Ron Triggs

2/7/19

Climate Justice, Digital Media, and Gender 

Professor Frances Roberts-Gregory

Reflection 2

         The authors of both articles " Cool dudes: The denial of climate change among conservative white males in the United States" along with the authors of "Internet Blogs, Polar Bears, and Climate-Change Denial by Proxy" the tools people use to justify climate change denial. Dunlap and McCright the likeliness for conservative white males to deny climate change. While the authors of  "Internet Blogs, Polar Bears, and Climate-Change Denial by Proxy" discusses the reasons for the gap between the scientific census and what the public believe. These authors explain the relationship between mainstream media and the growing number of climate-change denialist. Both articles were helpful in understanding the reason for a divide between believers and non-believers of climate change and its effects.

      Reading both articles made me feel infuriated because the articles bought to light the ways that people use their financial standing to hide them from the reality of our current situation. The anger from this situation makes me want to become more involved in environmental issues. It is also crazy that money is more valuable than the future of our children. I wish I could say that the issue was surprising but it constantly happens. These articles left me feeling a mixture of emotions.


Definitions 
advocacy- speaking out about a problem
contrarian- a person who takes an opposite position
public opinion- most people thoughts on a topic