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Wednesday, February 27th, 2013

International Surveys Show Environmental Issues Rank Low Among Most People’s Concerns

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Source:     University of Chicago
Publication Date:     2/25/2013
 Link: International Surveys Show Environmental Issues Rank Low Among Most People’s Concerns
Stephan:   One of the reasons nothing adequate to the problem is being done about climate change, and the growing pollution of the earth, is that these issues are not priorities for people around the world. One should ask: Why is it a process that threatens the very nature of civilization worldwide is of so little interest to the people of the earth? Could it be the result of a cynical disinformation campaign, paid for by those corporate interests which profit from the maintenance of the status quo?

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS –A newly released international study reveals that the issue of climate change is not a priority for people in the United States and around the world.

The surveys showed that when asked to rank priority worries, people were five times more likely to point to the economy over the environment. Additionally, when asked about climate change, people identified the issue as more of a national problem than a personal concern.

Coordinated surveys, conducted by the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) in 33 countries from 1993 through 2010, ‘are the first and only surveys that put long-term attitudes toward environmental issues in general and global climate change in particular in an international perspective,

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