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"That as a foreword to something claiming to be scientific is pretty shocking;" ►: • M. Plutzer said the Heartland book is likely to be dismissed out of hand by teachers like Baker, who already view climate change denial as a fringe movement. But it may be welcomed by those already skeptical of the scientific consensus. "This could increase polarization within the science teaching profession, though prob- ably not a great deal" That polarization could easily be exacerbated at South Whidbey High School in Washington state, where biology and physics teacher Greg Ballog received the material. Ballog said that one of his colleagues is a "borderline climate denier;' which has already caused tensions in the school's science department. "I'm not going to show this stuff to him;" he said. "It's pretty slick. I think he might use it" This story was produced as part of a collaboration between FRONTLINE and The GroundTruth Project ( http- Ilthegroundtruthproject.org /) examining climate change and its impact on women and children. Correction: An earlier version of this story mistakenly said that a 2072 Heartland strategy document was leaked to the press. Rather, the document was acquired from Heartland under false pretenses before being publicly released. RELATED STORIES Meet Myron Ebell, the Climate Contrarian Leading Trump's EPA Transition NOVEMBER 14, 2016 (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/f ront Iinelar icle! ee ® yron ®e be II - e ®cli a e ®con rarian ®lea in ru rn ps ®epa® ra ns it ion /)