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The Heartland Institute, Global Warming and Public Schools
Documents leaked last weak reveal an effort to cast doubt on climate change with a new curriculum for public schools. Is it really about science or public policy?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenDocuments leaked last weak reveal an effort to cast doubt on climate change with a new curriculum for public schools. Some call it similar to challenging Evolution by pushing Creationism. Is it really about science or public policy? Also, Iran cuts off Oil Exports to Britain and France, as UN nuclear inspectors return to Tehran. On Reporter's Notebook, what does "austerity" really mean in Greece?
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3 storiesIran Cuts off Oil Exports to Britain and France
As UN nuclear inspectors arrive for another visit, Iran says it's ordered a halt to oil exports to Britain and France. Steve Erlanger is Paris Bureau Chief for the New York Times .
Read the story8 minGlobal Warming and the Culture Wars
Leaked documents show that the nonprofit Heartland Institute is trying to shake the confidence of public school teachers in human-caused climate change. Its proposed K-12 curriculum says there is "scientific controversy," when a broad consensus of scientists says the case is all too clear.
Read the story37 minWhat Does 'Austerity' Really Mean for Greeks?
Half of all Greeks under 25 are unemployed. There are regulator riots on the streets of Athens, and the suicide rate has increased by 40 percent. What's likely to happen after the next Eurozone bailout? Russell Shorter is director of the John Adams Institute in Amsterdam and a contributor to the New York Times Sunday Magazine .
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