An oil-soaked pelican takes flight on an island in Barataria Bay just inside the the coast of Louisiana, Sunday, May 23, 2010. The island, which is home to hundreds of brown pelican nests as well at terns, gulls and roseate spoonbills, is impacted by oil from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. (Gerald Herbert/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Will the oil spill change your behavior?
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Recent polls have indicated a drop in support for offshore drilling and an increased pro-environment stance among the American public. But will the oil spill really get Americans to reconsider their use of fossil fuels and change their behavior?
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Joseph Romm: Senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and editor of the Climate Progress blog. He is the author of "Hell and High Water."
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Art Markman: Professor of psychology and marketing at the University of Texas and executive editor of the journal Cognitive Science.
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