Sentences with phrase «sloshing in a shallow pan»

As I've said before, the last few years of public discourse on climate has been akin to water sloshing in a shallow pan.

Just in case you want to see what a slosh in the shallow pan of public opinion looks like, here's «Climategate» on Google Trends:

Frequent visitors here know about my comparison of shifting concerns about human - driven climate change to water sloshing in a shallow pan — lots of motion but little real significance.

He starts to address this question in his post, but dribbles off and shifts the focus to a couple of surveys that show people deeply care about global warming — even when there's abundant evidence that much of public attitude on climate is, as I've been saying, the equivalent of water sloshing in a shallow pan — lots of fluctuations, little depth or commitment (particularly when money is involved).

As I've asserted many times, views on global warming seem like water sloshing in a shallow pan — a lot of movement, no depth (and thus no determination to act).

Not exact matches

Public opinion about climate change, observes the New York Times» Andrew Revkin, can be compared to «waves in a shallow pan,» easily tipped with «a lot of sloshing but not a lot of depth.»

To this extent, the majority opinion of global warming is «water sloshing in a very shallow pan» as the New York Times» Andrew Revkin likes to say — it bounces around, reflecting current events, and generally isn't moored in deep beliefs one way or the other.

Climate change has been public knowledge for 30 years, yet concern in the U.S. remains shallow, like water sloshing in a pan, as Andy Revkin puts it.