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Earth 2100's fictional take on global warming may hinder genuine efforts in fighting climate change. Discover the critiques.

Written byKeith Kloor
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I've been traveling so I missed ABC's big show last night, but if this criticism (below) is on target, then perhaps another missed opportunity... From a columnist at the SF Examiner:

The evil that ABC did in broadcasting Earth 2100 will live on long after them. By presenting a fictional account of future global warming, they will make it far more difficult to do what we do need to do to combat global warming.

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