I’m not sure how you would even define that well enough to measure it. How do you define “access to reliable information”? Does a large, confusing web site with lots of reliable information constitute “access to reliable information”?
What I do know is that the vast majority of “renewable energy” articles are worse than worthless, because they give the average reader the illusion of understanding, while systematically distorting the facts. Case in point: every wind farm announcement I’ve ever seen has conflated the maximum power output with the average power output. This is off by a factor of 2.5--5, which is similar to saying that I’m 15--30 feet tall. (That’s 4.5--9 meters.)
Simply pointing this out to people can help a lot, if my experience is anything to go by. This is anecdotal evidence, I know, but it should work and it looks like it does work.
Does anyone know of studies which measure how much of an effect access to reliable information has on decision making?
I’m not sure how you would even define that well enough to measure it. How do you define “access to reliable information”? Does a large, confusing web site with lots of reliable information constitute “access to reliable information”?
What I do know is that the vast majority of “renewable energy” articles are worse than worthless, because they give the average reader the illusion of understanding, while systematically distorting the facts. Case in point: every wind farm announcement I’ve ever seen has conflated the maximum power output with the average power output. This is off by a factor of 2.5--5, which is similar to saying that I’m 15--30 feet tall. (That’s 4.5--9 meters.)
Simply pointing this out to people can help a lot, if my experience is anything to go by. This is anecdotal evidence, I know, but it should work and it looks like it does work.