H TI,e � INSTITUTE Memorandum - March 3, 2017 To: From: Lennie Jarratt, Manag Center for Transforming A nonprofit organization devoted to discovering, developing, and promoting free-market solutions to social and economic problems. Re: How do you teach global warming? A recent survey found most K 12 - science teachers who address climate change in their classrooms treat the science as "settled" and focus on ways to reduce human emissions of greenhouse gas emissions. Perhaps you are one of those teachers. I am writing to ask you to consider the possibility that the science in fact is not "settled." If that's the case, then students would be better served by letting them know a vibrant debate is taking place among scientists on how big the human impact on climate is, and whether or not we should be worried about it. PUBLISHER OF Budget & Tax News Environment & Climate News Health Care News School Reform News Climate Change Weekly Consumer Power Report School Choice Weekly POLICYBOT ® The national & [l:Ii clearinghouse - for the best available research and commentary on today's vital issues. The enclosed book, titled Why Scientists Disagree About Global Warming: The NIPCC Report on Scientific Consensus, begins with these challenging words: Probably the most widely repeated claim in the debate over global warming is that "97% of scientists agree" that climate change is man-made and dangerous. This claim is not only false, but its presence in the debate is an insult to science. The authors are distinguished climate scientists Craig D. ldso, Ph.D., Robert M. Carter, Ph.D., and S. Fred Singer, Ph.D. They are also lead authors and editors of the Climate Change Reconsidered series produced by the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC). (See www.nipccreport.org.) Accompanying the book is a short (ten-minute) DVD produced by The Idea Channel, a respected nonprofit producer of educational products for K 12 teachers. A teacher's guide to using the video in classrooms is available at www.izzit.org. I hope you can take some time to read this remarkable book and view the video, and then use them in your classroom and share them with other teachers. The Heartland Institute is a 33-year-old national nonprofit organization headquartered in Arlington Heights, Illinois. We are a "top-rated nonprofit" by GreatNonprofits.org and were recently ranked one of the top ten free-market think tanks in the world by TheBestSchools.org. 3939 North Wilke Road Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004 phone: 312.377.4000 fax: 312.377.5000 think@heartland.org www.heartland.org Please call me at 312/377-4000 or use the enclosed form if you have questions or suggestions. I hope to hear from you soon.