Yucca Mountain Johnny - Wikipedia:
Yucca Mountain Johnny is a cartoon miner created by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to present information to children on nuclear waste disposal and the Yucca Mountain Project. Serving as the virtual guide for the DOE’s Youth Zone web site and appearing “live-action” in Nevada schools, Yucca Mountain Johnny has drawn harsh criticism as a propaganda tool.
U.S. Representative Shelley Berkley (D-NV) has called Yucca Mountain Johnny “the Department of Energy’s Joe Camel”, a reference to a cartoon mascot for the tobacco industry which drew criticism for targeting children. Representative Jon Porter (R-NV) stated that “to sell the Yucca Mountain Project to our children through the use of a cartoon character is an irresponsible and desperate act.”
