Comments on: Alarm Is Just One Ingredient in the Recipe for Action http://waterwordsthatwork.com/2007/09/06/environmental-communication-thoughts/ Make a splash with your communications! Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:11:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Water Words That Work » Agreement comes from the head — but action comes from the heart http://waterwordsthatwork.com/2007/09/06/environmental-communication-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-1538 Water Words That Work » Agreement comes from the head — but action comes from the heart Thu, 13 Sep 2007 07:27:11 +0000 http://waterwordsthatwork.com/2007/09/06/alarm-is-just-one-ingredient-in-the-recipe-for-action/#comment-1538 [...] week, I took a fellow eco-blogger to task for falling into the self-indulgent habit of trying to shock people into action with bad news [...] [...] week, I took a fellow eco-blogger to task for falling into the self-indulgent habit of trying to shock people into action with bad news [...]

]]> By: Mark (blogfish) Powell http://waterwordsthatwork.com/2007/09/06/environmental-communication-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-1531 Mark (blogfish) Powell Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:51:34 +0000 http://waterwordsthatwork.com/2007/09/06/alarm-is-just-one-ingredient-in-the-recipe-for-action/#comment-1531 Eric, I think you're right, outrage alone isn't enough. Thanks for tackling this issue, love your stuff. Mark Eric,

I think you’re right, outrage alone isn’t enough. Thanks for tackling this issue, love your stuff.

Mark

]]> By: Kelly Stettner http://waterwordsthatwork.com/2007/09/06/environmental-communication-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-1478 Kelly Stettner Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:07:40 +0000 http://waterwordsthatwork.com/2007/09/06/alarm-is-just-one-ingredient-in-the-recipe-for-action/#comment-1478 From my own point of view and experience, "alarm" and "outrage" have been grossly over-used in recent years, especially when it comes to the environment. Yes, there are some situations in which a person *should* react with both alarm and outrage, such as direct pipelines of raw sewage into a watershed. I think the stress should be on information and education, with a strong emphasis on doing something rational and effective with long-term positive effects. From my own point of view and experience, “alarm” and “outrage” have been grossly over-used in recent years, especially when it comes to the environment. Yes, there are some situations in which a person *should* react with both alarm and outrage, such as direct pipelines of raw sewage into a watershed. I think the stress should be on information and education, with a strong emphasis on doing something rational and effective with long-term positive effects.

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