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Angling Toward Solutions in Climate Change Education

A group of people hike through a meadow
Angling Toward Solutions in Climate Change Education John Anderson, September 21 2016 Our global community is confronting a significant opportunity to change.  We understand that protecting what matters to our families: our health and security, special places we care about, and living creatures with whom we share this planet (people...

Climate & Ocean Science, Communications Techniques, education, Productive Public Discourse

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Attention Environmental Advocates: Avoid ‘Cute Critters’ and other Communications Traps

Attention Environmental Advocates: Avoid ‘Cute Critters’ and other Communications Traps August 09 2016 This is the second in a series about framing ocean and climate change. A fuzzy polar bear cub against an expanse of melting snow. A seal pup slicked in oil. A newborn orangutan clutching its mother’s breast as she swings through...

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Communicating in the Swamp: How to Navigate Public Thinking About Climate and Ocean Change

Communicating in the Swamp: How to Navigate Public Thinking About Climate and Ocean Change July 22 2016  This is the first in a series about framing ocean and climate change. When people think about oceans this summer, they might think of a good vacation spot—a place to spread out the beach towel, pop up the umbrella, and relax...

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California Marine Life Feeling the Heat of Climate Change

California Marine Life Feeling the Heat of Climate Change By Lisa Marie Potter, February 18 2016 Monterey Bay is home to an astonishing array of marine life, from kelp forests to sea otters to migrating whales. The secret to its productivity: the California Current. Monterey Bay’s rich ecosystem naturally varies in response to...

Climate & Ocean Science, Impacts On Ecosystems, ocean currents, sea level rise, Social Science Research, Warming

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National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI) Impacts After 5 Years

National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI) Impacts After 5 Years by Sarah-Mae Nelson, MS, CIG/CIT, February 13 2016 Since 2009, the National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation—better known as NNOCCI—has been a collaborative effort to raise the discourse around climate change and ocean...

Climate & Ocean Science, Communications Techniques, Productive Public Discourse, Social Science Research

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