William S Mar 30, 2013 10:53
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Interesting idea. I think that thinking deeply about how to go after the sort of people who don't already support action on climate change is something that sorely needs to be done.
I'm not sure if you could get every group working on climate change to change their messaging though, and there are probably groups that won't want to change their message to appeal to a conservative audience (and IMHO, not every group should have the same message). However, maybe there are other ways to approach this? For example, maybe you could identify existing organizations that try to present climate change messages to a non-traditional audience, and try to get people to direct funding to them, rather than mainstream organizations that are "preaching to the choir" so to speak).
I think you might be able to enhance your proposal by looking at examples of existing initiatives for nontraditional audiences, and look at how they work. One example, off the top of my head is the Evangelical Climate Initiative statement http://christiansandclimate.org/statement/)
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William S May 10, 2013 07:23
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And, of course, look for win-wins with groups if you want to persuade them (collaborate, rather than co-opt).
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