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SUMMARY:Internet Blogs and Online Sources use Polar Bears and their Habitat
  as Keystone Dominoes for Denying Climate Change
LOCATION:Biology Auditorium 136
TZID:America/Denver
DTSTART:20178201T000000
UID:2026-05-13-07-18-02@natsci.colostate.edu
DTSTAMP:20260513T071802
Description:Increasing surface temperatures\, arctic sea ice loss\, and 
 other evidence of anthropogenic global warming (AGW) are acknowledged by e
 very major scientific organization on Earth. However\, there is a wide g
 ap between the scientific consensus and public opinion. Internet blogs an
 d online sources have strongly contributed to this consensus gap by fomen
 ting misunderstandings of AGW causes and consequences. Polar bears (Ursu
 s maritimus) have become a “poster species” for AGW\, making them a
  target of those denying AGW evidence. Here I show that blogs denying or
  downplaying AGW disregard the overwhelming scientific evidence of arctic 
 sea ice loss and polar bear vulnerability.By denying impacts of AGW on p
 olar bears\, bloggers aim to cast doubt on other established ecological co
 nsequences of AGW\, aggravating the consensus gap. 4:00 pm
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