The Poison We Never Talk About in School

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Date: February 5, 2013, 2:08:36 PM PST
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Your good thing today. View this newsletter in your browser → --> The Poison We Never Talk About in School TODAY'S GOOD 35% carbon 28% climate 37% cirriculum From Bill Bigelow co-director of Zinn Education Project Not Just a 19th Century Problem The most dangerous substance in the world is barely mentioned in the school curriculum. Coal. Burning coal creates more greenhouse gases than any other source—including oil. James Hansen, arguably the world’s foremost climatologist, has called coal "the single greatest threat to civilization and all life on the planet." Given coal's enormous role in the most significant challenge facing humanity—the climate crisis—you'd imagine it would occupy a similarly central place in our textbooks. You’d be wrong: Textbooks leave students with the impression that coal is something we should regard as a 19th century phenomenon. Read the rest From GOOD HQ elevating what's good Challenge your neighbor to an energy smackdown. See who can spend less on your next energy bill. → --> --> Tell us what's GOOD: Send us tips Sign Up for The Daily GOOD Get more GOOD: Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr

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