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Science Standards Divide a State Built on Coal and Oil
2014-05-19 01:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Sitting in the headquarters of the Wyoming Liberty Group, Susan Gore, founder of the conservative think tank, said new national science standards for schools were a form of "coercion," adding, "I don't think government should have anything to do with education." Ms. Gore, a daughter of the founder of the company that makes Gore-Tex waterproof fabric, was speaking here weeks after the Republican-controlled Legislature made Wyoming, where coal and oil are king, the first state to reject the standards,...
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