Greens concerned about Taranaki roadshow
Monday 17 Feb 2014 11:29a.m.
Catherine Delahunty (file)
The Green Party wants Education Minister Hekia Parata to step in to ensure school children aren't being misled by an oil and gas roadshow visiting schools in Taranaki.
The roadshow, called What Lives Down Under, is being run by New Zealand Oil and Gas, Tag Oil and Beach Energy, and Green Party education spokeswoman Catherine Delahunty is concerned it presents a one-sided view of the oil and gas industry.
"The minister has an obligation to ensure that what children are taught at school is accurate and balanced," she said.
The roadshow - which looks at topics like fossils, geology and the oil and gas work going on in Taranaki - fails to mention the risks of oil drilling and the impact that fossil fuels have on climate change, Ms Delahunty said.
"Businesses, with profit on their minds, should not be allowed into schools to influence how kids think about any issues, let alone large, controversial global issues like climate change and oil production."
Ms Parata told Radio New Zealand she wasn't aware of the roadshow, but said local businesses are encouraged to share their knowledge with schools.
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Monday 17 Feb 2014 11:29a.m.
Catherine Delahunty (file)
The Green Party wants Education Minister Hekia Parata to step in to ensure school children aren't being misled by an oil and gas roadshow visiting schools in Taranaki.
The roadshow, called What Lives Down Under, is being run by New Zealand Oil and Gas, Tag Oil and Beach Energy, and Green Party education spokeswoman Catherine Delahunty is concerned it presents a one-sided view of the oil and gas industry.
"The minister has an obligation to ensure that what children are taught at school is accurate and balanced," she said.
The roadshow - which looks at topics like fossils, geology and the oil and gas work going on in Taranaki - fails to mention the risks of oil drilling and the impact that fossil fuels have on climate change, Ms Delahunty said.
"Businesses, with profit on their minds, should not be allowed into schools to influence how kids think about any issues, let alone large, controversial global issues like climate change and oil production."
Ms Parata told Radio New Zealand she wasn't aware of the roadshow, but said local businesses are encouraged to share their knowledge with schools.
NZN
Read more: http://www.3news.co.nz/Greens-concerned-about-Taranaki-roadshow/tabid/1607/articleID/332512/Default.aspx#ixzz2thqAMnC2
NZ Oil and Gas defends fossil fuel roadshowDunedin | Hot Topics
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The fossil fuel roadshow that started its tour of South Taranaki schools yesterday could come to Otago and was not ''propaganda'' but a way to engage with the community, New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) spokesman John Pagani says.
The week-long roadshow - run by NZOG, Tag Oil and Beach Energy - was about fossils, geology and the oil and gas work the companies were doing in the region.
Mr Pagani said NZOG sponsored the National Science-Technology Roadshow Trust and paid for the trust's exhibition on geology, fossils and minerals.
NZOG had borrowed the exhibition and hired the trust's exhibition truck to hold its own roadshow this week, he said.
The Green Party was concerned the roadshow was one-sided ''propaganda'' about the oil and gas industry designed to brainwash pupils.
Mr Pagani said the roadshow was a way for the companies to introduce themselves to residents and hear of communities' expectations.
''We would be strongly criticised if we didn't engage constructively with the community.''
A similar roadshow could come to Otago, Mr Pagani said.
Green Party spokeswoman Catherine Delahunty said the Government was obliged to ensure that what children were taught at school was accurate and balanced.
''Kids believe that what they learn at school is true.
''They should not be subjected to propaganda.''
The roadshow did not include the risks of drilling and the impact of fossil fuels on climate change.
''Businesses with profit on their minds should not be allowed into schools to influence how kids think about any issues, let alone large, controversial global issues like climate change and oil production.''
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The Oil and Gas Roadshow that is touring around Taranaki at the moment is most definitely ______________ . This is because this show is touring around primary schools which means that ___________________________________ . According to the article from the Otago Daily Times on the 20th February Catherine Delahunty states that ___________________________. This leads us to think that ______________________________ . This article also states that the roadshow explains that ________________________ , which is clearly ________________ . This evidence makes it clear that primary school children ____________________________________ .
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eX= explain how this shows your point
Y= you analyse why/ how this is education or propaganda
The Oil and Gas Roadshow that is touring around Taranaki at the moment is most definitely ______________ . This is because this show is touring around primary schools which means that ___________________________________ . According to the article from the Otago Daily Times on the 20th February Catherine Delahunty states that ___________________________. This leads us to think that ______________________________ . This article also states that the roadshow explains that ________________________ , which is clearly ________________ . This evidence makes it clear that primary school children ____________________________________ .
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