May 5, 2008

Dr. Stephen Schneider on advancing the environmentalist movement

To do this, we need to get some broad-based support, to capture the public’s imagination. That, of course, entails getting loads of media coverage. So we have to offer up scary scenarios, make simplified, dramatic statements, and make little mention of any doubts we may have. This "double ethical bind" we frequently find ourselves in cannot be solved by any formula. Each of us has to decide what the right balance is between being effective and being honest.

~ Dr. Stephen Schneider, Stanford University Professor, Discover magazine, October 1989 issue

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