I didn't know there was a reporter in the audience. But the Salt Lake Tribune has a full length write-up of the talk I gave at the University of Utah law school on Monday. It nicely quotes the central punch-line of my (new) presentation, which obviously differs in tone from the talks I gave before the Democrats retook Congress in November 2006:
"Now is the time to talk about solutions," Mooney said.
You can read the rest of the article here.
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In light of your and Matt's recently article on framing and subsequent discussion, we should note how that journalist finished the article:
'Tom Oesleby, a professional geologist who attended the talk, said he agreed with most of Mooney's points, saying scientists need to learn to communicate better.
'"Information needs to be more digestible to the public," Oesleby said.'