“Reduce, reuse, and recycle the same old pro-dirty energy propaganda” … Apparently, that is the State of Utah’s new Earth Day Motto, if the poster contest sponsored by their Department of Oil, Gas, and Mining is any indication of the state’s stance on fossil fuels.
Earth Day first launched in 1970 to show support for environmental protection, and falls on Monday, April 22nd. Brian Maffly from the Salt Lake City Tribune reported last week that the theme for this year’s contest is the same as last year’s: “Where Would WE Be Without Oil, Gas, and Mining?”The poster competition was open to all elementary school students throughout the state, grades K-6, and ended March 20th.Elementary school students in grades K-6 were invited to draw 11×17-inch or larger posters describing the benefits of fossil fuels, and to turn in their entries by March 20th.The State-Wide Winners for each grade will each win $500 for their schools, and be honored — along with their parents and teachers — at an Earth Day Awards Luncheon.In addition, the Grand Prize Winner’s artwork will be featured as the Department of Oil, Gas and Mining’s official 2013 not-Earth day poster for distribution to “schools, mining companies, oil & gas companies, industry groups, and other outlets statewide.”
it's shameful how the right wing that accused the Pres. of trying to indoctrinte their kids when he was just talking about staying in school, but if this is what they are teaching along with gun camps and T-Party indoctrination camps those poor kids don't have a chance at a normal life.
one thing that serves as a damper to the hate raisers is that each new generation becomes less and lss intolerant and are overiding what mom and pop teachthem about little ABdulah down the street.
In case the theme leaves any doubts about the true nature of this contest, Entry Instructions provided to the school districts announced the judging criteria:
The Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining staff will judge the posters based on depiction of the theme, visibility of the theme, demonstration of how products from mining and oil & gas extraction are essential to our daily lives, artistic merit, and originality.
And — SURPRISE! — the Entry Instructions document’s list of sponsors for this travesty reads like a rogue’s gallery of dirty energy interests:Society of Petroleum Engineers, Rio Tinto/Kennecott Utah Copper, Wheeler Machinery Company, Bill Barrett Corporation, Anadarko, Petroleum Corporation, U.S. Magnesium, Wind River Resources, Simplot Phosphate, Newfield Exploration, the Utah Mining Association, Arch Coal, Inc., the National Energy Foundation, Savage Companies, Arch Coal Sufco Mine, Summit Energy Management Corporation, Canyon Fuel Skyline Mine, and Enpro, LLCNo wonder the Environmental Protection Agency recently ranked Salt Lake City, UT as amongst the worst U.S. metropolitan areas for air pollution, as reported by AI‘s T. Steelman on March 8th. Yep, the Bee Hive State’s capitol city’s air quality ranking is way down there with Los Angeles, CA
they need to tell these kids that if they continue down this road they might not make it to the end. corporations have no souls so if they are people too they must be conservative republicans.
