NCSE's executive director Ann Reid was featured in the Durango Herald's story (December 11, 2019) on climate change education in the public schools of Durango, Colorado.
"Despite the virtually unanimous agreement in the scientific community that the planet is warming at an unprecedented rate, and that rising global temperatures are a result of human activities — namely, the burning of fossil fuels — climate change has become a highly polarizing and political topic," the story observed.
But apparently climate change is taught effectively in Durango, with students encouraged to engage with the evidence and to consider solutions for climate change. NCSE's Reid applauded the approach, saying, "The best science teaching does present students with the data and have them figure out what's going on."
The Herald's story emphasized that "leaving room for doubt about the reasons behind a warming trend could be considered irresponsible," and quoted Bill Bigelow of the Zinn Education Project as saying, "To be neutral on whether or not human activity is altering the climate is irresponsible."
A Durango student commented, "I always felt like I was allowed to form my own opinion," adding, "I definitely believe climate change is real, and we have to do something about it."
