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>>>>> It says that there are thousands of DVDs sitting in a warehouse. Why
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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