Margery's blog
Lenihan on the Need for Governments to Harness the Power of the Public
In a recent interview with The Hill Times, vice-president of engagement at Canada’s Public Policy Forum in Ottawa and author of Rescuing Policy: The Case For Public Engagement, Don Lenihan discusses the growing complexity of public policy issues and need for governments to respond with greater citizen engagement.
Revenge of the Beaver by Matt Price
Environmental groups in Canada may be cash-poor, but they are people-rich. And that means 'voters'.
Shifting public opinion on climate change - An empirical study of why the recent slow decline in concern over climate change
In this empirical study, authors Robert J. Brulle, Jason Carmichael and J. Craig Jenkins, examine the factors effecting public concern for climate change; 1) extreme weather, 2) access to scientific data/information, 3) media coverage, 4) elite cues and 5) movement/countermovement advocacy.
Has Environmentalism Died? Posted by Jim Hoggan
The Breakthrough Institute's, Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus, recently revised their 2004 essay "Death of Environmentalism" with the more uplifting "The Long Death of Environmentalism". I do not necessarily agree with their essay, but the authors raise some uncomfortable issues that need to be discussed.
2011 Stonehouse Standing Circle Meeting
Communication experts, psychologists, academics, activists, politicians, theologians, bloggers, scientists and corporate consultants in environment/leadership all came together at the 2011 Stonehouse Standing Circle to take a deep dive into the human mind and motivations behind our failure to get climate back on the public agenda.
