Dr Michelle Wong - Lab Muffin Beauty Science @labmuffin.com · Jan 24 Have you considered taking your guide down? It was cited in the @nationalacademies.org sunscreen study as an example of inaccurate info that confuses consumers. nap.nationalacademies.org/read/26381/c...
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This paper appears to suggest the public confused the reef impacts with health impacts. It does not question the veracity of the reef impact science. The larger issue here is why are people fixated on minor impacts (chemicals) vs major impacts (climate change).
There's evidence that encouraging misplaced conservation efforts can work against support for more impactful policies, precisely because "people like simple things they can do", it means they don't have to do anything more. www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/...