New York City and Tribeca Film Festival Align with Fight Against Global Warming

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg yesterday joined former Vice President Al Gore and Tribeca Film Festival co- founder Jane Rosenthal at a press conference opening the sixth annual Tribeca Film Festival, the largest international film festival in the U.S. and one of New York City's own cultural touchstones. This year the festival is using its global platform to raise awareness of the worldwide climate crisis with a screening of nine environmental films commissioned by SOS-Live Earth.

"If we act today, we can stop global warming

and leave a brighter future for our children and grandchildren," Mayor Bloomberg said. "We cannot let global warming ravage our city and our planet-that's why I laid out a vision for New York's future on Sunday that will cut New York's greenhouse gas emissions by 30% between now and 2030. Al Gore has been leading this fight for years, and with the help of Live Earth and the Tribeca Film Festival's premiere of nine environmental films, our message can be delivered to more people throughout the world."