How climate science is sneakily getting funded under trump?

Trump wanted to make things simpler and cheaper for big companies, especially oil companies and coal companies.

But he didn’t just give them money directly. He did something clever: he let a group of scientists, called the National Academy of Sciences, get funding from oil and coal companies without telling anyone. It was like getting a secret allowance!

How it works

Imagine you have a piggy bank. Your parents give you coins to save up for candy. But one day, your friend’s parents give you extra coins in secret, just because they want you to buy more candy from them.

That's what happened with the scientists: they got extra money from companies that wanted to keep using oil and coal, even though Trump said he was trying to make things simpler for everyone.

It wasn’t magic. It was just a little sneaky help, like getting extra coins in your piggy bank without telling anyone! Trump wanted to make things simpler and cheaper for big companies, especially oil companies and coal companies.

But he didn’t just give them money directly. He did something clever: he let a group of scientists, called the National Academy of Sciences, get funding from oil and coal companies without telling anyone. It was like getting a secret allowance!

How it works

Imagine you have a piggy bank. Your parents give you coins to save up for candy. But one day, your friend’s parents give you extra coins in secret, just because they want you to buy more candy from them.

That's what happened with the scientists: they got extra money from companies that wanted to keep using oil and coal, even though Trump said he was trying to make things simpler for everyone.

It wasn’t magic. It was just a little sneaky help, like getting extra coins in your piggy bank without telling anyone!

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Examples

  1. A scientist gets a grant from an unexpected source, like a private company, during Trump's presidency.
  2. A student learns that even though Trump didn't support climate science, it still got money from other places.
  3. A researcher finds out their project was funded by the government through a different department.

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