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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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Program Narrative FY 14 - Adopted

2013-10-31 14:59:09| PortlandOnline

PDF Document, 29kbCategory: 2014-15 BAC Supporting Documents

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Water Program Narrative FY13-14 - Adopted

2013-10-31 14:59:08| PortlandOnline

PDF Document, 67kbCategory: 2014-15 BAC Supporting Documents

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Hurricane Sandy Hasn't Shifted Climate Narrative

2013-10-30 05:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Central: In the year since Hurricane Sandy struck the Mid-Atlantic, news articles have widely declared that the storm has "changed the public's view of weather threats' and that "resilience' would be the environmental buzzword of 2013. That sounds all well and good, but are headlines enough to move public opinion and spark new discussions? Signs seem to point to "no.' Policy has moved forward in a number of the states most affected by Sandy. But the broader U.S. public has shown little interest in carrying...

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