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Hi Dave,
The scientific evidence of our changing climate is overwhelming.
Gore's movie is not a political propaganda piece. It is based on the
best scientific evidence we have in regard to Earth's climate. Would
you ask this same question as you put forth support for evolution --
perhaps in a movie that shows the overwhelming evidence of the process
of evolution at work in our world past and present? And if you did,
would you fear losing your non-profit status? I think not. Funding?
Perhaps.
The movie is based on the best scientific evidence we have on the status
of our climate - not the best political or religious views of our very
complex but largely understood climate system. We have an obligation as
science centers to science. When it is controversial, we have an
obligation to understand why it is so and convey that information to the
public in any of a number of ways. Among the scientific community, the
debate about climate change is over. Let's avoid adding to the
confusion at the very least.
Teri Eastburn
National Center for Atmospheric Research
David Smith wrote:
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> Could distributing the movie be construed as lobbying or political
> action in a way that could jeopardize an organization's non-profit
> status?
>
> Dave
>
> David L. Smith, Ph.D.
> Director of Professional Development
> Da Vinci Science Center, Allentown, PA
> http://www.davinci-center.org
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>>>>>>> It says that there are thousands of DVDs sitting in a
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>> warehouse.
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>>>>>>> Why
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>> don't we, ASTC and science centers, see if we can get them
>> and distribute them? We are also leading advocates for
>> balanced science in this country. We should discuss the
>> position of the NSTA as a leading science education
>> organization, but we should also take action as another
>> leading science education group. This is one way for us to
>> remain relevant and important resources for our communities.
>> What do you think?
>>
>> I have some concerns about this. I love to give away free
>> educational materials, I recognize that global warming is a
>> real scientific problem, and hey, I'm a bleeding-heart
>> liberal. But I also recognize that Gore's film is, in fact,
>> slanted to one side of the story. Science centers, nor
>> science teachers, nor governments, nor any other group that
>> exists by and for "the people" should be distributing
>> anything but purely objective materials. So if we accept and
>> distribute this film, doesn't that make us just as
>> hypocritical (or at least, open to controvery) as the NTSA?
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