[MCN] 2/3 of Americans: Policy needs best available science

[Lance Olsen]

Public Release: 2-Jan-2018
Americans' attitudes about science in 2017: High confidence, low visibility
RESEARCH!AMERICA
Scientists and the nation's scientific enterprise remain largely invisible to the public, according to national public opinion surveys commissioned by Research!America in 2017. Yet public perception of science is positive with a majority (67%) in agreement that public policies should be based on the best available science.

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“Although we are only at an early stage in the projected trends of global warming, 
ecological responses to recent climate change are already clearly visible.”

Walther et al. Ecological responses to recent climate change. 
Nature, March 28, 2002

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"A surprising result is the high proportion of species responding to recent, relatively 
mild climate change (global average warming of 0.6 C)."

Camille Parmesan. Ecological and Evolutionary Responses to Recent Climate Change.
Annual Review of Ecology Evolution & Systematics  2006

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