Do you think schools should teach our children that climate change isn’t real?
Of course not. But the Heartland Institute, an organization well-known for giving a microphone to climate science deniers, now wants to bring this false message into America’s classrooms.
As their President and CEO just admitted, they are writing a “global warming curriculum” that would say climate science isn’t settled. They’d like our teachers to claim we just don’t know if humans are changing our climate.
This plan is outrageous on its face. As you well know, the science behind climate change is not controversial — it is a reality. Scientists know that climate change is happening, and we are beginning to see the impacts with our own eyes. It would be the height of irresponsibility to urge our schools to teach something known to be untrue.
As its own budget documents reveal (PDF), the Heartland Institute is funded by oil and coal companies with a financial interest in denying climate science. But I think you’ll agree this industry-funded propaganda has no place in our schools.
Fortunately, one brave high school student is asking the Heartland Institute to stop. Corey Husic is writing to the group to say there is no place for a climate denial curriculum. He is asking that Heartland immediately “cease and desist” its plan to bring climate denial into our schools. And today, I invite you to sign this petition as well.
It’s time we move on from this false debate over climate science and engage in a much more fruitful and educational discussion over what we can do to solve the climate crisis.
We’ve created a short video to help you learn more about this urgent issue. I encourage you watch this video now, and sign the petition to keep climate reality in America’s science classrooms.
SH
February 25th
I am not in favor of either side BUT hope that they have evidence to support their statements & arguments to clarify the doubts . Let evidence speak for itself.
Don Ellis
February 26th
I would like to watch the video, but the links are not working for me. Could you let me know when the video is really available?
John Mashey
February 26th
Nice video!
But, This is not new.
Heartland has been tring for years, albeit ineptly.
Over at DeSmogBlog, see Fakeducation For Years From Heartland..
The 5-minute video trailer really must be seen to be disbelieved. They have sent materials to 11,000
Canadian schools and 14,000 school board presidents.
Don Ellis
February 27th
Never mind — I restarted Safari, and now I’m able to see the video. After I made that last comment, I noticed I could’t play videos from any other site either.
Don Ellis
February 27th
I noticed on the evening news, tonight after the Oscars, that they compared this past years temperatures and this month’s temperatures with previous records. Setting new records almost every year sounds like a trend, and I haven’t heard an adequate explanation from the deniers.
Bob Anderson
February 27th
You have convinced me. Heartland Institute is truly evil. It must be stopped no matter what, no matter how.
William Cooper
March 8th
Within hours of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan last year, spokespersons for the Heartland Institute were on national news telling everyone that the dangers posed by the failing nuclear plants were being spread by environmental radicals in order to discredit the nuclear industry.
We need truth in who funds such groups. Networks should be forced to disclose the backers of these people!