. . . Conservatives who dismiss science,
. . . might see climate change differently,
. . . if exposed to messages that evoke the more verdant past,
. . . rather than an apocalyptic future.
"Describe in words, and pictures,
. . . what the past used to be like, an almost Eden-like version of the planet,
. . . one with clean forests, and little traffic and pollution.
Then we draw a comparison to today, without any references to the future,”
. . . It is much harder to avoid the reality of change,
. . . when the comparison is to the beautiful planet,
. . . in its ‘untouched’ form.”
12-16-2016 Source: Talking About Climate Change All Wrong?