Dear Friend,
On Thursday, October 12 at 3 pm Eastern /
2 pm Central / 1 pm
Mountain / 12 noon Pacific time,
the Climate Reality Check team will hold the latest in our series of
national conference calls to help strengthen community organizing on
climate, entitled:
#CoverClimate: Advocating for Accurate and Abundant Climate Reporting
Join Susan Joy Hassol of Climate Communication who will lead a discussion on how to communicate climate science to the media
and in our advocacy and David Arkush of Public Citizen who will talk about a new campaign to improve national and local climate coverage.
Coverage of the global climate crisis is on
the decline - media reports on the crisis are too few; fail to connect
extreme weather events to a warming planet; and still perpetuate
debunked and discredited denialist claims.
The bottom line is: we can’t fix the climate crisis if we are not talking about it - and talking about it accurately and A LOT.
Our esteemed presenters will:
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Translate climate science associated with extreme weather events into language we can use;
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Model good climate communications: clear, often, through story;
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Provide analysis on climate coverage in the media;
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Brief on a new project to improve climate reporting; and
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Share ways to get involved!
Talk to you soon!
The CRC team* – Allison, Nancy, Jean and Ted
*The CRC team is Allison
Fisher, Public Citizen, Nancy LaPlaca, NC WARN, Jean Su, the Center for
Biological Diversity and Ted Glick, Beyond Extreme Energy and movement
builder.
Learn more about our speakers:
Susan Joy Hassol is the director of Climate Communication. She
is a climate change communicator, analyst, and author. Susan was the
Senior Science Writer on all three National Climate Assessments,
authoritative reports written in plain language to better
inform policymakers and the public about climate change and its effects
on our nation. You can read her full bio,
here.
David Arkush is the director of Public Citizen’s climate program.
David spent five years directing Public Citizen’s Congress Watch
division, where he led strategic research and organizing campaigns and
played an instrumental role in the passage of laws
including the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 and the
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. A
TIME Magazine profile of David notes that he has “advocated for consumer
protection, advised breaking up the largest,
too-big-to-fail banks and addressed other industry-structure issues,
while investigating the financial sector’s myriad ties to the
government.” David has also taught Administrative Law and Legislation at
the University of Richmond School of Law. You can read
his full bio,
here.
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