Extreme poverty, intractable wars, virulent disease, hatred of all stripes – these are a few of the scourges we live with today. And yet global climate change trumps them all; for if it's not addressed, all life on the planet will be devastated, regardless of geography, class, race, or creed.

An Inconvenient Truth is the gripping story of former Vice President Al Gore, who became interested in this startling issue while at college 30 years ago, and now devotes his life to reversing global warming.

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Also, join friends of EcoCity Cleveland and GreenCityBlueLake after the 7 p.m. showing (approximate time) for an informal discussion about the film at Heights Arts Gallery, 2173 Lee Rd.