Youth Climate Story: Permian Climate Bomb

Positives

• This video provides a personal story from an individual affected by oil and gas extraction.
  
• Its accompanying visuals make it easy to understand and follow.

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should be familiar with the effects of mining on the environment.

Differentiation

• This video could lead to a discussion on the connections between climate justice and social justice.
• It could spark a discussion in a civics class on the steps local governments could take to minimize the effects of fracking in those environments.
• Teachers could use this video to inform students about Earthworks and encourage students to do things in their community to mitigate climate change.
• Teachers could use this in a geography class to highlight that activities in one state can affect neighboring states.