Firstly, further evidence is coming to light that methane is
being released from under the Arctic Ocean. Alaskan based
scientists have discovered over 100 hot-spots where methane is
leaking from seabed permafrost to form areas of seawater at
eight times the level of expected dilution in surrounding Arctic
waters. Estimates suggest that 7 million tonnnes are being
released a year at the moment, but as the Arctic warms up this
could accelerate, contributing to rapid climate degradation. At
the same time three US states, Texas, Louisiana and South
Dakota, have told their schools that they have to teach climate
change scepticism. In the land of the 'First Amendment' it
appears that states can decide what science is relevant, and
what is not, and dance closely with the Constitution to insist
that a political view is promoted in schools. So, whilst UK
schools can debate the issue, with all points of view able to be
discussed by enquiring students based on the evidence they can
find; in South Dakota the state legisl