The Sound Green

While reading "Global Warming in the Public Sphere" by Corfee-Morlot, I thought there was a very interesting point brought up in the media section of the essay. The media not only helps the understanding of environmental issues by making scientific analysis assessable to the public, but can also direct public attention to certain concerns by putting an important environmental issue on the front page for everyone to see. It is clear that global warming and climate change has made it to the mainstream media, which has helped spread concern to a wider audience. It is especially true through mediums like television and film, as an example the reading gives of the movie “The Day After Tomorrow” from 2004. Though the movie is clearly just another big budget Hollywood trauma film, it was extremely successful in box offices and opened people’s eyes to climate change and some possible disastrous results it might cause. Though of course some of these disasters that movies show are a little far fetched, I think it’s fantastic that more and more people are starting to learn about possible environmental issues in the future, and it seems like those who maybe wouldn't have before are starting to engage and do what they can to help.