"Crompton argues that environmentalists need to do more to challenge the individualistic worldview in their campaign work…. The research coming out of Yale’s Cultural Cognition Project…has found that a major determinant of whether a person rejects the scientific consensus on climate change is whether they have a strongly ‘hierarchical’ or ‘individualistic’ worldview…78 per cent of subjects who display an ‘egalitarian’ and ‘communitarian’ worldview believe that most scientists agree climate change is happening (which is true) – compared with only 19 per cent of those with a ‘hierarchical’ and ‘individualist’ worldview.
For me, it follows from this that part of being an effective environmentalist is trying to win more people over to a worldview in line with the laws of physics and chemistry, rather than offering shopping advice and touting ‘market-based solutions."
–Naomi Klein (NY Times, December 7, 2011)
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About Drew Dellinger
Drew Dellinger, Ph.D., is an internationally known speaker, poet, writer, and teacher whose keynotes and poetry performances—which address ecology, justice, cosmology, and connectedness—have inspired minds and hearts around the world. He is also a consultant, filmmaker, and founder of Planetize the Movement.
Dellinger has presented at over 1400 events across the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. He has spoken and performed at numerous conferences—including TEDWomen, Bioneers, the Green Festival, the Dream Reborn, and the Parliament of the World’s Religions—as well as colleges and universities, poetry venues, protests, and places of worship.
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