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Climate-change activists are playing a dangerous game with their 'enemy' narrative
2013-11-16 12:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The argument between the British political parties over energy prices appears, on the face of it, to be another tedious, media-fuelled battle of words shaped by focus groups. Yet it is more interesting than that: it is proof of the power of cognitive frames and shows how easily the real and overwhelming threat of climate change can be sidelined because of its failure to fit a classic narrative. Let me explain. Our evolution as a social animal has left us highly attuned to threats posed by visible...
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