Gallup's research discovered that about half
the public associates warmer weather with global warming (the other half sees it as normal variation); fewer associate snow and cold weather with global warming because «the connection [is] less intuitive.»
Not exact matches
We found that the term global
warming is
associated with greater
public understanding, emotional engagement, and support for personal and national action than the term climate change.
A sledgehammer message if there ever was one: Nasty, greedy billionaire industrialists who hatched a plan to pay skeptic scientists
associated with think tanks to lie to the
public, and the hard evidence is that sinister - sounding «reposition global
warming» phrase.
Researchers have found that between 2002 and 2010 the images and emotions that the American
public associates with global
warming shifted significantly.
It is a potent climate pollutant responsible for about a quarter of today's global
warming, and can be
associated with
public health problems, such as the headaches, nausea and other symptoms that have been reported by residents of the nearby Porter Ranch neighborhood.
While the brash brand of direct interference into the
public discourse on scientific findings about global
warming and
associated harmful impacts we saw from Exxon operatives in the 1980s and 1990s has now morphed into a more passive, less - visible form of tampering — such as the company's continued stream of donations (some alleged to be illegal) to groups known for lobbying against and often shooting down federal and state - level proposals to promote renewable energy and limit carbon emissions — perhaps Avery will be able to persuade the new corporate leadership team to stop funding these groups altogether.
We found that the term global
warming is
associated with greater
public understanding, emotional [continue reading...]
The
public is receptive to an expose of the many mythologies and false claims
associated with anthropogenic global
warming and are welcoming an authoritative description of planet Earth and its ever - changing climate in readable language.
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Abraham, an
associate professor at the University of St. Thomas, is part of a national movement among climate scientists and researchers who are stepping out of the ivory tower and into the harsh light of politics and the
public debate around global
warming.
What is noticeable to the
public is that Global
Warming / Climate Change continues to be
associated with almost everything — in the media and in scientific proposals.
Gross points out that the program reflects a number of important trends, including (1) A Touch of Conscience (where most companies pay lip service to concerns like global
warming or poverty); (2) The New Guilded Age (where fat and happy law firms think nothing of the absurdity of giving students a $ 60 allowance for lunch); (3) Defining
Public Service Down (a situation where most people claim interest in community service but don't want the lower incomes that go with it, so they find a win - win situation like doing pro bono at a large firm); and (4) It's Good To Be the King (describing how partners set priorities and realize that the $ 15 lunch is quicker and gets
associates back to billing more quickly and spares partners from socializing).
The state alleges that emissions from cars made by these companies account for 30 % of all carbon dioxide emissions in California and seeks compensation for
public expenditure on planning, monitoring and infrastructure changes
associated with global
warming.