I was shocked to read that a set of schools in the Seattle banned Al Gore's climate change film 'An Inconviennient Truth' - read more here - it was a surprisingly good film - I hope to have a DVD of it soon - if anyone in the ward is interested in borrowing for the night do please give me a call.Meanwhile I was in Minchinhampton this week and saw these great wire horses in 'The Kitchen' (good cafe with excellent food - the only Gold awarded cafe in Glos - mind I can think of a few others that are also v good) - artist Bryony Leatherbarrow lives in Woodchester and can be contacted via the cafe. There are also some excellent other pics there by one of the chefs at the restaurant - apols but forgot her name - worth a look.
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Dear Philip! Did you notice the very unsubtle ad for United Airlines in the middle of theat article you linked? Who knows the way things work in the world? Charles
Hi, Philip. I'm currently in the Seattle area and can say that the Federal Way school district's decision to put "An Inconvenient Truth" on hold is not only troubling but absurd, as the greater Seattle area is one of the greenest and most liberal regions in the States. Rest assured the issue will soon be resolved favorably. In this case, it's not a sign of backward group mentality but an equally deplorable fear of litigation on the school district's part. Either way embarrasses the majority of us who work towards promoting green values. In fact, Seattle's Greg Nickels was the first mayor to take a stand against BushCo's pro-corporate undermining of our EPA regulations. Because of his work, more than 358 city mayors from around the country have pledged to move forward on reducing emissions in spite of our corrupt president's machinations.
As an aside: We attended Al Gore's latest presentation in Portland, Oregon, last October. We were in good company, as more than 5,000 people showed up to cheer on our last legally elected president!
No I missed the absurd aviation ad in the article.
But very pleased to read teh comment above that the decision re the film is likely to be resolved favourably - Seattle does indeed seem to be one of the leading green cities in US - I subscribe to Seattle-based www.grist.org, a good environmental read - have also read about Seattles' $37m climate change plan and plans for urban forests. It is moves like these that gives encouragement to all that we will be able to tackle climate change - Bush is indeed not America.
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