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BYU hosts Global Environment Film Series April 2-6

March 26, 2007

The Brigham Young University David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies, in conjunction with BYU’s Ecology Club, will present a Global Environment Film Series April 2-6 in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.

Admission is free, and the public is welcome.

Screenings are scheduled for 1 to 3 p.m. as follows:

—Monday: “The Ecological Footprint: Accounting for a Small Planet”

—Tuesday: “When is Enough, Enough?: The Appetite for Oil”

—Wednesday: “Oil on Ice”

—Thursday: “Who Killed the Electric Car?: A Lack of Consumer Confidence … Or Conspiracy?”

—Friday: “In the Light of Reverence: Protecting America’s Sacred Lands”

The series is scheduled ahead of Earth Day to bring attention to critical environmental issues, from America’s dependence on oil to electric cars and ecology. Each film will address humanity’s responsibilities to the planet and to future generations.

For more information on David M. Kennedy Center events, see the calendar online at kennedy.byu.edu.

Writer: Lee Simons

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