HBO and Comcast to Host Atlanta Premiere of HBO Documentary 'TOO HOT NOT TO HANDLE'

HBO and Comcast to Host Atlanta Premiere of HBO Documentary 'TOO HOT NOT TO HANDLE'

In partnership with Georgia Tech's School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences and the Georgia Conservancy

A Primer on Global Warming, Screening will be Followed by Conversation Featuring Film's Executive Producer, Laurie David, and Environmental Experts, at Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech on April 18, 2006

ATLANTA, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- HBO and Comcast, in partnership with Georgia Tech's School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences and The Georgia Conservancy, will host the Atlanta premiere of the HBO documentary TOO HOT NOT TO HANDLE, a dynamic and compelling new film about global warming. The invitation-only screening will be held at the Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech on Tuesday, April 18th at 7:30 p.m. The screening will be followed by a post-screening conversation with a panel of environmental experts, moderated by Natalie Pawelski, former CNN Environmental Reporter and current Vice Consul for Press, Political and Public Affairs at the British Consulate General in Atlanta.

Heat waves. Melting glaciers. Rising sea levels. Catastrophic storms. Migrating viruses. Population displacement. Over the past 100 years, the mass consumption of fossil fuels, especially in America, has contributed to a dangerous warming of the earth that has adversely impacted the way we live. This cautionary documentary offers a guide to the effects of global warming in the United States. It debuts exclusively on HBO on Earth Day, SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 7:00-8:00 p.m. (ET/PT).

TOO HOT NOT TO HANDLE features contributions from a large contingent of leading scientists in the field. In addition to in-depth discussions of such subjects as the greenhouse effect, hurricanes, snowpack, hybrid vehicles and alternative power, the film shows how businesses, local governments and citizens are taking positive actions to reduce global warming emissions.

Encouraging viewers to think "outside the barrel," the film explores innovative ways Americans can reduce global warming and literally change the world with earth-friendly options such as ethanol, biodiesel and hybrid cars.

Over the past century, consumption of carbon dioxide-emitting fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) has risen to staggering levels, especially in the United States, where five percent of the world's population is responsible for 25 percent of the world's CO2 emissions. TOO HOT NOT TO HANDLE offers a wealth of chilling evidence that the greenhouse effect is steadily worsening and the earth is now warming faster than at any other time in history.

During the post-screening conversation, moderator Natalie Pawelski will lead a discussion with a stellar group of experts on the effects of global warming including Laurie David, environmental activist and executive producer of TOO HOT NOT TO HANDLE; Mike Finley, President of the Turner Foundation, a private, independent family foundation committed to preventing damage to the natural systems -- water, air and land -- upon which all life depends; Michael McGeehin, Director, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and Dr. Peter Webster, Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Tech.

"My personal hope is that every viewer will be inspired to become part of the solution to reducing our carbon emissions," says executive producer Laurie David. "As the film shows, everything we need to address this pressing problem already exists, but the time to act is now."

TOO HOT NOT TO HANDLE is executive produced by Laurie David; produced by Susan Lester and Joseph Lovett; edited by Tom Haneke; written by Susan Joy Hassol; segment directors, Maryann De Leo and Ellen Goosenberg Kent; segment producers, Vibha Bakshi and Rosemary Sykes; original music by Joel Goodman. For Lovett Productions: executive producer, Joseph Lovett. For HBO: supervising producer, Jacqueline Glover; executive producer, Sheila Nevins.

The School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences at Georgia Tech is a leader in education and research in broad areas of the earth and atmospheric sciences including environmental science, meteorology, climate dynamics, atmospheric chemistry and air quality, oceanography, aqueous geochemistry and biogeochemistry, paleoclimatology, geophysics, and geohydrology. The school was founded in 1970 and offers degrees at the BS, MS, and Ph.D. levels.

The Georgia Conservancy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the responsible stewardship of Georgia's air, water and natural areas. Established in 1967, the Georgia Conservancy strives to balance the demands of social and economic progress with its commitment to protect the environment.

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