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Critics accuse mining firms of grooming schoolchildren like tobacco industry

Original: Mining companies are just as bad as the tobacco industry fuck these jokers. Kids are being "petro-groomed". "They said:

Anger is building over mining and petrochemical companies going into schools to talk about their industries, with critics comparing the practice to tobacco industry tactics. One commentator described being alarmed when told the companies 'just come in and talk about mining and the petrochemical industry', coining the term 'petro-groomed' to describe children being targeted by industry messaging.

Why now: People are reacting to reports of fossil fuel and mining companies presenting their industries directly to schoolchildren.

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• Mining companies are just as bad as the tobacco industry fuck these jokers. Kids are being "petro-groomed". "They said: 'Oh, they just come in and, you know, talk about mining and, you know, the petrochemical industry,' and immediately my hair went up on the back of my neck." #… · ahhhhhhhhhhh · 3

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