Watch out for the new Global Warming Talking Points
By ClimateHysteria - Posted on May 3rd, 2009
Editorial:
Not getting the traction they'd like, today's more savvy liberals are looking to use new language to get you worked up about environmental non-issues.
Original Story:
From the New York Times article:
The term turns people off, fostering images of shaggy-haired liberals, economic sacrifice and complex scientific disputes, according to extensive polling and focus group sessions conducted by ecoAmerica, a nonprofit environmental marketing and messaging firm in Washington.
Instead of grim warnings about global warming, the firm advises, talk about “our deteriorating atmosphere.” Drop discussions of carbon dioxide and bring up “moving away from the dirty fuels of the past.” Don’t confuse people with cap and trade; use terms like “cap and cash back” or “pollution reduction refund.”
Read the whole article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/02/us/politics/02enviro.html?_r=1
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