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An Inconvenient Truth to show in U.K. schools

Posted by Kate Sheppard at 4:36 PM on 06 Feb 2007

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Despite getting a frosty reception in U.S. public schools, the (Oscar-nominated) film An Inconvenient Truth will be distributed to every secondary school in the U.K.

Environment Secretary David Miliband and Education Secretary Alan Johnson
made the announcement last week, citing the film's ability to illustrate the enormity of the climate crisis without leaving viewers feeling defeated.

"Children are the key to changing society's long term attitudes to the environment. Not only are they passionate about saving the planet but children also have a big influence over their own families lifestyles and behavior," said Johnson. "I'm delighted that we are able to make sure every secondary school in the country has a copy to stimulate children into discussing climate change and global warming in school classes."

The DVDs will be sent to 3,385 secondary schools, where it will be ~~corrupting the bloody minds of~~ viewed by thousands of impressionable British students.

(hat tip: Grist reader JF in France)

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US science teachers cop out

It's worse than that in the U.S., Kate.

Let Real Climate tell the story:

...Given that the DVD is currently selling for $19.99 through Amazon.com, you'd think that the National Science Teachers' Association ( NSTA) would jump at the chance to quickly get 50,000 free copies quickly into the hands of their members. Yet, when Laurie David, one of the producers of the film, made this offer to NSTA last November, it was summarily turned down on the grounds that the NSTA has a 2001 policy against "product endorsement" (as if Laurie David were trying to shop some new deodorant to high school science teachers). What in the world is going on here?
...We ourselves find the NSTA's defense unconvincing. While it is impossible for us to know the extent to which ExxonMobil funding has compromised NSTA's objectivity on global warming, a perusal of the NSTA web site shows that their teacher resources are rather short on support for teaching about the fundamental science of global warming.

Reminds me of the stink about the corporate sponsorship of the American Dietetic Association.

Bart
Energy Bulletin

by Bart Anderson at 4:57 PM on 06 Feb 2007

Not only that

but it will now be mandatory to teach global warming in schools here. I guess the film is supposed to make that easier.

by KathyF at 10:30 PM on 06 Feb 2007

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