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DESCRIPTION:\nFilm evenings begin with potluck refreshments & social hour at  6:30 
 pm,\nfollowed by the film at  7:30 pm, followed by a discussion after the 
 film.\n\nEARTH  2100\nby Michael Bicks\n\nExperts have a stark warning: 
 that unless we change course, the perfect storm of population growth, 
 dwindling resources, and climate change has the potential to converge in 
 the next century with catastrophic results.\n\nNo Crisis Exists On Its 
 Own\n\nEarth 2100 paints a picture of the global crisis’ tight 
 interconnectedness, how no one crisis can exist on its own and be dealt 
 with in a pin-point manner.  What this film shows is that:\n\nAn oil crisis 
 becomes a food crisis;\nThey both connect to increase climate change and 
 global warming;\nWhich increases drought and affects a water 
 crisis;\nBringing about famine and thus, mass immigration of people seeking 
 food and water;\nAs well as deforestation and mass animal and plant 
 extinction;\nRising sea levels and thus, floods;\nWhich then bring about 
 outbreaks of infectious diseases;\nAnd this all becomes intensified by the 
 rapidly increasing human population;\nIncreasing worldwide consumption 
 demand and natural disasters.\n\nAt the end of the film, a water scientist 
 tells us that:  “By 2100 we’re going to have joint management of water 
 resources, of energy resources, of disaster management.  We’re going to 
 be living on a planet where we don’t see things at a national level, but 
 we see things at a global level.”\n\nIn order to plan for the worst, we 
 must anticipate it.  In that spirit, guided by some of the world’s 
 experts, we will journey through the next century and explore what might be 
 our worst-case scenario.  But no one can predict the future, so how do we 
 address the possibilities that lie ahead?  Our solution is Lucy, a 
 fictional character devised by the producers at ABC to guide us through the 
 twists and turns of what the next 100 years could look like.  It is through 
 her eyes and experiences that we can truly imagine the experts’ 
 worst-case scenario — and be inspired to make changes for the 
 better.\n\nBy 2015, there are expected to be hopeful signs.  Experts 
 predict alternative energy solutions that are currently in their infancy 
 will gain momentum.  Windmills may sprout up everywhere.  Off the coast of 
 Scotland, a sprawling wave farm will harvest renewable energy from the 
 ocean. Vatican City will meet all of its energy needs with solar power.  
 And the U.S. will produce cleaner, more fuel efficient vehicles in 
 accordance with newly unveiled emissions guidelines.\n\nBut will it be 
 enough?  In 2015, global demand for fossil fuels could be massive and 
 growing, but experts say oil will be harder to find and far more expensive 
 to consume.  If the cost of gasoline skyrockets, few may be able to afford 
 to maintain the lifestyles to which we’ve grown accustomed.  There may be 
 a mass exodus from the suburbs, as driving gas-fueled cars becomes nearly 
 impossible economically.  But will that convince us to change our 
 ways?\n\nWheelchair accessible around the corner at  411  28th  
 Street\n\n$5 donations are accepted\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/09/01/18720794.php
SUMMARY:Earth 2100
LOCATION:Humanist Hall\n390  27th  Street\nuptown Oakland, between Telegraph and 
 Broadway\nhttp://www.HumanistHall.org
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/09/01/18720794.php
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