Six Americas

The Six Americas studies [Leiserowitz et al., 2013] suggest that the category labeled “dismissives,” those who actively reject climate change science, might not be persuadable by any means that the science is worth learning about. Their ideological convictions and core values may simply be in conflict with the implications of the fundamental findings of climate change science. However, they are a small minority of the general population. The “doubtful, “disengaged,” and “cautious” categories in the Six Americas study might well turn out to be receptive to the contemplation and ranking approaches studied by Howell and Shepperd. In any case, the extension of their study methodology to the climate issue seems promising and worthwhile.

Insurance and economic impact

Forbes Now: Climate-Savvy Investing: Insurance Sector Is Ignoring Risks & Rewards. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIw8JmT4x8

Ocean currents in addition to CO2.

Inhabitat: Climate Change Caused by Ocean Currents, New Research Shows. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIws-Kf4x8

Simulation using google mapa

Gizmodo Australia: A Street View Mashup Shows Your Suburb After Sea Levels Rise. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIw2PSrsBo

Limits of language in climate change debate

Yes. Leads to gaming??

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/03/are-words-worthless-in-the-climate-fight/

Death of Enviornmentalism

http://thebreakthrough.org/archive/the_long_death_of_environmenta

Assign reading?

Reframing, rewording

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/02/us/politics/02enviro.html?_r=0

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