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avatar Large Gaps Found in Public Understanding of Climate Change
October 14, 2010 06:03PM
ScienceDaily (Oct. 14, 2010) — Sixty-three percent of Americans believe that global warming is happening, but many do not understand why, according to a national study conducted by researchers at Yale University. The report titled "Americans' Knowledge of Climate Change" found that only 57 percent know what the greenhouse effect is, only 45 percent of Americans understand that carbon dioxide traps heat from the Earth's surface, and just 50 percent understand that global warming is caused mostly by human activities. Large majorities incorrectly think that the hole in the ozone layer and aerosol spray cans cause global warming. Meanwhile, 75 percent of Americans have never heard of the related problems of ocean acidification or coral bleaching.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101014121119.htm
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avatar Re: Large Gaps Found in Public Understanding of Climate Change
October 14, 2010 06:11PM
Those "gaps" in lay people's knowledge of climate change have been put there by politicians paid by the oil and coal companies.
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October 18, 2010 12:32PM
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Dave
Those "gaps" in lay people's knowledge of climate change have been put there by politicians paid by the oil and coal companies.

That and folks watching sitcom reruns or whatever during the news hour. News? What's that?
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October 18, 2010 12:36PM
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tomdisco
That and folks watching sitcom reruns or whatever during the news hour. News? What's that?

Have you watch the news lately? It's not much help.
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October 18, 2010 12:56PM
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eeek
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tomdisco
That and folks watching sitcom reruns or whatever during the news hour. News? What's that?

Have you watch the news lately? It's not much help.

I agree that content is lacking but the average citizen would be much more informed, at least regarding terminology, purely by listening to news broadcasts, reading newspaper articles, reading magazine articles, book reading, etc. Heck, some of this stuff even appears in novels. I'm stunned by the number of folks who make little or no attempt to acquaint themselves with anything going on in the world. They are the same ones who think Norway is the capital of Sweden, the Merced River is in Bolivia, you get the picture. When a surveyor asks them a question on the street they either produce an "I don't know" or make up some insane guess.
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October 18, 2010 01:03PM
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tomdisco
That and folks watching sitcom reruns or whatever during the news hour. News? What's that?

Have you watch the news lately? It's not much help.

I agree that content is lacking but the average citizen would be much more informed, at least regarding terminology, purely by listening to news broadcasts, reading newspaper articles, reading magazine articles, book reading, etc. Heck, some of this stuff even appears in novels. I'm stunned by the number of folks who make little or no attempt to acquaint themselves with anything going on in the world. They are the same ones who think Norway is the capital of Sweden, the Merced River is in Bolivia, you get the picture. When a surveyor asks them a question on the street they either produce an "I don't know" or make up some insane guess.

Just remember: half the people are below average.
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avatar Re: Large Gaps Found in Public Understanding of Climate Change
October 18, 2010 01:15PM
And there is only one average person.


Old Dude
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avatar Re: Large Gaps Found in Public Understanding of Climate Change
October 18, 2010 02:55PM
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mrcondron
And there is only one average person.

What makes you think that?



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avatar Re: Large Gaps Found in Public Understanding of Climate Change
October 18, 2010 01:05PM
Heh. Are you suggesting that people should, you know, learn something?

"Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'" — Isaac Asimov
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October 18, 2010 04:59PM
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tomdisco
That and folks watching sitcom reruns or whatever during the news hour. News? What's that?
They watch Faux "news" instead of a real news program.
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October 18, 2010 06:53PM
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tomdisco
That and folks watching sitcom reruns or whatever during the news hour. News? What's that?
They watch Faux "news" instead of a real news program.

Whutt!?!?

Me taught could getz all da news ear.

Chick-on is looking at you!


Chick-on is looking at you!
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October 18, 2010 06:56PM
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tomdisco
That and folks watching sitcom reruns or whatever during the news hour. News? What's that?
They watch Faux "news" instead of a real news program.

Whutt!?!?

Me taught could getz all da news ear.

Chick-on is looking at you!
Yes, all the "news" Murdoch and the Republicans want you to know.
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October 18, 2010 09:16PM
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Dave
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tomdisco
That and folks watching sitcom reruns or whatever during the news hour. News? What's that?
They watch Faux "news" instead of a real news program.

Whutt!?!?

Me taught could getz all da news ear.

Chick-on is looking at you!
Yes, all the "news" Murdoch and the Republicans want you to know.

Sorree...

I meant eye getz all my news ear: SUPA DUPA NEWZ STATION


Chick-on is looking at you!
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