messaging
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Talking with Andy Revkin about climate communication [VIDEO]
Last Friday I did an episode of bloggingheads.tv with Andy Revkin of The New York Times and Pace University. Here it is (try not to be distracted by my constant nodding): If you don’t want to watch the entire thing, you can watch individual chapters: The three things Japan has going for it (02:46) Fighting […]
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Relax, climate hawks, it’s not about the science
Yes, my sources say the White House communications shop muzzled the Office of Science and Technology Policy from offering a robust defense of climate science after Climategate. And yes, Obama has utterly failed to offer a strong, coherent message on climate science and related energy policy (see “Obama calls for massive boost in low-carbon energy, […]
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How a lie enters the political bloodstream
Pants on fire …I get the Energy IssueWatch Newsletter from Congress rag The Hill. In last Friday’s edition, reporter Ben Geman wrote, “Advocates of limiting emissions say it’s inaccurate to compare EPA rules to cap-and-trade proposals that collapsed on Capitol Hill last year.” This is, I suppose, progress. It’s a “she said” to the “he […]
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For the last time: no, clean energy is not a substitute for climate change
I was going to let this go after my last post, but it keeps coming up in email and on Twitter: "Obama talked about clean energy. Isn't that equivalent to and/or a substitute for talking about climate change?" And the Inventioneers are writing characteristically smug posts congratulating themselves for winning the future. So it looks like I need to take one more run at this.
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Time to ruggedize: We should talk more about preparing for climate change
It used to be conventional wisdom among greenies that it's best not to talk much about adapting to climate change. But adaptation may be the most approach to climate change.
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Can we make climate change sexy — or at least less boring?
Would bikini-clad researchers posing at the Arctic help thaw climate apathy?
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Study suggests climate scientists should leave out the scary parts
A new study concludes that people can become climate change skeptics if they think forecasts of the future sound too dire.
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Introducing ‘climate hawks’
On Monday I asked, "What should we call people who care about climate change and clean energy?" A fantastic discussion ensued, up to 226 comments and counting. I've read all your feedback and given the matter quite a bit of thought. At long last I've settled on something I'm happy with, though of course I'm just Some Blogger and who cares what I think. Without further ado, the winner is ... [drumroll] ...
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Telling the truth about climate change is good politics
The GOP has united in rejecting climate science. Dems should tell the truth about climate change, without apology. It's smart long-term politics.