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BP helped write California's environmental curriculum

McClatchy -- BP, the energy giant responsible for the largest offshore oil spill in history, helped develop California's framework for teaching more than 6 million students about the environment.

Despite a mixed environmental record even before the Gulf of Mexico disaster, state officials included BP on the technical team for its soon-to-be-completed environmental education curriculum, which will be used in kindergarten through 12th-grade classes in more than 1,000 school districts statewide.

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Submitted Sep 08, 2010 By: nerde

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RedRam2005 Champion Author San Antonio Posts:5,691 Points:1,056,985 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Sep 10, 2010 12:15:35 AM Ignore RedRam2005 Report Abuse Political payoffs are given in many ways.
BBopp Champion Author Dayton Posts:5,035 Points:1,594,945 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2010 4:29:05 AM Ignore BBopp Report Abuse I can only shake my head. How much did BP "donate" to get this opportunity of good will? BP's role in the curriculum is equivalent to having a Neo Nazi help with a curriculum for the Holocaust.
PDQBlues Champion Author San Diego Posts:4,702 Points:979,420 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Sep 8, 2010 11:48:20 PM Ignore PDQBlues Report Abuse As it seems painfully clear, we have lost our democracy. This country has become the United Corporations of America. Both political parties are bought by these corporations. No politician it seems will pass any law or regulation that doesn't contain massive loopholes for these corporations to slip through. Public safety has become a charade.
CruisinLinda Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:7,947 Points:1,621,420 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Sep 8, 2010 10:52:58 PM Ignore CruisinLinda Report Abuse Why don't BP executives take the K-12 courses? BP execs created a culture that disregarded the environment.
coughlin Champion Author San Jose Posts:3,336 Points:755,050 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Sep 8, 2010 9:31:06 PM Ignore coughlin Report Abuse Being able to participate must be quite a feather in their cap. I'm sure that the people from 'Media Relations' relished the opportunity.
afghaned Champion Author Hamilton Posts:8,493 Points:820,625 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Sep 8, 2010 7:09:06 PM Ignore afghaned Report Abuse One doesn't need to practice what they preach. Who better to know what's required than they who skirt or break the rules.
nerde Champion Author Florida Posts:3,885 Points:855,575 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Sep 8, 2010 3:27:28 PM Ignore nerde Report Abuse Brilliant. And while we're at it, let's invite the Mafia to write law enforcement curriculum.