HBO & Comcast Present 'TOO HOT NOT TO HANDLE' in Partnership With Georgia Tech's School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences and The Georgia Conservancy

HBO & Comcast Present '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 at the Ferst Center for the Arts,
Followed by Conversation With Environmental Experts April 18, 2006

Executive Producer Laurie David to Attend Atlanta Premiere

WHAT: Atlanta premiere of HBO documentary TOO HOT NOT TO HANDLE
followed by a conversation with environmental experts to discuss
the global warming crisis. Executive produced by Laurie David,
the one-hour documentary illustrates effects of global warming
in the U.S. and some solutions already taking place. The film
debuts on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22 (7:00-8:00 p.m. ET/PT),
exclusively on HBO. For invited guests only.

WHERE: Ferst Center for the Arts, Georgia Tech Campus, 349 Ferst Dr.,
NE Atlanta, GA 30332

WHEN: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 Media Arrivals: 5:30 pm
Opening Remarks: 7:30 pm
Screening: 7:45 pm
Conversation: 8:40 pm
Audience Q&A: 9:15 pm

WHY: Global warming is the most urgent threat facing humanity today.
For 100 years, massive consumption of fossil fuels has
contributed to a dangerous warming of the earth, adversely
impacting the way we live. According to Georgia PIRG, Atlanta
has the fourth highest level of soot in the air in the entire
U.S. Global warming is a ticking time bomb that Americans must
address now!

WHO: MODERATOR: Natalie Pawelski, Former CNN Environmental
Correspondent & Earth Matters Host; now British Vice Consul in
Atlanta
Laurie David, Executive Producer of HBO's TOO HOT NOT TO HANDLE
Mike Finley, President, Turner Foundation
Dr. Michael McGeehin, Director, Division of Environmental
Hazards & Health Effects, National Center for Environmental
Health, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Dr. Peter Webster, Professor, School of Earth & Atmospheric
Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of
Technology

MEDIA: Interviews: Principal speakers & partners available -- schedule
interview time with PR Contact Kathleen Neal
Press Kits & TV Clip Reels available on site
HBO Debut Date -- Earth Day, April 22, 2006, 7:00 pm

CONTACTS: Kathleen Neal (Arnold Neal Communications) 404-471-1827 (Office)
404-694-3604 (Cell)
Pat Conner (HBO) 404-239-6640 (Office)

PRNewswire - April 17

Source: HBO

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