Beef Industry’s Climate Curriculum Faces Pushback from Ranchers
A beef‑funded program to teach teens about cattle methane was dropped after rancher opposition.
The beef industry‑funded effort to teach teenagers about cattle’s climate impact was scrapped after backlash from some ranchers.
The ranchers who objected disputed the premise that cows contribute to global heating, even though the lesson included how cattle’s methane emissions contribute to the climate crisis.
“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.”
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The Guardian
Beef industry quietly squashes part of its own science curriculum after ranchers protest
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. Continue reading...
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- A beef industry-funded effort to teach teenagers about cattle's climate impact was scrapped following backlash from some ranchers.
- The ranchers who objected disputed the premise that cows contribute to global heating.
- The curriculum effort was funded by the beef industry.
- The lesson for teenagers included how cattle's methane emissions contribute to the climate crisis.
- 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.
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