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<p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Ford Hall Forum</span></font></b><font
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presents<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Is Global Warming a Cause For Alarm?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
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with<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Richard S. Lindzen<br>
</span></b>(Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Atmospheric Science at MIT and<br>
member of the National Academy of Sciences)<b><span style='font-weight:bold'><br>
</span></b><br>
Sunday, April 22, at 6:30-8:00 pm<br>
at the<br>
Old South Meeting House<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>(<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Boston</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">MA</st1:State></st1:place>) <strong><b><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Ford Hall Forum</span></font></b></strong> presents
“<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Is Global Warming a Cause For Alarm?</span></b>”
with <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Richard S. Lindzen</span></b>.<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b>Sunday, April 22, at 6:30-8:00 pm.
Followed by an open discussion. Admission is free and open to all. Old South
Meeting House, <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">310 Washington
Street</st1:address></st1:Street> (corner of <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">Milk St.</st1:address></st1:Street>), <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Boston</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">MA</st1:State></st1:place>.
Wheelchair accessible and conveniently located near the <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">State St.</st1:address></st1:Street> and Downtown Crossing stops on
the MBTA. For more information call Ford Hall Forum 617-373-5800 or visit
www.fordhallforum.org.<br>
<br>
Our planet has become warmer in recent decades, and there is a growing
chorus—as evidenced in the recently released report of the U.N. Panel on
Climate Change—claiming that, unless we curb production of greenhouse
gases, the consequences will be disastrous.<br>
<br>
However, some still remain unconvinced that economy-wide carbon caps and
similar regulatory measures will help the situation, the President among them.
Does the cost of regulation outweigh the damage of inaction? Should the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place>
government take dramatic public policy steps and become a party to
international treaties, or continue to wait and see? Should we brace for
stronger hurricanes, invasions of tropical diseases, and significant increases
in sea levels?<br>
<br>
Prof. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Richard Lindzen</span></b> steps into
the fray to offer his view that irrational alarm may be clouding our judgment.
Join us for tonight’s discussion as we explore what the future holds
for our planet—and what we should do about it. This program is being
presented as part of the Ford Hall Forum's continuing series on environmental
issues.<br>
<br>
<b><u><span style='font-weight:bold'>Background information<br>
<br>
</span></u>Richard S. Lindzen</b>, the Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Atmospheric
Sciences at the MIT since 1983, previously held professorships at Harvard and
the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Chicago</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>. His A.B.,
S.M. and Ph.D. are from Harvard. He is a member of the National Academy
of Sciences, the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">American</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Academy</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> of Arts and
Sciences, and the recipient of various awards. He is the author or coauthor of
three books and over 200 papers. His current research is on climate
sensitivity, atmospheric convection and the general circulation of the
atmosphere.<br>
<br>
In its 99th spring series of events, the <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Ford
Hall Forum</span></b> presents seven open public discussions on the issues
concerning our community, nation, and world today. From global warming to
immigration to disaster preparedness, the Forum hands over the microphone to
thought-provoking speakers on the front lines. To facilitate frank and open
discussion, equal time is provided for speakers’ remarks and audience
members’ questions. At the Ford Hall Forum, no speaker goes unquestioned
and no view goes unchallenged. <br>
<br>
The Ford Hall Forum promotes freedom of speech and fosters an informed and
effective citizenry through the public presentation of lectures, debates, and
discussions. Its events illuminate the key issues facing our society by
bringing to its podium knowledgeable and thought-provoking speakers, including
some of the most controversial opinion leaders of our times. These speakers are
presented in person, for free, and in settings, which facilitate frank and open
debate. As the nation’s oldest free public lecture series, it has a
storied past as a venue for some of the most intriguing figures in our
nation’s modern history, including Maya Angelou, Isaac Asimov, Alan
Dershowitz, W.E.B. DuBois, Stephen Jay Gould, Al Gore, Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr., Henry Kissinger, Norman Mailer, Ayn Rand, Cokie Roberts, Eleanor Roosevelt,
and Malcolm X, to name just a few. Programs of the Ford Hall Forum are made
possible through contributions from individual members as well as corporations
and foundations, including The Boston Foundation, The Boston Public Library,
The Colonnade Hotel, Fidelity Investments, The Fred and Marty Corneel Fund,
Houghton Chemical Corporation, Levine Katz Nannis + Solomon P.C., The Lowell
Institute, Massachusetts Cultural Council, The Nellie Mae Education Foundation,
Northeastern University, The Old South Meeting House, Prince, Lobel, Glovsky
& Tye LLP, and WBUR 90.9 FM. For more information log onto
www.fordhallforum.org.<br>
<br>
The Ford Hall Forum presents this program in collaboration with the <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Old South Meeting House</span></b>, as part of their Partners
in Public Dialogue Series. Old South Meeting House is a non-profit museum and
historic site, located on the Freedom Trail, dedicated to sustaining the
buildingšs tradition as a community-gathering place for the free exchange of
ideas and to provide a place where people can connect the issues of the past
with the issues of today. It receives support from the Massachusetts Cultural
Council, a state agency, the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Institute</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> and Library
Services, a federal agency, and other public and private sources. Visit
www.oldsouthmeetinghouse.org for more information.<br>
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