Behavioral Changes: Reducing The Effects Essay

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In the book written by Dunlap and McCright (the Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Society) they assert that global climate change science has been "assaulted" by fossil-fuel corporations, conservative think tanks" for over twenty years. Hence, in conclusion, one way to spread the word to consumers and citizens is to battle back against the propaganda that seeks to deny the truth about climate change. In addition, very simple changes in lifestyles (using CFLs, taking the bus, hanging clothes out to dry, keeping the car tuned up, and sealing up leaks and cracks around windows and doors) should be taught beginning in grammar school and in high school. If students' parents are listening to Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity, and getting propaganda that denies climate change, that shouldn't stop young people from following the easy strategies that can...

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Chevrolet. (2012). Somebody Has to Be First. Chevrolet VOLT. Retrieved March 8, 2012, from http://www.chevrolet.com/volt-electric-car/.

Environmental Protection Agency. (2011). Frequently Asked Questions About Global Warming

And Climate Change: Back to Basics. Retrieved March 8, 2012, from http://www.epa.gov/climatechange.

Greenercars.org. (2010). Green Driving Tips. Retrieved March 9, 2012, from http://www.greenercars.org/drivingtips.htm.
Change. Retrieved March 9, 2012, from http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/spmsspm-human-and.html.
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U.S. Department of Energy. (2010). Electric Vehicles. Retrieved March 9, 2012, from http://www.fueleconomy.gov.
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