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5 Things (Social) Science Tells Us to Do When Talking About Climate Change

Posted on | by Marsha Rakestraw | 2 Comments on 5 Things (Social) Science Tells Us to Do When Talking About Climate Change

by Marsha Rakestraw Call it climate change, global warming, climate catastrophe, or the impending apocalypse, we’ve seen that it’s rampaging across our planet and affecting every being on earth. A 2020 poll from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication shows that nearly three quarters of Americans now believe global warming is happening, and 56% believe…

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Don’t Fall Into the Changemaker Trap That Makes People Resist Positive Change

Posted on | by Marsha Rakestraw | 8 Comments on Don’t Fall Into the Changemaker Trap That Makes People Resist Positive Change

by Marsha Rakestraw Awhile back I had dinner with some new non-vegan friends and colleagues. I was the only vegan there, and it came out that they’d been a bit concerned that I’d pull out my “vegan police” badge and start lecturing them about their food choices. When I told the person next to me…

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