(Check local listings at http://www.pbs.org/now/sched.html)
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>This week on NOW:  
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>* Global meltdown.  NOW goes inside the battle over global warming.
>What has scientists alarmed and why isn't Washington listening?  Find
>out in HOT WORLD, COLD COMFORT.
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>HOT WORLD, COLD COMFORT
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>Scientists say that over the last century, almost every glacier on earth
>has gotten smaller and that the Arctic, which serves as the "air
>conditioner" for the world, is warming twice as fast as anywhere else.
>It's part of the body of evidence, they say, that proves humans are
>changing the atmosphere and causing global climate change, which has
>enormous implications for the health of the planet and its inhabitants.
>So why are some in government still claiming that global warming is a
>hoax?  On Earth Day, NOW analyzes the latest from the scientific and
>political fronts on climate change.  The report looks at recent
>scientific evidence that has set off alarms about the implications of
>melting glaciers for rising ocean levels and talks to one coal-burning
>energy company that has voluntarily pledged to stabilize its greenhouse
>gas emissions.   
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>NOW continues online at PBS.org (www.pbs.org/now).  Log on to explore
>the ins and outs of the political debate over global warming; to see
>what the world community is doing about greenhouse gases; to check the
>environmental quality in your neighborhood; to get checklists to
>safeguard your home, school and locale from toxic chemicals; to find out
>where and how to recycle toxic E-trash; to see what environmental laws
>are being considered by your state legislature; and more.
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>Also, teachers can download a lesson plan for high school students. 
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>Hosted by David Brancaccio, NOW has been called "...must-see,
>make-your-blood-boil television..." by Newsday and "...public television
>at its best" by the Philadelphia Inquirer.  Each week, the series sheds
>light on a wide range of issues confronting the nation and explores
>American democracy and culture through investigative reporting and
>interviews with major authors, leading thinkers, and artists. 
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Paul Etxeberri

"Forests precede civilizations and deserts follow"   ---Chateaubriand