We Need to Talk: Learning from Climate Experts Who Have Succeeded in the Media

Mooney, Chris

PA23B:

We Need to Talk: Learning from Climate Experts Who Have Succeeded in the Media

Tuesday, 16 December 2014: 1:40 PM-3:40 PM

Chairs: Chris Mooney, Climate Desk, Washington, DC, United States and Liz Neeley, COMPASS Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States

Primary Conveners: Chris Mooney, Climate Desk, Washington, DC, United States

Co-conveners: Chris Mooney, Climate Desk, Washington, DC, United States and Liz Neeley, COMPASS Seattle, Science Outreach, Seattle, WA, United States

OSPA Liaisons: Chris Mooney, Climate Desk, Washington, DC, United States

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

1:40 PM

Introductory Remarks

1:52 PM

PA23B-01

Fighting a Headwind: Communicating the Science of Climate Change in a Hostile Environment

Michael E Mann, Penn State University, University Park, PA, United States

2:04 PM

PA23B-02

Effectively Responding to Public Scrutiny When Communicating Climate Science.

Aaron Huertas, Union of Concerned Scientists Washington DC, Communications, Washington, DC, United States and Michael Halpern, Union of Concerned Scientists Washington DC, Center for Science and Democracy, Washington, DC, United States

2:16 PM

PA23B-03

Talking Climate Science in a Changing Media Landscape

Heidi M Cullen, Climate Central, Princeton, NJ, United States

2:28 PM

PA23B-04

How to maximize science communication efficacy by combining old and new media

Dana A Nuccitelli, Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States; Skeptical Science, Brisbane, Australia and John Cook, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia

2:40 PM

PA23B-05

Glacier Research Digital Science Communication Evolution 1996-2014

Mauri S Pelto, Nichols College, Dudley, MA, United States

2:52 PM

PA23B-06

Story telling and social action: engaging young people to act on climate change

Eugene Cordero, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, United States

3:04 PM

PA23B-07

Sometimes You Need a Weatherman to Know Which Way the Wind Blows: The 25-Year Weather Underground Experience

Jeff Masters, The Weather Underground, Highland, MI, United States