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CT Audubon Speaker: Climate Change Message Falls on Deaf Ears

Yale scientist's talk at Audubon annual meeting on Thursday will include ways to make climate change relatable on a local level.

Anthony Leiserowitz, director of the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication, will speak at Connecticut Audubon Society’s 115th Annual Meeting, Thursday at 7:00p.m., September 12, at the Pequot Library, Southport.

Leiserowitz is a research scientist at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Science. His research, writing and public speaking focus on climate change perceptions and communication, and how our behavior is influenced by both.

Leiserowitz will talk about six different ways Americans listen and respond to climate change information – what he calls the “six Americas" – and discuss both why the climate change message hasn’t been getting through to most Americans and why the top-down approach that the federal government has been trying has not worked.

He will also talk about ways local conservationists can do better linking climate change to local environmental action.

Ralph Wood, chairman of Connecticut Audubon’s board of directors, will present a brief review of the year’s success and achievements, and will introduce Alex Brash, the newly-appointed president of Connecticut Audubon.

The event will run from 7:00-9:00 p.m. It is free and open to the public. Coffee and dessert will be served. The Pequot Library is at 720 Pequot Ave. in Southport.


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