“If I just explain the facts, they’ll get it – right?”

Here’s another of Katherine Hayhoe’s excellent video talks on global warming science and global warming solutions… in this one, she talks about recent science into the psychology of skepticism:  Why simply telling folks about facts doesn’t always influence them.

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How does one get started saving the planet?  Start by deeply knowing your own sources of personal power:  1) To save the planet, Change Yourself First; 2) To save the planet, Invest Your Working Life; 3) To save the planet, Use Your Voice and take advocacy seriously!  Never miss a chance to vote, and never stop influencing your government and businesses locally, at the state level, and at the national level.  

And in all cases and at all times, cast aside the learned-helplessness that infects so much of modern life…

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