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The public is invited to a free showing of the highly acclaimed film An Inconvenient Truth Wednesday, October 11, at the Kentucky Theater, at 5:30 p.m.,followed by a panel discussion, “Global Warming: Local Practices, Global Effects.” Panelists include Ben Chandler, U.S. congressman; John Clay, deputy secretary of the environmental and public protection cabinet; and James Wagner, professor of biology at Transylvania and 2001 CASE/Carnegie Kentucky Professor of the Year will follow. Peter Fosl, professor of philosophy at Transylvania and recipient of the 2006 Acorn Award from the Kentucky Advocates for Higher Education, will moderate. An Inconvenient Truth was a 2006 Sundance Film Festival hit and offers a passionate and inspirational look at one man’s fervent crusade to expose the myths and misconceptions that surround global warming and inspire actions to prevent it. That man is former Vice President Al Gore, who has a personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global climate change. He is persuasive in his argument that we can no longer afford to view global warming as a political issue. The event is hosted by the Transylvania Environmental Rights and Responsibilities Alliance (TERRA), an organization committed to better awareness and understanding of environmental issues in the community. Event sponsors are Natasha’s Café, the Kentucky Theater, Civil Service Institute, Youth Service America, Pohl Rosa Pohl, the Good Foods Co-op, the Transylvania University Career Development Center and Transylvania’s divisions of fine arts, natural science and mathematics,

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LEXINGTON, Ky.—Kerry Emanuel, one of Time Magazine’s Most Influential Scientists of 2006 will give Transylvania’s fall Kenan lecture Tuesday, October 10, at 7:30 p.m. in Haggin Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Time called Emanuel “The Man Who Saw Katrina Coming.” Just three weeks before Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, Emanuel authored a famous study in the journal Nature on the link between human-induced global warming and increasing hurricane strength. He reported that hurricanes have grown more powerful and destructive over the last three decades due in part to global warming. The study also found that the accumulated power of hurricanes in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico had more than doubled since 1970. Emanuel’s book, Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes, chronicles how hurricanes have altered history by thwarting military incursions and changing the course of explorations, and also outlines their influence on music, art and literature. It was named one of the Top 20 Science Books of 2005 by Discover Magazine. Since last year’s devastating hurricane season, few issues have been more contentious than whether human-driven global warming is responsible for the increased intensity and frequency of these storms. Emanuel, professor of earth, atmospheric and planetary science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, supports the growing evidence of links between human-induced global warming, higher sea temperatures and more intense hurricanes. The William R. Kenan Lecture Series is made possible by

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