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Teacher: Hurricane Sandy a Result of 'Massive Theft of Atmospheric Commons'

an army employee Wrote: Dec 04, 2012 3:16 PM

Yes. One comment on that, however, Mr. Olsen does not use the Hurricane which actually did damage to other areas than the mainland US (including the sinking of the replica ship HMS BOUNTY and the deaths of many in Haiti) in the same context. Please review his article, he does quote the teacher but does not correct him.

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Teacher: Hurricane Sandy a Result of 'Massive Theft of Atmospheric Commons'

Social justice activist teachers see natural disasters like the recent Hurricane Sandy as opportunities to bring their political agendas into the classroom.

And they rarely miss an opportunity.

Writing for the far-left Zinn Education Project (named for the late communist professor Howard Zinn), Portland, Oregon high school teacher Tim Swinehart opined:

“Hurricane Sandy, and the superstorms that will follow, are not just acts of nature—they are products of a massive theft of the atmospheric commons shared by all life on the planet. Every dollar of profit made by fossil fuel companies relies on polluting our shared atmosphere...