To no one’s surprise, the Heartland Institute reacted negatively to the April 19th Resolution of the Portland Public Schools Board that committed the Board and its teachers to explore the breadth of causes and consequences of the climate crisis. According to the Institute: “[The Resolution] is filled with so many layers of nonsense, ignorance, petty … Read more
US News and Views treated the Resolution as censorship. Its article was prefaced by an image of a book in chains – the same image we have used for this blog. In its comment on the Resolution, Fox News, well know for its Anti-Global Warming editorial policy, noted: “A petition, meanwhile, circulated by the Oregon Institute … Read more
The Portland (Oregon) School Board recently decided that some educational material used in their Schools was misleading as it implied that climate change was not taking place and in any event human activity was not a cause. The Board passed a resolution directing school staff to implement a curriculum to address “climate change and climate justice.” To … Read more