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Wednesday 17 March 2010

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Sorry, it’s Malignant: Why Scientists Need a New Approach on Climate Change

Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson
Mar 15, 2010

The world's scientists are struggling with the unsettling feeling that the more they talk about climate change, the less progress they make. In fact, in some opinion surveys they're losing ground. But before we start dumping on the public for its scientific illiteracy or unwillingness to take the long view, consider this scenario:

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Deficit Tops the Public's Long-Term Worries, But Are They Ready to Act?

Scott Bittle
Mar 12, 2010

Jobs are still the top problem facing the country today, according to the latest Gallup survey, but for the first time ever, people say the federal deficit will be the biggest problem 25 years from now.

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