Comments on: Global Warming & Emergency Preparedness Campaigns Can Be Complementary

By: admin

admin — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:18:03 +0000

Jon, thanks for your email and nice comment about the blog. I didn’t mean to say that it was the media or kids’ fault for the failure of preparedness. If it came though that way, however, I appreciate you ignoring the entry -:)

Roger, you make a good point about differences inherent in the two issues. I do think that global warming advocates have successfully been able to use worst case scenarios in part because a melting iceberg doesn’t seem as much as a fear tactic as talking about potential terror attacks

By: Roger

Roger — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:24:09 +0000

It’s an interesting correlation. The greatest challenge with the preparedness awareness issue is the ability to make it a part of daily life while not fear mongering or being labeled “paranoid.”

The global warming issue is very accessible to a broad population, including kids, because it fosters the idea that tiny changes can help better the environment (recycling cans, taking public transport, lowering your carbon footprint, etc.) without having to focus on the worst case scenario of a catastrophic natural disaster caused by the warming of the planet.

I wonder if there is an equivalent message that can be delivered about emergency preparedness?

By: Jon At Work

Jon At Work — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:20:02 +0000

I’m just going to ignore this entry and continue reading the rest of your fine blog.

Please in the future, be careful to fall for the current administration’s blaming the kids and media for their current problems.