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The Earth and Mineral Sciences Library Spring 2009 Film Series starts January 14. All films are screened on Wednesdays, at 12:15 p.m., in 105 Deike Building.  The schedule is as follows:

January 14: Atmospheric Hole: the History of the Ozone Layer (28 min.)
History of Freon and the ozone hole.
   
January 21: The Viking Deception: the Truth Behind the Vinland Map (53 min.)
Controversy surrounding the authenticity of the Vinland Map.

January 28: Mystery of the Megavolcano (56 min.)
The largest volcanic eruption of the last 100,000 years.

February 4: Great Transformations (60 min)
The evolutionary changes that triggered earth’s diversity.

February 11: Extinction! (60 min)
Extinction throughout earth’s history.

February 18: PaleoWorld: The Paleontologists – Flesh on the Bone (30 min.)
The discovery and reconstruction of an almost complete dinosaur.

February 25: Looking for Life (56 min.)
Astrobiologists study earth’s most inhospitable places.

March 4: Flatland (35 min.)
Flatland is a two-dimensional world.

March 11: No film scheduled. Spring Break.

March 18: The Hundred Year Hunt for the Red Sprite (42 min.)
Over a century to capture evidence of an amazing phenomenon.

March 25: Super Materials (46 min.)
Current research on synthetic materials.

April 1: Life After Oil: the New Energy Alternatives (30 min.)
Ways to solve our energy needs with alternate energy sources.

April 8: Energy Crossroads: a Burning Need to Change Course (54 min.)
Current energy consumption patterns and their damaging effects.

April 15: The Great Green Fuel Gamble? (29 min.)
Explores the controversy over biofuel technology.

April 22: Renewable Energy (28 min.)
Examines the urgent need for sustainable energy.

April 29: Treasured Places in Peril: Global Warming Impacts on the Southeast (35 min.)
The effects of climate change in North Carolina and Florida.

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