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Screening of "An Inconvenient Truth," featuring Al Gore, Dec. 1

November 22, 2006

For immediate release - Nov. 22, 2006 Contact: Amy Sullivan (860) 439-2526; amy.sullivan@conncoll.edu   Connecticut College hosts screening of "An Inconvenient Truth," featuring Al Gore, on Dec. 1   NEW LONDON, Conn. - Connecticut College will host a screening of "An Inconvenient Truth," featuring former Vice President Al Gore, at 7:30 p.m. in Oliva Hall, Cummings Arts Center, on Dec. 1.

"An Inconvenient Truth," directed by David Guggenheim, offers a passionate and inspirational look at Gore´s fervent crusade to halt global warming´s deadly progress by exposing the myths and misconceptions that surround it. A brief moderated discussion will follow the documentary.

This event is sponsored by the Connecticut College Renewable Energy Club, the Coast Guard Sustainability Club and the Coast Guard Film Club. For more information, visit rec.conncoll.edu/films.html.

Ranked among the most selective private liberal arts colleges in the nation, Connecticut College enrolls 1,900 men and women from 43 states and 45 countries. The college is known for putting the liberal arts into action through interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. Founded in 1911, the college operates under an 85-year-old honor code. The college is located at 270 Mohegan Ave, New London, about two hours by car from Boston and New York. The 750-acre campus is an arboretum overlooking Long Island Sound. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.   -CC-

For more information contact: Amy Sullivan (860) 439-2526; amy.sullivan@conncoll.edu