Sentences with phrase «public confusion»

There is also considerable public confusion about climate science and possible remedies.

This causes public confusion and competitive issues with current official partners.

That's not to say that the assertions of public confusion are wrong — but we could check fairly easily.

The extra attention given to the issue by political leaders and the press does not appear to resolve debates into consensus or clear up public confusion.

They don't understand because of the extreme public confusion caused by all.

Public confusion about the climate — Is it changing?

A third institution that has contributed significantly public confusion on the climate issue is the George C. Marshall Institute, an extreme, politically conservative institute which maintains that the climate crisis is basically a liberal plot to subvert the U.S. economy.

In 2002 Luntz authored an influential memo advising Republicans to green their public image while sowing public confusion about global warming.

I can not have public confusion between scientific advice and policy and have therefore lost confidence in your ability to advise me as Chair of the ACMD».

The result was probably more public confusion and cynicism about what is going on.

The purpose of this privilege is to encourage frank discussions between colleagues, protect against premature disclosure of proposed actions before they are finalized, and prevent public confusion that might result from the disclosure of proposals that were discarded and had no relation to the final decision.

Nevertheless, the theory has stoked long - simmering public confusion about the sun's role in global warming that continues to this day.

... NMMA strongly opposed — and continues to oppose — the granting of a «partial» or «conditional» waiver for E15 or any other ethanol blend level over ten percent ethanol («E10») because it will substantially increase public confusion and lead to persistent misfueling and consequent engine performance failures, emissions control failures, and consumer safety concerns.»

Given number of denialists shouting about this and the understandable public confusion, it is going to be very important that this inquiry is independent and open.

At a time when we need to clarify public confusions about the science and economics of climate change, they have muddied the waters.

«It doesn't reflect who we are or where we are,» Vincent said of the name — citing public confusion in locating the society or understanding its mandate, and negative sentiments conjured about colonial history and «privileged white males.»

In addition to reducing public confusion by creating a one - stop shop for family law disputes, the basic premises behind the idea of unified family courts are these:

Lawyers in particular should not (in my view) under any circumstances use the title «Doctor» unless they have a medical degree, not a research doctorate and certainly not a J.D., to avoid the obvious and constant public confusion.

The new 2014 requirements and general public confusion here at the end of 2013 offer a perfect smokescreen for pushing these plans while avoiding blame.

Instead, public confusion existed, often fuelled by political rhetoric, about the nature and scope of the organisation's powers.

They worry that the Berkeley effort, and the hearing Thursday, will add to public confusion on a topic that is as politically polarized as it is scientifically complex.

Further, the corporate - funded campaign to play up uncertainties in climate science, carried out through industry associations like the American Petroleum Institute and front groups like the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, has done its part to sow public confusion about the level of consensus in climate science.

If someone holds extreme or bizarre or clearly baseless opinions, or receives funding directly or indirectly from corporations with billions of dollars in profit riding on public confusion about, or ignorance of, the scientific facts, or «chooses to spend his time» with propagandists and ideologues known to be dishonest, those are all entirely legitimate — and indeed compelling — reasons to be, shall we say, «skeptical» of his scientific claims.

If nothing else, this «corporatization» of Fair Trade is creating real anger and alienation, which is beginning to lead to public confusion and distrust of Fair Trade certifications in general.

In the third lecture, Thompson analysed how the perceived necessity for policy makers to engage in moral argument for their cause also contributes to public confusion and mistrust.

«This is a plan that will lead to public confusion and frustration.

We wanted to cut through the public confusion to give people a clear picture of how vaccines work and why they play such an important role in public health.

The problem is that Common Core was politically birthed, and much of that «public confusion» is the delayed consequence of governors and state superintendents deciding that they would adopt Common Core in their states before there was even a Common Core product to examine.

Some districts and schools have adopted textbooks and curricula that interpret or try to teach the standards in a bizarre way, which leads to public confusion and frustration, Yelverton said.

They may have some good messages, but making oversimplified one - sided statements that are «sexed up» for the media and public consumption completely ruins their message and leads to public confusion and a drain on the time of scientists.

Allow me to say this again: In many of these cases, the MEDIA cause the public confusion.

A big part of the public confusion about climate change comes from sloppy language.

And please let's address those two «terrible tyrannies» in modern journalism that contribute to public confusion and detachment on this issue of immense importance (ideally in time so we can preserve the atmosphere and environment for our children, please).

The company's multimillion dollar campaign has undoubtedly contributed to public confusion and government inaction on global warming over the past decade.

Climate deniers like to capitalize on the gap between scientific understanding and public confusion, even if they can't seem to pick a concerted response.

So they naturally resent being told to go and tell a story, especially so when they feel that they're being (partly) blamed for the public confusion about the issue.

Regardless of the next effort at obstruction and public confusion, the effective gutting of the GCC represents a sea change in the American political landscape on the issue of climate change.