State Department asks Disney for climate change Frozen spin-off

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State Department asks Disney for climate change Frozen spin-off

Last updated on 23 January 2015, 3:27 pm
US Arctic representative in talks with film executives over educational climate project starring Frozen characters


Pic: Justin Brown/Flickr

By Sophie Yeo


The US government is consulting with Disney on creating a climate change project starring the characters from Frozen.

Admiral Robert Papp, the State Department’s special representative on the Arctic, revealed that he had been in talks with the company’s executives to harness the popularity of the 2013 film to teach children about the impacts of global warming in the Arctic.

“I went to Disney and I had the opportunity to speak to an executive there,” said Papp, speaking at the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø, Norway.

“In explaining why we wanted Disney’s assistance on this, I said, ‘You’ve taught an entire generation about the Arctic. Unfortunately the Arctic that you’ve taught them about is a fantasy kingdom in Norway, where everything is nice.’

“And I said what we really need to do is educate the American youth about the plight of the polar bear, about the falling tundra, about Alaskan villages that run the risk of falling into the sea because of the lack of sea ice protecting their shores.”

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http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/22/state-department-in-disney-talks-on-climate-change-frozen-spin-off/

[Hoppy]

2. You will soon read a change in his title: Admiral Robert Papp (Ret.)

We can't have U.S. funds going to promote left wing gobbletygook.

There goes is career, especially if a Repub. wins in '16.

[4139]

3. Cute idea, except for the State Dept being involved...

Not a fan of Gov Information Pogram...

The tightly narrow med ones, okay, smoking, vax, STD.

2017 Pres Ted Cruz admin releases PSA promoting gay conversion therapy

[babylonsister]

4. I'm all for educating the masses, and don't care

who it is that tries to do so. I also like them thinking outside the box.

[woo me with science]

6. Especially when the administration is simultaneously

working to fast-track TPP, which will be an environmental disaster.

This is what corporate government does. They spend their time marketing to the public to give the false impression that they are standing up for the people, while pursuing policies that viciously, deliberately do just the opposite, empowering corporations to gut the environment at the expense of the people.

Lies and manipulation and PR, all day, every day.

[woo me with science]

5. While the administration shoves TPP down our throats.

Beyond sick of manipulative, dishonest PR that pretends this corporate administration is doing exactly the opposite of what it is actually doing.

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