Raven's View

Now this is a scary thought. Link: 16% of US science teachers are creationists - being-human - 20 May 2008 - New Scientist.

US courts have repeatedly decreed that creationism and intelligent design are religion, not science, and have no place in school science classrooms. But no matter what courts and school boards decree, it is up to teachers to put the curriculum into practice.

This is an interesting viewpoint - Link: globeandmail.com: Cut your carbon footprint … take the car.

“It makes more sense to drive than to walk if walking means that you need to eat more to replace the energy you have lost,” he said. “Walking is not zero-emission. We need food energy to move ourselves from place to place. Food production creates carbon emissions.”