It threatens to withdraw the moral authority loaned to
liberals by climate science.
Not exact matches
In another 2017 study published in Advances in Political Psychology, «
Science Curiosity and Political Information Processing,» Landrum and her colleagues found that
liberal Democrats were far less likely than strong Republicans to voluntarily read a «surprising
climate - skeptical story,» whereas a «surprising
climate - concerned story» was far more likely to be read
by those on the left than on the right.
This tribal theory applies to peoples political affiliations such as
liberal or conservative, or membership of other social groups, and we know
liberals do tend to accept
climate science more than conservatives from polls
by Pew Research etc, although its not black and white.
I was engaged in a discussion with Monckton about his views of
climate science and some disputes we'd had over stories I'd written when Brad Johnson, a
climate blogger and editor at the
liberal Center for American Progress, walked
by — creating one of those volatile moments, as if matter and anti-matter had come a bit too close for comfort.
Contrary to what the vast majority of «
liberal» and «conservative» members of the public think,
climate scientists do not believe sea levels will rise if the north pole ice cap melts (unlike the south pole ice cap, which sits atop a land mass, the north pole «ice cap» is already floating in the sea, a point that various «
climate science literacy» guides issued
by scientific bodies like NASA and NOAA emphasize).
I'd classify a recent entrant in the field, physics prof. Robert G. Brown, as being of the same high quality of the three I mentioned — and he's
liberal, as one could tell from his horrified reactions to the criticisms
by WUWTers of his govt - funded suggestions of how to advance
climate science.
Judith, how about an article starting
by mentioning «the reason why educated
Liberals reject the consensus on
climate change
science»?
In a 10 - page, Nov. 18, 2016 letter to Prime Minister Trudeau before the
Liberal government approved the project, BC Green Party leader Andrew Weaver, a
climate scientist before he entered politics in 2013, warned that «contingency planning for spills, accidents or malfunctions, during construction and operation of the project are not supported
by rigorous
science.»