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Global warming, part 1 Awareness & Interest
Last time I posted on global warming, it was this article:
http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2008/sepoct/features/siberia.html
"The Big Thaw" re: Siberia and rotting animals
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This time, it's about coal, among other things. This was an interesting article to me because, among other things, I live in a community that is uber-aware of the environment and I was surprised to learn that so few Americans really believe in any kind of global warming (let alone human caused). I can't post a link to the article because Columbia's Fall 2008 magazine hasn't been posted online yet but here's a link to the last issue (I assume they'll update at some point): http://www.columbia.edu/cu/alumni/Magazine/Summer2008/contents.html
I'm doing this post in parts because there's a lot of info.
Quotes from the article:
"Actually, almost one in three Americans still don't believe there's solid evidence of global warming, according to a survey conducted in April by the Pew Research Council. And less than half of Americans believe that pollution is causing the earth to warm. We're also out of step with the international community in how much we care: Americans are less likely than citizens of most developed nations to say they personally worry about warming or that they would make a sacrifice to help fix it. The U.S. is at the back of the pack, too, in its professed willingness to help poor countries adapt to problems that they might face because of global warming."
""When asked about funding specific solutions, support falls off. They're (Americans) certainly not prepared to pay more for gasoline or electricity."
"One reason why Americans are ambivalent about global warming, Leiserowitz has found, is that more than half are under the false impression that only poor countries will deal with its most serious consequences."