[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Meeting Reminder With Special Preparation Suggested: At Zoom Address 972 6146 0830. Shelly Lowenthal on Climate Change. 10:00AM Wednesday, August 26, 2020. Online Meeting via Zoom.

Bill Haley winicuda at gmail.com
Tue Aug 25 08:06:35 PDT 2020


   A couple days ago I watched Michael Moore's movie and it got me
depressed. I have been a proponent of solar since college. Last year I had
22 kW of solar installed on my roof, in 2016 I installed a pellet boiler to
replace my propane boiler and we burn 5 to 7 tons of pellets per year
depending on how cold it is. I had a Nissan Altima Hybrid and I put a $100
deposit on a Tesla Cyber truck. So if you have watched the movie you can
see why I was depressed.
    I am interested to hear what Shelly has to say. In the meantime I also
did some digging and I don't feel so depressed due to the following videos
and articles in response to the film. Of particular interest is the article
from Rolling Stone magazine by Bill McKibben who was prominent in the film.

Josh Fox interview: Tried to get film makers to make a retraction of
inaccuracies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTYJCAxlOgs

Film Review from "Lets Just Have a Think ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmNjLHRAP2U


Blog Critique of movie
https://blog.usejournal.com/michael-moores-environment-film-a-slap-in-the-face-on-earth-day-a3fea6ac062e

Bill McKibben response to being misrepresented in movie in Rolling Stone
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/bill-mckibben-climate-movement-michael-moore-993073/

On Sun, Aug 23, 2020 at 12:32 PM Jonathan Goode <jonathan.goode at gmail.com>
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> (NOTE: Initial Regular Reminder with a video suggested to be viewed in
> advance at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk11vI-7czE )
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> * August 26, 2020  Myths and Facts on Climate Change - a non-alarmist
> perspective Presented by Shelly Lowenthal who says: “I developed a class on
> climate change that I give to life long learning organizations. It’s part
> of my History Course that I present. … There is science involved.” Shelly
> recommends that you watch Michael Moore's movie on YouTube, “Planet of the
> Humans” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk11vI-7czE
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk11vI-7czE> (1hr 40min) before the
> meeting. It is a documentary on wind and solar green energy. Here's a 37
> second teaser for the movie:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pXCftKF4uI
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pXCftKF4uI> *
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