Please answer the following questions:
1) Is a documentary like this effective in getting across environmental points to the public? Why or why not?
2) a. Why do you think that the issue of global climate change is so difficult for people to grasp/understand?
b. There is a plethora of evidence for climate change, yet people keep finding ways to try to de-validate the scientific evidence. Some people even attempt to state that human actions have no influence or do not contribute to climate change. Why is it so easy for people to be dissuaded about the facts that are present?
3) What do you feel/think about climate change?
4) What do you feel is society's responsibility when it comes to pollution and climate change? How do we act upon this?
The above questions must be answered no later than Friday midnight
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1) A documentary like this is not very effective at getting points out to the public. It's very likely that the majority of people who are watching the documentary are already concerned and interested in global warming, and those people who don't believe in global warming are probably not watching the documentary. That being said, it's still a good way to further inform people about the dangers of climate change.
2.a) I think the main reason climate change is hard for people to grasp is because the effects of global warming are not immediate, and the change is relatively gradual. Climate change skeptics can look outside and think everything is alright even if the reality is much different. This makes it a much more complicated issue to deal with.
b) It's easy for people to deny climate change despite factual evidence suggesting otherwise for a couple of reasons. The first reason being that even if it is a major problem, people may think they can ignore until it becomes immediately life threatening and they don't how dangerous it already is. The second reason, is that those who are already skeptical find anyone who is willing to agree with them and use that as proof that climate change is a hoax. Oil companies, coal companies, etc.. all fund climate change denying scientists which makes it harder to sway those who are already skeptical.
3) I personally think that climate change is a major problem that needs to be resolved soon. If serious action was taken to deal with global warming, we could take large steps in repairing the damage that is already done.
4) I think society has to be proactive about dealing with climate change and not wait until it's too late to fix. It's not an issue that should be left until later to resolve and everybody plays needs to play a role in dealing with global warming.
The documentary is a form of media. In this case, it can be spread and share internationally through the internet, social media, and the news. Those who find the document interesting and important, will most likely share it with others who do. So yes, I do think this documentary is effective in getting across environmental points to the public.
ReplyDeleteThe idea of the issue of global climate change is hard to understand or grasp because most people aren’t severely affected by it. It is not until they take on the full effects of global climate change where people fully understand what it is.
It is easy to dissuade the facts that are present, because some people don’t want it to be true. When someone finds someone else who also doesn’t believe the facts, they will probably team together to keep their opinion.
I think that it is kind of too late to fully turn back the effects of climate change, but we can do our best to address the issues and find resolution.
Society’s responsibility when it comes to pollution and climate change is to push the changes we need to make in order to have a healthy environment to the public.
1) I feel a documentary like this is effective at getting a point across because it uses visual evidence and shock appeal. By seeing how drastically the glaciers changed over the 3 year period it allows people to see just how much the glaciers are being affected. It also makes it so people can't deny that the glaciers are being affected by environmental changes beause they melted so much over just such a short period of time.
ReplyDelete2)a.I feel it is difficult to understand because people aren't experiencing dramatic changes in their lives from it. Summer temperatures have only increased a little and winter was only a bit more snowy. Since these changes are small and still manageable people don't believe climate change could really be that big of a problem. They aren't experiencing drastic changes from climate change like the glaciers.
b.It is easy for people to dissuade the facts because they don't want to admit their lifestyles are the problem. Society today lives such frivolous lives and drive their cars everywhere because it is convenient for them. If people were to actually admit that climate change was real and caused by them, they would have to change the way they live and people don't like change.
3)I feel climate change is a very real problem that humans are immensely effecting. By driving our cars everywhere, consuming/producing mass goods, transporting products all around the world, using mas amounts of electricity, etc. we are adding so much more carbon emissions than ever before. I feel if we don't change how we live soon, the world will change dramatically from what we know of it today and by then it will be too late to do anything to help.
4)Society is responsible for pollution and climate change because we are the ones creating the pollution. Climate change wouldn't be as bad as it is today if humans didn't relase mass amounts of air pollutants and carbon emissions. We need to start making regulations on emission from factories and implement filters on the smoke stakes of factories to help filter out pollutants. Even small things like people taking mass transit instead of driving everywhere could help slow down the rate climate change is occuring.
1) I think that this documentary is effective at getting points across because it is a very shocking subject which catches the eye of the public and is represented so that citizens can understand what the main problem is. The video also makes it easy for the public to visually see what is happening.
ReplyDelete2)a) The issue of global climate change is so difficult for people to grasp because even though it has been happening for a while, it is just now being more recognized and acknowledged by the public. Global warming is also affecting the earth more rapidly in more recent years which is causing the public to somewhat panic because they don't fully understand what is causing the climate change.
b) People are so easily dissuaded because when they learn about what is causing the climate change they are in denial and don't want to believe that it is partially their fault. People enjoy their current life styles, and some say they want to make a change to protect the climate, they aren't fully willing to because they don't want to give up their current luxuries such as cars, even though it's the only way we can reduce pollution and global warming as a population. The social and economic changes required are so large and go so deep that many people feel like we can’t really do this or we don’t know how to do this.
3) I think that climate change is a big issue that is only going to get rapidly worse if we all don't make personal changes that are more friendly for the environment. It is more largely affecting ecosystems and organisms but we are not fully aware of that and I think that the public needs to be better educated about that. I feel upset that it is taking so many decades before society gets serious about the challenge posed by climate change.
4) Climate change causes things that are dangerous for the public such as wildfires, decreased air quality, and diseases transmitted by organisms, food, and water, but it is the public who is causing these problems. The way we are contributing to the climate change is how we produce pollution through driving cars, flying airplanes, power plants, factories etc. In power plants we burn coal, oil and fossil fuels to generate electricity or drive our cars, carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere, which is a cause of global warming. We should act on this by being more preservative of our resources and possibly using a less pollutant source of energy and transportation to reduce green house gases.
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ReplyDelete1.A documentary like Chasing Ice can effective people’s views only if they truly watch the documentary, and see the environmental points that the documentary states. Since social media is such a world renowned thing, people can simply watch the documentary and then share instantly with friends or even strangers. This will quickly share the key points about the environment in just a click on a link.
ReplyDelete2a.Climate change is hard for people to grasp because it is not just a constant change that we can see right then and there. Many people will just think that the world around them is perfectly fine but that’s just what they can see with their eyes, and they aren’t really aware of the different pollutants we can’t see causing the climate to change.
2b.The issue of global climate change is hard for people to understand because many people are just in denial about the topic as a whole. Many people not just with climate change will come across an issue and just push it aside and have the next generation deal with it. It’s hard for many people to change there ways to help climate change not happen when they don’t even want to accept that climate change in happening now.
3.Personally, climate change is a huge issue that needs to be resolved now rather than later. If more and more people take actions now to cause less problems then we won’t have to deal with more and more problems if i keep waiting for the next generation to make a difference.
4.People are very responsible for the high amount of pollution that is happening and we need to change our ways now. By walking and biking, we save ourselves from polluting more bad toxins into the air causing climate change. Just simple actions like that can help attract more people to hopefully help climate change end instead of become worse.
1. I think this documentary is very effective in conveying these points to the public. The way the documentary shows the environmental ramifications of global warming provides a unique angle to evaluate the physical effects on the environment. The engaging pictures and film also do a good job of explaining the situation visually. Overall, the unique filming allows the film to provide an engaging view into global warming and its effects on the world glaciers.
ReplyDelete2.a. The issue of climate change is difficult to grasp for some people because, like the film explained, there is not a bunch of visual evidence that people have access to. The film emphasizes their mission to obtain pictures of the shrinking glaciers in various locations. They also gave the example of the little holes in the ice and how those are creating larger cracks and deteriorating glaciers.
2.b. It is easy for people to be dissuaded by the facts about climate change because they either do not want to be personally responsible for it or they have interest in an industry that is negatively effecting the environment. People do not want to think that their actions of driving or consuming certain products are directly leading to a negative outcome. Also, leaders of the oil and gas industry, as well as those with stake in these companies deny global warming because regulations would not allow them to make profits and grow their company.
3. I feel that climate change is a very real thing and that our society as a whole needs to accept the effects our actions have on the environment. Their is too much undeniable evidence out there that verifies the existence of climate change, as well as how our own actions contribute to that problem. Also, I believe that there needs to be a more comprehensive understanding and effort to reverse and mitigate the effects of climate change.
4. I think that society has an important role in climate change and the angle in which we tackle the issue is dependent on our society. I think it all starts with education because many are not informed on the issue, making it difficult for people to prevent it. If society has a comprehensive understanding of climate change and pollution, they can begin to make a difference. Understanding the issue leads to responsibility and positive actions toward improving our world.
1) I don't think that this kind of documentary is very effective in getting across its point. The only time this would ever would ever be seen would be in highly specific educational settings. And normally these settings would be in a class like ours, a class of students who intentionally signed up to learn about the environment.
ReplyDelete2) I think that it is hard for people to understand because they don't want to feel responsible. It's all of our fault that the world is starting to melt, and it is hard to believe we can have such an impact on monumental things like glaciers. So like usual we will just push it out and chose to forget about it. Why should we worry about the bad things when we can enjoy the good things. That's how i feel like most people view issues like this. B) And when scientists or politicians give them an out, they will take it in a second.
3) I definitely feel like Global warming and climate change exists. I do believe that we have made strides for improvement but the effort needs to be taken up by the whole world.
4) I think firstly it starts with the education of the problems. Then to find solutions and then to implement them. Easier said than done, it needs to be taught in schools. Then our president and other world leaders need to take action and lead by example. Slowly and surely these plans will work and slowly but surely we can slow the rate at which our worlds environment is changing.
1) A documentary like this is effective in getting across environmental points to the public, because of its effective use of evidence. In most debates about climate change, complex numbers, scientific processes, and computer simulations are used to prove climate change and it’s dramatic effects. These methods are effective, yet confusing and do not get their point across to the public. However in this documentary the environmental points are made using simple and easy to understand evidence; pictures. The public can clearly see the dramatic effects of climate change, showing the effectiveness of the documentary in getting their point across.
ReplyDelete2) a. I think the idea of global climate change is difficult for people to grasp and understand, because of how complex it is. Most people just want an easy answer that is easy to understand and this just isn’t possible with the issue of climate change. There are too many factors, chemical processes and complexities of our world to give an easy answer surrounding the concept of climate change and this is why it is difficult for the public to understand.
B. It is so easy for people to be dissuaded about the facts about climate change, because they can't see the consequences of climate change and how it affects them. People are constantly being told about the dangers of climate change and can’t take it seriously, because it doesn’t effect them. They can’t see how increased carbon emissions miles up in the atmosphere will affect them. This is why many people are dissuaded about the facts of climate change despite ample evidence.
3) I think climate change is a very pressing issue in our society and is something that we need to act on as quickly as we can in order to reduce long term damage to ourselves and our planet. In order to speed up the processes to attack climate change I think it is crucial to add monetary value to the consequences of climate change. Money a huge motivator for government, corporations, and all people. By showing people the huge costs that we as a society will have to pay to replace current ecosystem services that will be destroyed by climate change, we can begin to motivate people to take action.
4) I think that society is responsible for pollution and climate change. Logically, it makes sense that we should be the ones held responsible for the changes and damages we have done to our planet and it’s atmosphere. It is our responsibility to reduce our carbon footprint and to have as little impact upon the biosphere as possible and this can be done be eliminating pollution and reducing catalysts for climate change that we produce.
1. I think that this documentary is effective in trying to get its point across to the public. In general, the public does not know about why climate change is occurring, and in order to believe that it is happening, they need visual proof. I think that in showing the glaciers melting over such a relatively short period of time is an effective way of convincing people that climate change is occurring, as it is physical and indisputable evidence. With other methods, such as discussing graphs that show the CO2 emissions into the atmosphere and global temperatures rising together, naysayers would be able to say this is a coincidence and that it is not true or that it is not enough evidence to convince them of climate change. However, showing that glaciers are quickly melting in several different locations is evidence that is hard to argue
ReplyDelete2. I think that the issue of climate change is so hard because people do not put in the effort to try and grasp it, but instead intend to stay with their original beliefs. It is also easier for people to not believe it than to believe it. When you don't believe it, you can dispute any argument for climate change by stating that there is not enough evidence to prove that climate change exists. Also, when you do not believe in it, you do not have to worry or spend money over trying to fix it.
3. I think climate change is an important issue that people of power need to address and work to fix. I think that it is selfish thinking to not want to fix it, due to either money issues or the mindset of "I'll be dead before it has any effect on me." I think that if everyone worked together and did all it took to fix the problem, a fix could happen and it would create a better world to live in.
4. I think that society plays a large role in the effects of climate change, however most of the damage is being done by the corporations. I think that while people can make a change by cutting down on using power, driving, etc, the biggest effect would be seen if people could put a lot of pressure on corporations to significantly cut down their CO2 emissions. This pressure could be brought upon by protests, boycott products, or passing bills to restrict the corporations.
1. I do believe that a documentary like this, if watched attentively by its audience, can be effective in communicating environmental issues to the general public. Many people don't actually see or experience the effects of climate change and global warming directly in their every day lives, so documentaries such as Chasing Ice that help to illustrate and show them what these issues look like act as a call to action. The scientific and visual proof that they provide through images, graphs, and data is provocative hard to argue.
ReplyDelete2. (a) I believe that the issue of global climate change is difficult for most people to grasp and understand because of the fact that most of us don't have to deal with the effects of it in our everyday lives. In many areas of the world, the change seems very subtle and gradual, and isn't exactly visible until compared with years past. For most of us, we don't have to deal with the direct effects of melting glaciers or disappearing coastlines and so its easy to brush it off as a rumor instead of looking at the big picture. Also most people don't see visual evidence of it in their everyday lives, making it even easier to dispute.
(b) It's easy to be dissuaded about the facts surrounding climate change because we are stubborn and don't want to admit that our actions are, in fact, having extremely negative effects on our planet. Our lives move so fast, especially in this day and age. We crave instant gratification and lack patience, and are selfish in the sense that we only are willing to do what is most convenient for us and are not very willing to compromise. So, when we hear that our lifestyle is essentially killing our home we don't want to take the blame and we don't want to believe that it's true. There's also a huge mindset that "okay if I change my lifestyle to be a little more environmentally conscious, what good is that really going to do because theres like 7 billion other people in the world." In other words, what good can one person do? People don't want to admit that what they're doing is having negative effects, and it's much easier to just go on living as usual. Also large corporations really only care about making money even with scientific facts.
3. I believe that climate change is a really big issue that we’re not doing enough to address, because, again, we are too stuck in our current lifestyle and reluctant to make a change. I also believe that humans are putting a lot more stress on the environment through our actions and lifestyles, which is only serving to speed up the effects of climate change and global warming. I think if we continue on this path without taking major steps to reverse and slow climate change, we could be facing even larger amounts of mass extinction in future years. I believe that we need to be better at recognizing that our lifestyles are not only negatively effecting the planet, but will ultimately negatively effect us as well.
4. When it comes to pollution and climate change I believe that as the public we are totally responsible, both for causing/accelerating it and for reversing it. When people know and understand more about an issue, they tend to care more about it. For this reason, I think that simply by providing more education on the effects of climate change and pollution, many people would begin to change their lifestyles in one way or another, which ultimately adds up. Whether they start biking or walking instead of driving, or even utilizing public instead of personal transportation. I also believe that governments and supranational organizations need to be more active and creating and implementing widespread policies to protect the environment and limit emissions.
I think that documentaries are absolutely an effective tool in gaining public awareness for environmental issues (or other important topics). People tend to be attracted to things they can easily be visualized. The diminishing glaciers in the documentary was a clear visual that quickly got the audience’s attention and wasn’t something that could be brushed off or seen as insignificant in the viewer’s eyes.
ReplyDeleteOne of the most unfortunate aspects of global climate change is that it is a gradual and subtle change. There isn’t just one event that suddenly causes climate change, it’s a group effort. The documentary showed this subtle change over a span of years. People are drawn to immediate gratification scenarios - a cause and effect scene -which isn’t what climate change is. It’s a multitude of issues that take place both locally and globally.
Like I said earlier, people are drawn to easy answer scenarios. Climate change is complex and contains many different layers and the solution to the problem isn’t just going to magically fix itself overnight. People tend to brush off the issue because in their minds, they aren’t the ones directly causing it and therefore it can’t possibly be humans that are creating the problem. With so many people on this planet, it’s easy to diffuse the blame and to push it onto someone else. It’s easy to tell yourself that you can’t possibly be adding to climate change because you’re just one person.
I think climate change is extremely alarming. I grew up in a household that was environmentally conscious and it has always been something that I have been made aware and wary of. Now that I’m becoming more of an adult I definitely feel more responsibility and feel a need to do my part in reducing my own carbon footprint. I think it’s easy to slip into the ‘I’m just one person what can I possibly do’ mindset. It’s crazy to me that there are people out there who actively deny that climate change isn’t real… like c’mon guys it is real I promise.
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The question regarding society’s responsibility is a difficult one for me. I think it should be everyone’s priority to minimize their carbon footprint and to at least be AWARE of the issue-acknowledge the severity of it. I think there is an importance in changing things locally first before expanding it to a bigger scale. It should become routine in everyone’s life to be mindful of the environment.
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ReplyDelete1) I do think that a documentary like Chasing Ice can be effective in getting across environmental concerns to the public, as long as people fully understand what the documentary is trying to say. I think the most effective thing about these types of films is that they're "eye opening" to the public, because often times, we don't see first-hand the effects of global warming, so seeing footage of its effects can be a very powerful thing and can make people want to learn more, and take action.
2) I think the issue of climate change is so difficult for people to grasp because many people don't see the effects first hand and get in a "I can't see it so it must not actually be happening" mindset. It's easier for people to believe that this isn't a real problem because its effect in our daily lives are so small, it's not worth doing anything to stop it. People are so easily dissuaded because they don't want to take responsibility for their actions that could be contributing to the problem. Again, I think another reason is that we seldom see the effects of climate change in our daily lives, and while we do hear about the ice melting, a lot of people don't care because it doesn't directly effect them.
3) I think climate change is something that we need to be doing a lot more to address. Humans are lazy and selfish which are both qualities contributing to climate change. We're either too lazy to actually make a change, or we're willing to sacrifice our environment to support industries and activities that contribute massively to climate change. Climate change is taken way too lightly, and if something isn't done soon to slow or reverse the effects, the human population is in big trouble.
4) We need to hold ourselves responsible for the negative impact that we've had on the environment. If every person made a small lifestyle change, we'd see a significant improvement in our environment. Walking, taking busses and biking a few times a week instead of driving a personal vehicle could cut down our CO2 emissions immensely, holding large companies that release large amounts of toxins into the air and water responsible for their contributions to climate change by imposing strict regulations and punishments for those who break regulations, and making sure that people are getting the facts about climate change and are educated on the subject are all steps we can take to reduce our impact.
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ReplyDeleteI believe it was effective. The project made more emotional appeals than scientific appeals which I think was a good strategy. While looking at data may be effective, the public is unlikely to seek it out on their own. The videos are short and will sway people emotionally.
I think it is difficult for people to understand because raw data is difficult to interpret. Depending on what the study is or where it comes from people may be swayed by false data.
I think the term “Global Warming” as opposed to “Climate Change” had negative impact on people’s views as well. Global warming suggests that all climates are going to warm and not a general increase in weather’s intensity as is being observed. It is easier for people to believe that humans are not influencing the climate because that removes a societal responsibility from us. We do not have to solve a problem we did not create.
I feel that this is a problem we created and therefore it is up to us to take steps to solve the problem.
1. The documentary isn't that great of a way to get information out to people. First off, people don't really go directly to documentary's to learn about things. Also, people who don't believe in global warming wont watch this documentary, only people who do believe will, therefor making it less effective.
ReplyDelete2.I think people understand global warming fine, it really comes down to political agenda's. People see that global warming is a mostly supported by liberals and then decide that they hate it primarily based off of that. Or people know that they'll make less money if they start worrying about global warming, so they just deny it. Comes down to corruption because global warming is an extremely basic concept.
3.I think climate change is very real and very deadly, and needed to be dealt with years ago. One thing that breaks my heart is seeing pictures of wildlife in the arctics, suffering or dying do to human ignorance. Also, I am an avid skier and with the way things are going, skiing will be a hobby of the past. I love the earth and the environment and seeing some people completely ignore and turn there back on something that will eventually even kill us makes me extremely mad and upset.
4. I mean, society is 100% responsible for global warming, so our role is everything. We need to learn and put into affect what helps to stop climate change. As a society we need to start preaching how to help/save the world and start doing those things.