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From: bentway7/23/2014 1:51:06 PM
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The Strange Relationship Between Global Warming Denial and…Speaking English

Climate denial isn't a worldwide delusion. It's a distinctly Anglophone one.
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—By Chris Mooney | Tue Jul. 22, 2014 11:12 AM EDT

Rupert Murdoch and David Koch, photographed shortly after speaking English to one another

Here in the United States, we fret a lot about global warming denial. Not only is it a dangerous delusion, it's an incredibly prevalent one. Depending on your survey instrument of choice, we regularly learn that substantial minorities of Americans deny, or are skeptical of, the science of climate change.

The global picture, however, is quite different. For instance, recently the UK-based market research firm Ipsos MORI released its " Global Trends 2014" report, which included a number of survey questions on the environment asked across 20 countries. (h/t Leo Hickman). And when it came to climate change, the result was very telling:



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