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Monday, August 14th, 2023

DeSantis’s Florida Approves Climate-Denial Videos in Schools

Author:     Scott Waldman
Source:     Scientific American / E&E News
Publication Date:     August 7, 2023
 Link: DeSantis’s Florida Approves Climate-Denial Videos in Schools
Stephan:  

I don’t think I have ever seen a party and a single fascist official destroy a state the way Ron DeSantis and the Republican Party are destroying the wellbeing of Florida. Here is the latest on DeSantis’ climate denial indoctrination of students in Florida’s public schools. It is particularly perverse given that Florida is going to be impacted by climate change more than most states, as is becoming obvious as 14 insurance companies stop insuring property in the state, and the best projections predict about half the state is going underwater. The people of Florida did themselves no favor when they elected, and then re-elected this vulgar incompetent nasty man.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference announcing awards for post-hurricane recovery. DeSantis’s administration has allowed schools to use videos that contain misinformation about climate change, which is worsening the impacts of the hurricanes that strike the state and causing sea level rise.
Credit:  Paul Hennessy / SOPA Images / LightRocket / Getty

Wind and solar power pollute the Earth and make life miserable.Recent global and local heat records reflect natural temperature cycles.

These are some of the themes of children’s videos produced by an influential conservative advocacy group.

Now, the videos could soon be used in Florida’s classrooms.

Florida’s Department of Education has approved the classroom use of material from the Prager University Foundation, a conservative group that produces videos that distort science, history, gender and other topics.

Education experts call the videos dangerous propaganda.

Florida is the first state to allow PragerU materials in public schools, where teachers will have the option of showing the five- to 10-minute videos in their classrooms. Florida public schools have roughly 3 million students, more than the entire population of Kansas.

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2 Comments

  1. Rev. Dean on Monday, August 14, 2023 at 6:41 am

    What the HELL is wrong with DeSantis? He is another insane Republican!

  2. sam crespi on Monday, August 14, 2023 at 9:32 am

    Troglodyte. From what I can tell he is not gaining that many supporters in FLA.