Concerned/Cautious #1
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Transcript of Concerned/Cautious #1
David Anderson
Matthew Anderson
Alison Baur
Hannah Faulkner
Dan Massello
Laura Harvey
Teal Waterstrat
addae
dander
mander
andrusys
aubrey
baur
blessing
bush
colemandochow
elswick
faulkner
gallaghe
garver
harvey
henson
huck
joneskarboski
marnia
martin
masello
mcbee
mounts
narog
perez
peterson
potter
proie
rambo
redfern
roberts
sargent
spang
starr
thelen
ramsdell
beaman
waterstr
wolt
zimmer
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• Concerned and Cautions make up greatest portion of American attitudes
• Foggy area between concerned and cautious
• Impressions from interview did not always match categorization according to survey results
Introduction to the Six Americas
Large amount of individual diversity in responses, but commonalties were present
Keywords•Outdoors
•Local mountains
•Glaciers
•Weather
•Complex/complicated
•TV•Internet•Long term
Themes•Many participants long term residents of PNW•Acknowledge climate change is occurring •Doubting level of anthropogenic influence•Distrust of media•Mixed trust in science•Climate too complex to understand•Personal experience shapes opinion•Government seen as : -helpful for education -problematic if too much regulation
Experiences in the outdoors
Pertinence of Anthropogenic Role
Proficiency of Personal Knowledge
Accuracy of Media Coverage
Accuracy of Scientific Research
Effectiveness of Government Response
Negative Outlook Positive Outlook Mixed Outlook Not Applicable
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WORDLE PLACE HOLDER
Concerned-Cautious 1 – Compiled Wordle
6 out of 7 subjects were very active in the outdoors through work and recreation•Mountains
•Ocean/Puget Sound
•River rafting
•Sailing
•Kayaking
•Hiking
•Bicycling
•Forestry
•Gardening
Perception of Changes in Climate
• 6 out of 7 subjects noted some change in the climate/weather during their time in the Pacific Northwest
• Less extreme winters and summers• Harder rains• Wetter summers• Receding glaciers, less snow/ice• Shorter logging season
Anthropogenic Climate Change Beliefs• 1 out of 7 believe that the major changes
to the climate are mostly human caused • 5 out of 7 believe that a portion is caused
by humans (with the rest being natural fluctuation)
• 0 out of 7 believe its entirely natural• 1 out of 7 did not voice an opinion
• 5 out of 7 subjects do not go out of their way to research climate change
• 1 out of 7 subjects doubts their knowledge of climate to be accurate, and perceives information sources to be inaccurate
• 4 out of 7 subjects have confidence in their GCC knowledge, but perceive common information sources to be inaccurate
• 2 out of 7 would be interested in climate change if it directly affected them
• General distrust in media (3 out of 7)
• Distrust in certain media (1 out of 7)
• General trust in media (2 out of 7)
•Friends (3 of 7)•Magazines (2 of 7)•Television (2 of 7)•Internet (2 of 7)•Newspaper (1 of 7)•Journals (2 of 7)
• 4 out of 7 voiced at least some distrust of science
• 2 out of 7 did not mention perceptions of science
• 1 of 7 trusted the Scientific Community• 1 of 7 showed concern that data can
be manipulated• 1 of 7 showed concern that scientific
methods are inappropriate for climate studies
• 1 of 7 showed concern about extreme viewpoints in science
• 3 of 7 believe if government action is taken, it should not be radical
• 1 of 7 believe community leaders should help plan for any sort of disaster, not just something like climate change
• 2 of 7 believe community leaders should do more to educate public on GCC
• 5 of 7 believe government action will be received poorly by public
• 2 of 7 believe government action should not infringe on the subject's way of life or finances
Questions 11 and 12 presuppose that subjects believe in climate change, and that the government and community leaders should be doing something about it.
"11. Could instituting government policy have an impact on climate change?"
"12. Do you believe community leaders are helping their communites prepare for climate change?"
Future research should consider alterative questions that allow respondents to provide answers in line with their beliefs.
• While subjects might believe that climate change is happening, the threat is not viewed as immediate.
• Most subjects do not fully trust science or the media for information on climate change
• Some subjects noted preoccupation with their personal lives
• Opinion and personal experience are more influential than climate change media/info
A Very Big Thanks To:
The Evergreen State CollegeJudy Cushing
Martha HendersonCarrie Leroy
The Six AmericasUnnamed Interviewees (n = 7)
KirstenJeremy Littell
Wordle, Moodle, Doodle, and Google (really! These people make millions)
Uncopyrighed Images on the InternetThe MES incoming class support group