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# How the gas industry infiltrated elementary science curricula
- URL: https://adjacent.media/signals/how-the-gas-industry-infiltrated-elementary-science-curricula/
- Published: 2026-06-24T23:10:54.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-24T23:10:54.000Z
- Description: Oil and gas companies are distributing free educational materials directly to schools, embedding industry-friendly messaging into science lessons before students develop critical thinking skills.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #signal, theme-culture, media, regulation/policy, education

Source: [Heated](https://heated.world/p/an-education-nonprofit-secretly-funded?ref=adjacent.media)

Oil and gas companies are distributing free educational materials directly to schools, embedding industry-friendly messaging into science lessons before students develop critical thinking skills. This shifts traditional lobbying toward curriculum capture—a low-cost, high-reach strategy that sidesteps public debate and regulatory scrutiny while shaping how millions of kids understand energy systems at a foundational level.