Wisconsin: DNR Publishes Controversial Climate Change Textbook

July 14, 2010 [Madison, Wisc...] Critics claim the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is trying to indoctrinate students into becoming environmental activists by distributing thousands of copies of a textbook called the “Climate Change: A Wisconsin Activity Guide.”

“The goal of the project is to give teachers, and through teachers the students, basic information that they use to explore the topic of climate change. Obviously it’s in the news a lot, so they can explore and decide for themselves what they believe about it,” said Mary Hamel, one of the guide’s co-authors.

The book quotes the beleaguered United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and includes images of the planet Earth on fire, a Polar Bear stuck on an ice-flow and a gasoline pump tied up in knots under the heading: Causes of Climate Change.

Hamel says the guide presents straight facts and allows students to draw their own conclusions about whether or not climate change is even occurring. However, Representative Jim Ott (R-Mequon), who worked as a meteorologist for several decades prior to becoming a legislator, argues the guide only presents one side of the story.

Global Governments Give Up On The Environment

Whatever happened to global warming?

Judging by politicians’ actions, the matter is yesterday’s story.

[Bummer: Drought, blamed on global warming, allegedly kills over 100 manatees]

The drought affected all kinds of local wildlife, but to my mind one animal stands out: the manatee.... In 2005 observers were saddened by the sight of dying manatees lying in local rivers. According to the Brazilian environmental agency, more than one hundred of the rare aquatic mammals may have died as a result of the drought.

Flashback: [Lack of global warming kills 280 manatees] - CNN.com

So far this year, a record 280 or more manatees have died from cold stress-related illnesses.