Comments on: Nicholas Kristof gets Acidic about Climate http://climateprogress.org/2006/11/01/nicholas-kristof-gets-acidic-about-climate/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:54:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Albert http://climateprogress.org/2006/11/01/nicholas-kristof-gets-acidic-about-climate/#comment-154 Albert Wed, 01 Nov 2006 20:37:27 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2006/11/01/nicholas-kristof-gets-acidic-about-climate/#comment-154 I found an article on the Stern report buried well into the front section of the Washington Post. If the possibility of a 20% loss in world productivity does not get the front page, I hate to ask what will. This is truly sad. I found an article on the Stern report buried well into the front section of the Washington Post. If the possibility of a 20% loss in world productivity does not get the front page, I hate to ask what will. This is truly sad.

]]> By: ReadyForChange http://climateprogress.org/2006/11/01/nicholas-kristof-gets-acidic-about-climate/#comment-157 ReadyForChange Thu, 02 Nov 2006 20:46:00 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2006/11/01/nicholas-kristof-gets-acidic-about-climate/#comment-157 People don't want to think anymore than they have to. Most people start to "tune out" once the content becomes more than entertainment or general knowledge. I've found this to be the case in talking to people as well... I love nothing more than to talk science, religion, philosophy, politics, etc. but experience has shown me that with few exceptions these topics are much more likely to make someone fall asleep, or pretend to listen or sometimes just get mad. Same reaction for these types of stories in the paper. Its one of the major reasons why Global Warming has had a hard time making traction with the general public. If people in general would be more willing to exert that extra bit of effort to digest something scientific I feel that we would be much further along on this issue. People don’t want to think anymore than they have to. Most people start to “tune out” once the content becomes more than entertainment or general knowledge. I’ve found this to be the case in talking to people as well… I love nothing more than to talk science, religion, philosophy, politics, etc. but experience has shown me that with few exceptions these topics are much more likely to make someone fall asleep, or pretend to listen or sometimes just get mad.

Same reaction for these types of stories in the paper. Its one of the major reasons why Global Warming has had a hard time making traction with the general public. If people in general would be more willing to exert that extra bit of effort to digest something scientific I feel that we would be much further along on this issue.

]]> By: Curtiss http://climateprogress.org/2006/11/01/nicholas-kristof-gets-acidic-about-climate/#comment-158 Curtiss Fri, 03 Nov 2006 16:28:52 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2006/11/01/nicholas-kristof-gets-acidic-about-climate/#comment-158 I see what we're doing to the planet and often think of Timone from "The Lion King" right before he's going to be eaten - "Everybody's OK with this?". It seems to me there are (at least) two things going on with the general public's lack of interest. First is what James Howard Kunstler calls "The Outside Context Problem". Day-to-day no one's life is any different (yet), so what's the big deal? It's not in the context of their lives. Second is just plain overload. Most folks are just barely making it through their lives, putting off dealing with things until they become crises. When they can't get fish (or food) anymore, or there's water in their living room, or no water to drink, or a megastorm flattens their house, then they'll worry about CO2. Hakuna Matata!! I see what we’re doing to the planet and often think of Timone from “The Lion King” right before he’s going to be eaten - “Everybody’s OK with this?”. It seems to me there are (at least) two things going on with the general public’s lack of interest.

First is what James Howard Kunstler calls “The Outside Context Problem”. Day-to-day no one’s life is any different (yet), so what’s the big deal? It’s not in the context of their lives.

Second is just plain overload. Most folks are just barely making it through their lives, putting off dealing with things until they become crises. When they can’t get fish (or food) anymore, or there’s water in their living room, or no water to drink, or a megastorm flattens their house, then they’ll worry about CO2.

Hakuna Matata!!

]]> By: SEO http://climateprogress.org/2006/11/01/nicholas-kristof-gets-acidic-about-climate/#comment-881 SEO Sun, 17 Dec 2006 11:22:52 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2006/11/01/nicholas-kristof-gets-acidic-about-climate/#comment-881 Good news!! Good news!!

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