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Global climate...going, going, gone

Canyon Moon's "Conversations" looks at climate change on April 6

Sedona, AZ - March 31, 2008 - Ripped from today’s headlines on television, radio and in newspapers, global climate change is a hot-button topic that takes the stage at Canyon Moon Theatre on Sunday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m.

What evidence is there of climate change? How does climate affect our lives? Can we have an impact on the global climate?

The thought-provoking "Conversations" series is back with Dr. Bruce Hungate speaking on " Climate … Going, Going, Gone."

Currently, Dr. Hungate is Director of the U.S. Department of Energy's Western Regional Center of the National Institute for Climate Change Research.

Hungate and host Ellen Simon will begin the evening with a discussion of the evidence for climate change and continue with an exploration of how we can have an impact on a phenomenon affects us all.

The discussion will end with a-question-and-answer period followed by coffee and dessert in the lobby, giving audience members the opportunity to meet with the Dr. Hungate one on one and to discuss the ideas presented during the evening with each other.

Dr. Hungate’s resume is an impressive mix of teaching, publications and research, but his driving passion is to raise awareness of the role of earth system science in managing global environmental change.

Hungate is a professor at Northern Arizona University's Department of Biology Sciences and a researcher from NAU's Merriam Powell Center for Environmental Research. His area of expertise is ecosystem processes, particularly biogeochemical responses to global changes, such as rising atmospheric carbon dioxide, climate change and altered land use. Of his work, he says, "It's rewarding to shape the future of climatic research."

Dr. Hungate earned a B.A. in music and English from Stanford University, a B.S. in biological sciences also from Stanford, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.

Chosen for her far-ranging interests and experience as a moderator, Ellen Simon will be the host for "Global Climate … Going, Going, Gone."

Don’t be left out of the discussion. Buy your tickets now. Tickets are $12 for the general public, $10 for CMT subscribers and $11 for full-time students. To purchase tickets in advance, call 928.282.6212, visit our ticket outlets (cash or check only) at Rycus' Corners in the Village of Oak Creek or Clothing Reflections in West Sedona, or visit our website at www.canyonmoontheatre.org.

Season X is sponsored by The Marketplace Café with additional support from the Sedona Community Foundation and the Arizona Commission on the Arts.



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