[lbo-talk] more Americans deny reality

Gar Lipow the.typo.boy at gmail.com
Thu Mar 12 19:48:24 PDT 2009


On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 6:46 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
>
> On Mar 12, 2009, at 4:48 PM, Alex wrote:
>
>> I had always heard that Frank Luntz was responsible for this switch
>> because his focus groups found "change" to be less threatening than
>> "warming". I've continued to use "warming" for spite.
>
> Yeah, I've heard that too, but "warming" is less accurate, because there's
> also more volatility - wilder swings, meaner storms, etc.
> ___________________________________

I was using "climate chaos" or "climate disruption" for a while, but the problem it sounds nutty until you actually tornados in new places.

I'm now trying "climate crisis".



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