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On May 17, 2012, at 8:52 AM, Chris Merkord wrote: > On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 8:19 AM, Basil Iannone <bian...@uic.edu> wrote: > >> So I ask, should scientists start communicating more to the general >> public; > > > A recent study (Brulle et al. in press, below) shows that U.S. public > opinion on climate change is little influenced by access to scientific > information, but is mostly determined by cues from politicians and > political elites. Maybe we as scientists should focus on winning over > politicians rather than direct appeal to the populace as a whole. > > Brulle, Robert, Jason Carmichael, J. Jenkins. Shifting public opinion on > climate change: an empirical assessment of factors influencing concern over > climate change in the U.S., 2002–2010. Climatic Change. In press (available > Online First: http://www.springerlink.com/content/k17856khp026w174/ ) > > Cheers, > > Chris Merkord > Vermillion, SD > ch...@merkord.com Don McKenzie, Research Ecologist Pacific WIldland Fire Sciences Lab US Forest Service Affiliate Professor School of Forest Resources, College of the Environment CSES Climate Impacts Group University of Washington phone: 206-732-7824 d...@uw.edu
