Changes in Public Perception of Climate Change: Q&A with Matthew Nisbet
Only after you connect with people this way, at the personal and local level, can you then get people participating in a dialogue about bigger policy efforts. And that’s rarely been done before now.… Read More
Lifestyles of the Rich and Green
But it's the rich and famous greens who are the poster children for this brand of 21st century environmentalism. Lately, however, there seems to be a backlash in the making.… Read More
The Friendly Art of Winning Over Climate Skeptics
Facts may have sealed the deal for him, but it's what led him to the facts that I want to focus on, because that chain of events, in my mind, points the way to a widening of the public conversation on climate change.… Read More
Will a Controversial Study Set Back an Emerging Climate Coalition?
The local environmental concerns associated with "fracking" are perceived as the industry's big achilles heel. Until last week, that is, when a controversial Cornell study was released to much fanfare.… Read More
Reconciling Life in an Energy Colony
Even the ugly effects of coal and oil and gas extraction are not felt personally by most of us; the pollution from fossil fuel is diffuse and largely experienced in the aggregate.… Read More
Shale Gas: Game Changer or Game Over?
That bridge, however, has a few notable weaknesses, which ProPublica and more recently, The New York Times have highlighted.… Read More
Budget Agreement Puts National Climate Service on Ice, For Now
That provision does not permanently kill the Climate Service though, since President Obama's Fiscal Year 2012 proposal contains the detailed reorganization plan to establish the new NOAA division.… Read More
Climate Change Could Shift the Landscape for Agriculture
By 2100, new research predicts that we should expect the amount of land that can be used for agriculture in the U.S. and Canada, Russia, and northern China will increase significantly, but in other areas, could shrink dramatically. … Read More
