An Inconvenient Truth

Did you know, Al Gore's fraudulent movie, An Inconvenient Truth, was taken to court in England, and found wanting? Yes that is right, the court judged the movie to be a mixture of science and fable, not suitable to be shown to school children in England.

Executive Summary

• The movie, An Inconvenient Truth, is regularly shown in public schools in North America.

• An Inconvenient Truth, hosted and produced by former U.S. vice-president Al Gore, presents the viewpoint that human-caused CO2 emissions are responsible for global warming.

• In reality, there is no demonstrable causal relationship between the CO2 record and the temperature record at any point in earth’s history.

• When the United Kingdom’s government announced it planned to distribute a copy of the movie to every secondary school, a lawsuit was launched which asserted schools should not be party to promoting propaganda to students.

• Judge Michael Burton ruled that while he felt the movie was “broadly accurate” it contained too many substantial errors to be shown in public schools without a disclaimer.

• In his ruling, Judge Burton identified nine scientific errors in the movie that were serious enough to warrant correction.

• An Inconvenient Truth is regularly shown in Canadian public schools; they would be well advised to look at this example and re-examine some of their practices.

• Teachers need to ensure that students receive a rigorous education where they learn the facts and all the different perspectives — regardless of whether they fi t into the popular version of environmentalism.

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