The Brainwashing Of America's Children | Climate Town

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[oldbrokenhands]

I went to a STEM high school partly funded by Exxon Mobil and found out the hard way what happens to students who try to do science fair projects testing the effects of petroleum products on plants.

Didn't understand the venom I was receiving then, but later on in life it dawned on me what was going on behind the scenes.

[jbird]

I am appalled, not really by the oil and gas industry, but that people would in general allow such commercial influence on the school curriculum. Where I live people were angry when Unilever (a food conglomerate) decided to sponsor breakfasts at schools. Not because there was really anything wrong with the breakfast, but because a food company should not be teaching kids what to eat for breakfast.

[jollyswagman]

Last year I was doing an easter egg hunt with my cousin who's a toddler (she's adorable). She came back with a "What are Fossil Fuels? How Oil is Made!" book that she had found hidden in a giant easter egg by the side of the road. Truly disgusting the lengths these companies will go to to brainwash our children.

[trytry]

“B is for Buy&Large, your very best friend!”

- Wall-E in fucking 2008

[blondiebear]

It’s remarkable how little conservatives care about things they’re not told to care about

[alex_blue]

As a web developer I find it very sweet that you are impressed by the two-level menus.

[burner]

Children's cartoons depictions of environment destroying villains really was 100% accurate.

[via]

I was part of a National Science Foundation-funded program that taught K-12 science teachers scientific research skills with a focus on environmental sustainability. One of their classes was dedicated to climate change and the professor actually showed them your videos (which they loved but many couldn't show in class bc of language - though I'm sure they recommended them!). Many of the older teachers were extremely grateful for the class because they did not have any formal teaching in climate science and so were hesitant to teach, especially in rural America. Teachers WANT to know how to teach climate change! Actually, one of my good friends (and a great teacher!) writes lesson plans for SubjectToClimate, which provides free, standards-aligned climate change lesson plans for all subjects. Easter egg!

[francegamer]

This feels like the kind of stuff you discover was taught in school like 50 years ago and it's so insane and laughable that you're glad you don't live in that time. I hope in 50 years people see this stuff and can laugh it off, rather than feeling real depressed at what the world looks like for them now.

[Rockoli]

Here’s an “Easter Egg” for you… Evansville, Indiana has seven power plants within a 30 mile radius and four are deemed super polluters! I’d love to see you do a video on this!

[LteShft]

As a driver who makes a living off of using fossil fuels, thank you for your videos. In a society who is dependant (*edited from "thrives") on a single resource, the only way to change it is to start educating and get the facts out there for people, not brushed under the rug by profits.

[hourglass]

I'm a wyoming native that use to be a high school science teacher. I can confirm if you're elected to ANY office in this state oil and gas have absolutely, 110%, undeniably, bought you. We were one of the only states to reject the common core standards. A handful did so due to evolution being a core part of the biology curriculum. Wyoming was the only conservative state that was pretty much completely okay with evolution, we rejected it specifically because "of how the new federally backed curriculum is hostile towards our primary source of tax revenue" to put it into the words of our state superintendent. Yeah they didn't even pretend they made their choices based on anything but money.

[CheeerriOH]

As a non-American teacher, its wild how similiar these resources look like the scripture resources. Designed to work the same way.

[dumbbbunny]

as an Australian that learns about climate change in geography, history and science, this is so dystopian.
ESPECIALLY the part where you said that some schools had to go down to a 4 day school week because they didn't have enough money for 5?! something is up in the US, and it's not good.

[MakeSureYouCleanUp]

Have any of these corporations tried to come at you for these videos of calling them out? Thanks for all the work you do in getting this information out to the public and all the easter eggs. 🐣

[aaronbono]

Why oil is still the best energy today: Because the petrol companies have spent billions of dollars preventing us from developing better sources of energy. That was easy.

[NeonStorm]

It's kinda crazy how openly evil these companies are.

[waisetsubunsho]

This dude has the ability to tell the most doomer stories with the brightest smile on his face. We need more people like that for what's coming.

[The_JLav]

As an educator, this was a neverending parade of horrors. Thank you to the editor for the goofs and gags; they were like following a trail of bright little easter eggs through a haunted forest of death ❤

[WeepingPrince]

I find the fact that there is no baseline national curriculum in the US completely wild!