A timely reminder from R E Malm that your grouchy neighborhood climate change denier may have a forest of solar...

A timely reminder from R E Malm that your grouchy neighborhood climate change denier may have a forest of solar panels in their backyard! And drive an electric plug-in. Environmental Politics is complicated!

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Originally shared by R E Malm

Do our behaviors really reflect our beliefs? New research suggests that, when it comes to climate change, the answer is no. And that goes for both skeptics and believers.

Participants in a year-long study who doubted the scientific consensus on the issue "opposed policy solutions," but at the same time, they "were most likely to report engaging in individual-level, pro-environmental behaviors," writes a research team led by University of Michigan psychologist Michael Hall.

Conversely, those who expressed the greatest belief in, and concern about, the warming environment "were most supportive of government climate policies, but least likely to report individual-level actions." ... ;-) ...

https://psmag.com/environment/mission-compostable
https://psmag.com/environment/mission-compostable