Republican members of an Idaho House panel voted Wednesday to exclude near-universally accepted science showing that human activity is driving global climate change from the state’s newly revised education standards. The move seeks to strip language about global warming and the environmental impact of burning fossil fuels from the Idaho Content Standards for grades K-12, the Boise Weekly reports. The standards establish a minimum of what local districts are required to teach, meaning schools can continue teaching about climate change if they choose. “When we have conclusions over standards, it stifles inquiry, and I don’t think that is the intent of the (State Department of Education) to stifle inquiry,” Syme said Wednesday, according to Idaho Education News. Further explanation: Examples of renewable energy resources could include wind energy, water behind dams, and sunlight; non-renewable energy resources are fossil fuels and atomic energy.

Source: Huffington Post February 07, 2018 20:37 UTC