Our last blog at replyforall covered the worldwide action around climate change, led by 350.org.  With thousands of actions in over 180 countries, it’s hard to deny that we’re serious about the issue.

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Are we in the minority?  The same weekend that hundreds of thousands of people came out to take a stand for earth, an article was published in the New York Times saying that Americans, at least, are cooling on the issue of global warming.

The research to suggest this comes from the Pew Research Center, which reports that the number of Americans who believe that global warming is a big issue has dropped sharply.  In April of last year, 44% said that global warming was a very serious problem; this year, only 35% of people interviewed did.  Of course, what is categorized as “serious” can be very relative–but facts are facts, right?  The research shows that only 36% of Americans believe that human activity causes rising temperatures, down from 47% last year.

Has the evidence been shoved aside, or has new evidence clouded our understanding of the issue of climate change?  The good news is, according to Pew, a majority of Americans still believe that the United States should join other countries to set standards around global climate change.

Yet, the U.N. has lowered its expectations of the climate change summit in Copenhagen, stating that a legally binding deal between developed nations will take longer than they expected.  And the legislation for cap and trade, or any substantive climate policy, has been buried in Congress.

Maybe truthdig.com is right– Americans won’t believe in global warming until they’re actually melting.  So thank you to our users for staying aware and spreading that awareness to your friends with the fight global warming email signature.  replyforall is so happy that your emails are driving donations to ClimateCounts.org and the Clean Energy Coalition– two organizations who aren’t cooling off when it comes to global climate change and the need to act now.

What do you think about changing perceptions?  We’d love to hear what you have to say, comment below!

Fight the Good Fight,

Johanna Hudgens

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