Thursday, January 31, 2008

Teaching Global Warming in Our Schools?

Gasp, NO. Why would we teach about global warming in actual schools, where kids are suppose to learn things?

A bill requiring global warming to be taught in science classes and textbooks passed the state Senate by a vote of 26-13.

Of course, some legislators are concerned about the "controversial" topic.

I, for one, am tired of the use of the word 'controversial' to mean people disagree. Journalists overuse it. Not everything's controversial, especially not to actual people. Are you shocked and appalled? Because I'm usually not.

The "debate" over global warming is no longer controversial in any real sense. The globe IS warming. End of debate.

We can keep commissioning studies while entire island populations have to be relocated and continue to "debate" this "controversial" topic while our own cities flood. Because, you know, it isn't proven that cigarettes cause cancer either, so we should probably keep smoking while we talk about it some more.

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