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In This Issue     Feature: The Making of the Film “Climate Refugees”   About Michael P. Nash   Upcoming SNS Events & Media Links   In Other House News…   How to Subscribe May I Share This Newsletter? About SNS About the Publisher Where’s Mark?

By Michael Nash

 

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“I think we know who Mark is. Mark is always on the side of the truth.” – Pam Pearson, VP/General Manager, KCPQ-TV / KTWB-TV and KRCW-TV (Portland)

 

“FiRe is without a doubt the most thought-provoking

conference I attend. I look forward to it each year,

 knowing that I will leave energized and optimistic. FiRe provides a concentrated dose of optimism about what is possible to counteract the disaster and doom- filled news we are bombarded by each day. – Doug Smith, President, W.D. Smith & Associates

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Join us for the 8th Annual

 

Future in Review (FiRe) 2010 Conference

 

May 11-14, at Terranea, Palos Verdes

 

 “The best technology conference in the world.”

                   – The Economist

 

 

 

Publisher’s Note: Last year at FiRe we were fortunate enough to host an advance showing of Louie Psihoyos’ documentary The Cove, which went on to win an Academy Award. This year, we are proud to bring our FiRe attendees an equally moving film, albeit on an entirely different subject. Climate Refugees documents a problem that is global, tragic, growing fast, and, ultimately, personal. I am pleased to announce that Michael Nash and Executive Producer  Stephen Nemeth will be at FiRe for a screening and  group discussion.

 

Today, most citizens, and their leaders, around the world  are convinced both of climate change and of the human contribution that is increasingly driving this change. The United States is unusual, perhaps, in the lobbying and PR money spent by oil companies in their “Deny, Delay, and Dither” strategy for facing the financial aspects of the problem, and perhaps also in the way that some members of the conservative political spectrum have found solace in denial. In this, they have been unabashedly aided by Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News. 

 

As filmmaker Michael Nash points out in this week’s issue, the problems documented in this new film don’t require political allegiance or a particular view on the cause of climate change. He has done a terrific job of documenting the problem, even today, of millions of people turned into refugees by unexpected, and often rapid, change in climate.

           

It is a sad situation, but more important, it threatens the security of all nations. In this, all parties and wings can unite in recognizing the importance of  understanding the scope of the issue, predicting its reach (both numerically and geographically), and estimating its impact on our own lives. This is what Michael Nash has done for us. 

 

Michael joins a pantheon of fascinating thought leaders who will be presenting their discoveries and ideas at FiRe 2010. We recognize that a majority of our members will not be present to see this screening of the film, but I hope this letter will lead them to find a showing, and to learn more about this issue on their own. It isn’t going to go away. – mra.

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