Is Climate Change Too Scary?

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Is Climate Change Too Scary?

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Nov 28, 2010

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Doom and gloom doesn't motivate action on environmental problems, but is there hope for behavior change? David Biello reports

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Nov 28, 2010

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Leading science journalists provide a weekly one-minute report on the science of the environment and the future of energy. Scientific American offers three other podcasts: the daily "60-Second Science" and the weekly "60-Second Psych" as well as "Science Talk." To view all our archived podcasts please visit: www.scientificamerican.com/podcast

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Is Climate Change Too Scary?

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