Lesson for teenagers included how cattle’s methane emissions contribute to climate crisis, but it was then scrapped

A beef industry-funded effort to teach teenagers about cattle’s climate impact was quietly scrapped following backlash from some ranchers, who disputed the premise that cows contribute to global heating.

The episode is the latest example of the livestock industry’s decades-long battle to determine what US children learn about cows and the climate.

The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture (AFBFA) and its Food and Agriculture Center for Science Education produce a free science curriculum used by around 1.2m students across more than 100 school districts nationwide.

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[–] -5 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 child)

We have a constitution, and it's first amendment is nice and strong at protecting our right to disagree with scientists or even just spread disinformation to further our goals.

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