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April 09 2014 | Research Reports New Commentary Urges Climate Scientists to “Set the Record Straight” We just published a commentary in Earth’s Future, a new online, open-access journal published by the American Geophysical Union. The commentary is entitled: “Climate Scientists Need to Set the Record Straight: There is a scientific consensus that human-caused climate change is happening.” In the commentary, we argue that the climate science community needs to do more to communicate the scientific consensus because: (a) most Americans don’t know there is a scientific consensus on this point; (b) this lack of awareness undermines people’s engagement in the issue; and (c) research by our team – and others – has shown that simple messages that communicate this basic scientific conclusion are highly effective, especially with political conservatives. We encourage you to download the commentary and join the effort to set the record straight. Continue reading Continue reading Continue reading Topics Related: Sustainability

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Assess the U.S. Climate | GlobalChange.gov Scientific assessments are essential tools for linking science and decision making. They survey and synthesize science, within and between disciplines and across sectors and regions. They highlight key knowledge that can improve policy choices and identify significant gaps that can limit effective decision making. Assessments also track progress by identifying changes in the condition of the Earth, changes in human response, and advances in science over time. Assessments have been integral components of USGCRP since our inception. We have a legal mandate to conduct a National Climate Assessment (NCA) every four years, the third and most recent of which was released in May 2014. The NCA: An emerging area of focus for USGCRP is strengthening our capacity to conduct assessments on a sustained basis. More information:

Environment and Politics - Timothy Doyle, Doug McEachern Local Organic Food | Serving Michigan with Organic Grocery Delivery of Produce & Organic Food | Door to Door Organics Globalization Comparative Panel Dataset, 1975-1995 This study is provided by ICPSR. ICPSR provides leadership and training in data access, curation, and methods of analysis for a diverse and expanding social science research community. Principal Investigator(s): Paxton, Pamela, Ohio State University; Crenshaw, Edward M., Ohio State University; Morishima, Rumi, Ohio State University; Robison, Kristopher K., Ohio State University Summary: The major purpose of this study was to compile panel/ comparative multiple indicators of globalization across a large number of countries. The major purpose of this study was to compile panel/ comparative multiple indicators of globalization across a large number of countries. Access Notes These data are available only to users at ICPSR member institutions. Dataset(s) Study Description Citation Paxton, Pamela, Edward M. Persistent URL: Export Citation: RIS (generic format for RefWorks, EndNote, etc.) Funding This study was funded by: Scope of Study Time Period: Methodology

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