I'm not sure I like the phrase "Americans are skeptical of climate change." Lumping us all into one basket is as ignorant as, I don't know, refusing to air part of a documentary that deals with climate change? :p I guess Discovery took a look at who their largest viewing demographic was and decided they didn't want to cause anyone to think outside of the bubble. Sad, but I've noticed a decline in the quality of Discovery shows in the past while so it doesn't surprise me they wouldn't look to challenge "deeply held beliefs" with scientific observation.
I live in Southern California where we once actually had seasons and regular precipitation and it would snow in the mountains (and a couple times in the valleys!) Now we just have heat all year long with very little rainfall. That's climate change in action in my local area that I can observe and it's happening at an alarming rate all over the world! We'll all be gone in December of 2012 anyway, right? :p I think I saw a documentary on that on some channel or other :p Chris Drake Supervisor of Library Media Services La Sierra University On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 1:01 PM, Jessica Rosner <[email protected]>wrote: > > http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/11/discovery_channel_passes_on_climate_change_documen.php?ref=fpblg > > > -- > Jessica Rosner > Media Consultant > 224-545-3897 (cell) > 212-627-1785 (land line) > [email protected] > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as > an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > >
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
