2014 年4月22日是第45届 世界地球日(World Earth Day) ,活动旨在唤起人类爱护地球、保护家园的意识,促 进资源开发与环境保护的协调发展,进而改善地球的整体环境。 Wiley 积极响应世界地球日的号召,出版了一期特刊,其中收录了4篇相关的研究论文和综述,以帮助我们界定作为“地球管家”的职责和任务。这些文献探讨了人们在产生影响环境的意图或者做出相关行为时心理变化的过程,包括信仰、动机以及自适应进化偏见等心理变化。这本特刊收录在 期刊 Social Problems中,该刊是社会问题研究协会( The Society for the Study of Social Problems ,简称SSSP)的官方期刊,期刊影响因子高达1.857。 点击免 费阅读特刊 Country Contexts and Individuals’ Climate Change MitigatingBehaviors: A Comparison of U.S. Versus German Individuals’ Efforts to ReduceEnergy Use Journal of Social Issues The Emergency of Climate Change: Why Are We Failingto Take Action? Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy Hope for the Future in Mitigating Climate Change? OnStatistically Modeling Self-Sacrifice in the Face of Global Warming Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy Naturally Green: Harnessing Stone Age PsychologicalBiases to Foster Environmental Behavior Social Issues and Policy Review
珍惜地球资源,转变发展方式,倡导低碳生活。 (动画来源于YOUTUBE) 动画内容解释: 1970: 2千万群众集会纪念第一个地球日。数月后,美国环境保护署(EPA)第一次公开表示支持。 1971: 美国最大的铁路公司成立,即使如此,当时每加仑汽油仅是33美分。(译者注:现在每加仑汽油在芝加哥平均3.3美元,大概增加10倍) 1972: 美国 EPA禁止使用滴滴涕( DDT)。 1973: 中东石油禁运引发石油危机。 1974: 尽管受到游说集团阻挠,国会通过饮用水安全条例。 1975: 国会发布法律限定汽车尾气排放量。 1976: EPA 开始禁止使用可引起癌症和其他健康问题的多氯联苯(PCBs)。 1977: The U.S. adds the first plants to its endangered species list despite their disturbing lack of cuteness. 1978: Congress bans CFCs in aerosol sprays after scientists realize CFCs can deplete the Earth's ozone layer . 1979: A partial meltdown at Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island nuclear plant ruins an otherwise good day. 1980: Congress creates the Superfund program to clean up toxic waste sites . Those expecting super fun sites are quickly disappointed. 1981: Acid rain intensifies over the Northeastern United States and Canada. 1982: Dioxin contamination forces the U.S. government to buy homes in Times Beach, Missouri not the last time it would have to buy up toxic assets. 1983: A long failure to clean up the Chesapeake Bay begins. 1984: 8.6 million acres of protected wilderness are established in 21 states. Somewhere in the distance, a coyote howls. 1985: Scientists discover a giant hole in Earth's ozone layer. During the next year's NBA All-Star Game , Spud Webb dunks through it. 1986: Congress declares the public has a right to know when toxic chemicals are released into the air, land, or water. The public breathes a sigh of relief and a little sulfur dioxide . 1987: Medical waste washes ashore in New York and New Jersey, forcing beaches to close. Efforts to rebrand the area don't work out. 1988: Congress bans ocean dumping of sewage sludge and industrial waste , ending a cherished American tradition. 1989: The Exxon Valdez spills 11 million gallons of crude oil into Alaska 's Prince William Sound , one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history. 1990: The EPA's Toxic Release Inventory tells the public which pollutants are being released into their communities. 1991: The U.S. government begins using products made from recycled content. 1992: The U.S. Energy Department and the EPA launch the Energy Star program to label energy-efficient products. 1993: A cryptosporidium outbreak in Milwaukee sickens 400,000 people and kills more than 100, raising awareness of microbes in water supplies . 1994: The first genetically modified tomatoes hit the U.S. market. 1995: Wolves are reintroduced into Yellowstone and central Idaho. The initial awkwardness quickly fades. 1996: Public drinking-water suppliers are required to inform customers about chemicals and microbes in their water. 1997: The U.S. joins other countries in Kyoto, Japan, to negotiate a global climate-change treaty it winds up rejecting. 1998: Earth has its warmest year since record-keeping began in 1880. 1999: The EPA announces new rules to improve air quality in national parks and wilderness areas. Somewhere in the distance, a coyote coughs. 2000: High temperatures and low rainfall spark the worst U.S. wildfire season in 50 years. 2001: The U.S. formally rejects the Kyoto treaty. The treaty suffers brief self-esteem issues before hooking up with Europe on the rebound. 2002: The U.S. suffers its second-worst wildfire season in 50 years. 2003: The EPA retrofits 40,000 school buses nationwide to cut back their tailpipe emissions. 2004: The EPA requires cleaner fuels and engines for farm and construction equipment. 2005: The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season produces a record number of tropical cyclones , including Hurricane Katrina , which devastates the Gulf Coast . 2006: An Inconvenient Truthis released, winning Al Gore an Oscar, a Nobel Prize , and a lifetime of being criticized every time it snows. 2007: The bald eagle is removed from the endangered species list . 2008: The EPA releases a list of eco-fugitives. Captain Planet comes out of retirement. 2009: The EPA issues a proposed finding that greenhouse gases may endanger public health or welfare. Congress issues a proposed finding that the EPA is a jerk. 2010: People around the world celebrate the 40th Earth Day, once again dedicating a full day to the planet's health. The Earth is touched, even though it creates days in the first place by rotating, which means Earth Day is a regift. But it's the thought that counts. Russell McLendon at the Mother Nature Network