What if we were wrong about this whole climate change thing? What if global warming was actually nonexistent/natural/a global conspiracy? I, for one, would be thrilled. Yes, there would be humiliation, and all the effort we have spent on communication would be a waste, but that would be a small price to pay. For two [...]
Posts Tagged ‘youth’
If We Were Wrong
Posted in Musings, tagged climate change, communication, global warming, greenhouse effect, science, vonnegut, youth on July 2, 2010 | 12 Comments »
Summer Plans
Posted in Musings, tagged climate change, climategate, communication, global warming, science, swifthack, youth on June 26, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Apologies for not posting last week. I am right in the middle of high school graduation events so things have been a little crazy. I start my B.Sc in the fall, and am hoping to continue posting at least once a week. However, I want to write as much as possible this summer, in case [...]
Deniers?
Posted in How Science Works, Media and the Public, tagged 9/11, climate change, communication, conservative, credibility, debate, denial, education, evolution, global warming, H1N1, liberal, media, politics, science, swine flu, vaccines, youth on June 8, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I really enjoyed New Scientist’s Special Report: Living in Denial. What a fascinating phenomenon, and a fascinating batch of articles exploring it. The denial of science is a growing problem. It’s not restricted to a particular ideology – while denying the harmful effects of smoking or the existence of climate change is typically a position [...]
We Have Slides!
Posted in How Science Works, Media and the Public, Science Lessons, tagged agreement, al gore, carbon dioxide, censorship, climate change, climategate, credibility, CRU, debate, denial, environment, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases, ice age, IPCC, media, nasa, politics, quote, risk management, science, skeptic, sustainability, swifthack, united states, youth on April 19, 2010 | 10 Comments »
After a marathon PowerPoint-session yesterday I finally got my 63 slides out of the way. Here is the presentation for anyone who is interested. The script is written in the notes beneath the slides. I like to have things fading in and out of my slides, so sometimes the text boxes and images are stacked [...]
Sea Turtles and Kids
Posted in Musings, tagged climate change, credibility, global warming, science, sea turtles, youth on March 21, 2010 | 4 Comments »
A true story. I found it incredibly inspiring, so I wanted to share it with all of you. A seven-year-old girl was doing a school project on sea turtles, and found out something interesting – that the sex of a fertilized egg depends largely on the temperature in which it is laid. Climate change, therefore, [...]
A Good Discussion Starter
Posted in Musings, Other Advocates, tagged climate change, global warming, risk management, youth on March 15, 2010 | 23 Comments »
How did you become interested in the issue of climate change? What sparked your interest, and why? For me, it was purely a coincidence. I wanted to get involved in school groups and so I joined the environmental club. I liked a lot of the people in it, and found the discussions very interesting. Around [...]
Activists and Scientists
Posted in Other Advocates, tagged canada, climate change, global warming, politics, science, Stephen Harper, youth on October 28, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I’m back from PowerShift, and I had a fantastic time. I attended many workshops – including one on paleoclimatology from Dr Michael Pisaric, in which I had the joys of learning about pack rat middens – but also had time to do a lot of touring and walking. Ontario in the autumn is absolutely beautiful; [...]
Observations
Posted in Media and the Public, tagged climate change, credibility, debate, global warming, media, politics, science, youth on October 21, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I’ve given my presentation to several different classes at school this week. As I spend so much time corresponding with people who are very knowledgeable about climate change, it’s fascinating to step back and see what average students know, and what they don’t yet understand. The most interesting was definitely the credibility game – when [...]
Credibility in a Bewildered World
Posted in Media and the Public, tagged agreement, al gore, canada, climate change, credibility, debate, denial, global warming, IPCC, media, politics, risk management, science, statements, youth on October 12, 2009 | 56 Comments »
My apologies that I’ve been so quiet the past few weeks. I’ve been hard at work at a presentation I’ll be making at PowerShift Canada, a youth climate change conference in Ottawa from October 23-26. A big thank you to Steve Easterbrook, a regular reader here, who has contacts at PowerShift and basically got me [...]
The Last Minority
Posted in Mitigation and Policy, tagged canada, climate change, G8, global warming, human rights, politics, youth on July 9, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Over the past century, our society has significantly expanded its definition of “citizen”. It wasn’t too long ago that the only people who were allowed to vote were white males. In Canada, where I live, women with close relatives away at war could vote in federal elections beginning in 1917. By 1919, the right to vote [...]
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