Museum Teaches Climate Change, Omits Who Profits From It
The Queensland Museum, through its 'Future Makers' program, stands accused of omitting the root cause of climate change from its educational materials for children. This revelation comes courtesy of a climate advocacy group, Comms Declare, highlighting a glaring oversight in a program sponsored—since 2015—by Shell’s Queensland Gas Company. It appears the museum is teaching about rising greenhouse
gases without ever naming the hand that lights the furnace. One might charitably call this an 'oversight,' but when the primary sponsor is a fossil fuel giant, it looks suspiciously like 'censorship by checkbook.' It’s the rhetorical equivalent of teaching about the dangers of smoking while taking grants from Big Tobacco and conveniently forgetting to mention cigarettes. As critical infrastructure
for public understanding gets quietly privatized, the stories told become less about truth and more about protecting corporate bottom lines. Perhaps next, the museum will feature an exhibit on how healthy children can be, funded by sugary drink manufacturers.