Chuck Prentiss, from MN350.org sent me this.
Hello all -
NatGeo channel will premier the new documentary about climate change "Paris to Pittsburgh" on Wednesday evening December 12 at 8 pm central time. I've seen only the two minute trailer, but from write ups about the film it definitely seems like something we should urge friends and neighbors to see.
So, please use FB, NextDoor, your church or coffee shop bulletin board or any other publicity channel you can access to encourage people to tune in to see this program. For those who don't have access to Nat Geo channel, I'll send a note about other ways to see the program as soon as I have info about that.
So, please use FB, NextDoor, your church or coffee shop bulletin board or any other publicity channel you can access to encourage people to tune in to see this program. For those who don't have access to Nat Geo channel, I'll send a note about other ways to see the program as soon as I have info about that.
'Paris to Pittsburgh' documentary puts Steel City in leading role in climate change efforts - video
Don Hopey 12/4/18
Pittsburgh has a star turn in the new documentary film, “Paris to Pittsburgh,” about how communities and individuals are taking the lead in initiating action to combat climate change.
But Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto, who hosted the advance screening of the film Monday evening at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Oakland, told the 200 attendees that the cast needs to grow substantially for the sequel.
“There’s no question that climate change is real and no question the rest of the world is moving in a different direction than (the U.S.),” Mr. Peduto said. “But wouldn’t it be great if wind turbines were built with American steel and assembled in West Virginia? If solar panels were built in Ohio?”
Paris was the city where the climate accord was adopted in December 2015.
“When Trump announced he was withdrawing from the accord, there was an outcry, a groundswell of responses from people who had been working on this issue and recognizing that climate change was a major problem,” Mr. Beaumont said. “This movie is a chance to highlight their vision and their work, and look at the mounting evidence of climate change happening in the world and domestically.”
Following the screening, a panel that included Mr. Peduto, Mr. Beaumont, and Cindy Dunn, secretary of the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, discussed how Pittsburgh and other communities, states and agencies are responding to and working to mitigate climate change.
Ms. Dunn said the DCNR released a climate mitigation plan in June, is replacing its fleet with electric vehicles and is installing solar panels to power its park buildings.
“My agency has 4,700 buildings, mostly built in the 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s when energy conservation wasn’t a concern,” Ms. Dunn said. “We’re installing solar panels in our parks, which get 30 million visitors a year. We think it will be a good way to educate the public and demonstrate that green energy doesn’t have to be a sacrifice.”
In Pittsburgh, Point State Park has joined the Pittsburgh Green Building Alliance’s 2030 initiative, with a goal to reduce energy use and transportation emissions by 50 percent by 2030.
Mr. Peduto subsequently signed an executive order pledging the city to adhere to the goals of the accord signed by 174 nations and the European Union.
“Pittsburgh is the exemplar of how to address this issue,” Mr. Beaumont said. “It’s a place that understands its history, its industrial legacy, but embraces its future.”
Monday’s screening of the 78-minute documentary was in advance of its Dec. 12 broadcast premiere on the National Geographic Channel.
The film was produced by the Academy Award- and Emmy-winning production company RadicalMedia in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies.
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