Thanks to pressure from activists like you, Scholastic announced that it would immediately stop distributing “The United States of Energy,” a controversial fourth grade curriculum paid for by the American Coal Foundation.
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Victory! Scholastic Pulls Coal Industry-Funded Curriculum
Scholastic Pushes Big Coal Agenda with Industry-Funded ‘Curriculum’
The materials, which bear a striking resemblance to political propaganda, teach that coal is abundant and mined and burned for energy, but contain nothing about its impact on the environment and human health.
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Get Up, Stand Up – Your Weekly Inspirational Quote
Despite how easy it can be to just give up- accept the popular opinion and 'go with the flow', nothing historic has ever been achieved by accepting opinions regurgitated in the media or influential social circles.
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