EPISODE · Sep 24, 2021 · 37 MIN
The First Day of School
from Drilled · host Pushkin Industries
Long before climate change appeared on the scene, fossil fuel companies were in America's classrooms, shaping young minds. Dharna Noor and Amy Westervelt explore how Big Oil got into the education game, why it worked so well for them, and how the industry limits how Americans are allowed to think about the environment and the economy.Additional resources:The ABCs of Big Oil: Why the Fossil Fuel Industry Infiltrated SchoolsPre-order Kate Worth's book, Miseducation.Check out the Frontline report on the Marshall Islands.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What this episode covers
Fossil fuel companies didn't start infiltrating schools when climate change appeared on the scene, they were there shaping the minds of future citizens for decades before then. The industry has been laying the groundwork for inaction on climate since...
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