Seeking Research on Public Understanding of Electrical Energy

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Mark Mccaffrey Boulder Jul 14, 2008 13:23 pm
All: Our local energy provider, Xcel Energy, has chosen Boulder, Colorado to be the first Smart Grid City in the universe... or at least as far as we know. Boulder is an earl…

Don't Miss the Article on Social Norms

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Kate Melby Petoskey Jul 10, 2008 15:29 pm
Wow! The article on Social Norms (being aware of the power to them and harnessing it to address climate change) in the International Journal of Sustainability Communications is a …

Promoting Energy Conservation through Better Customer Feedback

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John Gear Salem Jul 9, 2008 16:58 pm
In my opinion, better feedback is the critical element for reducing energy consumption. We still live in a world where the dominant utility paradigm was to hide the meters in the …

Special Issue on Climate Change Communication

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Ed Maibach Fairfax Jul 8, 2008 12:30 pm
Greetings, The editors of the International Journal of Sustainability Communication and I are pleased to announce that a special issue of the journal devoted to climate change…

Low Carbon Diet Program: Feedback Mechanisms?

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Peter And Trudy Johnson-Lenz Portland Jul 5, 2008 3:35 am
What kinds of feedback mechanisms work best for a community-wide carbon reduction campaign for (1) the households involved, and (2) the community as a whole? Some of the carbon c…

Reporting Systems for Behavior Change

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Lisa Baynes Ayr/Home Hill Jul 1, 2008 7:46 am
Hello everyone, I work in the sugar industry in Qld and we are currently in a stage of getting funding from Govt to implement water quality improvement entering the Great Barr…

Community Engagement with Climate Change

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Catherine Sims Jun 30, 2008 12:37 pm
Hello I work for an organisation called CRed Suffolk. I am looking at ways to engage community groups in carbon reduction schemes. I am keen to engage in different ways: so far…

Great Turtle Race Daily Update!

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Terre Dunivant San Luis Obispo Jun 6, 2008 14:07 pm
Dear Colleagues, Like most of you, I get emails all day asking me to do something for polar bears, wolves, whales, habitat threats... Mostly I click the link and sign the lett…

"Stick" Works Better than "Carrot"

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Steve Raney Palo Alto Jun 5, 2008 15:19 pm
Is there a study (or a strong argument) showing that "sticks" are more effective at changing behavior than "carrots?" This study could be for any sort of behavior change, not just…

Buy Local Campaigns

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Nancy Adams Le Roy May 31, 2008 10:23 am
My nearest small town of 900 is undertaking a "Buy Local" Campaign. I found some good things on the internet about how to undertake such a campaign, but they didn't include fsm ty…
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