[xmca] Science Teachers Assoc rejects DVD on Global Warming

From: Tony Whitson (twhitson@UDel.Edu)
Date: Tue Nov 28 2006 - 11:13:38 PST


not CHAT, especially, but perhaps of interest to anyone who cares about
the planet:

The National Science Teachers Association in the US has reportedly turned
down an offered donation of 50,000 free copies of the DVD "An Inconvenient
Truth" for use in science classrooms. It is being suggested that one
motive is fear of losing major financial support from the oil industry.
see
http://curricublog.org/2006/11/28/nsta-ncss-gore-dvd/

Tony Whitson
UD School of Education
NEWARK DE 19716

twhitson@udel.edu
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