NSTA can be bought off by big oil
The National Science Teachers Association has turned down 50,000 free copies of "An Inconvenient Truth" to be used in classrooms. They state: Accepting the DVDs, they wrote, would place "unnecessary risk upon the [NSTA] capital campaign, especially certain targeted supporters."
The supporter they would lose money from would be: Exxon Mobil Corp.
Yeah, it is *rather* inconvenient that the earth is warming. It is even more inconvenient to Exxon Mobil Corp if the next generations of potential customers were to push big oil to research other energy resources that don't warm the earth so. Sooo... who do you s'pose has more money to throw at killing the spread of knowledge about this pesky scientific research? HMMMM?
http://consciousearth.blogspot.com/2006/11/inconvenient-truth-squeezed-from.html
Sent this to a friend at Exxon Mobil in HOuston to see if it was true -- will keep you posted.
(I have no doubt it was true, but would like the scientists, like my friend, to revolt.)
Love,
Mom
Posted by Mom — 27 Nov 2006, 19:02
Now that is truly sad. What an extreme loss to thousands of
students who wouldn't otherwise see the film. I wish I were
more surprised, but I am going to persist in the notion that
we will get a clue before we've lost our children's future.
Posted by Lisa — 27 Nov 2006, 21:06
Two points to the NSTA for honesty. I'm surprised they were willing to state openly why they were turning down the DVDs.
Smittie
Posted by Smittie — 30 Nov 2006, 22:28