The war on climate science is waged on many fronts, with one growing element being high schools. One Washington school board placed a moratorium on showing "An Inconvenient Truth" in classrooms. A California school board has voted to include "multiple perspectives" on climate science. Another movement in Colorado gathered 700 signatures asking to remove climate science from curriculums. These are all manifestations of a growing movement to inject denial of human-caused global warming into school curriculums.
Stepping into the front line to defend climate science is the National Center for Science Education. The NCSE have a long history of defending evolution science in the classroom. Now they've launched their Climate Change Initiative, to defend and support the teaching of climate science. NCSE's executive director Eugenie C. Scott explains:
"We consider climate change a critical issue in our own mission to protect the integrity of science education. Climate affects everyone, and the decisions we make today will affect generations to come. We need to teach kids now about the realities of global warming and climate change, so that they're prepared to make informed, intelligent decisions in the future."
The NCSE website now features a climate section providing a number of useful resources for teachers such as:
Most importantly, the NCSE are on hand to support teachers who are under attack and need assistance. If you support the defence of climate science, I strongly recommend supporting the NCSE - you can donate or become a member (I just signed up).
Posted by John Cook on Monday, 23 January, 2012
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