Recent Findings

National Poll: Public Opinion on Smog Delay and Clean Air Act Assaults

Polling Data

October 13, 2011

National poll, conducted by Public Policy Polling for the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the League of Women Voters (LWV), and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) found disapproval of President Obama’s decision to block stronger smog protections among Americans, including Latino and suburban women. Responses also indicate that a majority of Americans support reducing toxic air pollution from industrial sources.

Poll: Small Business Outlook Survey

Polling Data

October 12, 2011

U.S. Chamber poll showing that Regulation is not a top concern for small business owners. Survey finds that the majority of small businesses’ top concern is the general economic climate over recent legislation and over-regulation. The survey also found strong support for greenhouse gas regulations among small businesses.

National Poll: Voter Support for EPA Safeguards

Polling Data

October 12, 2011

Nationwide poll, conducted by Hart Research Associates and GS Strategy Group and released by Ceres which finds that voters “overwhelmingly support” the EPA’s new rules that would limit dangerous air pollution from coal-fired power plants and “strongly disagree” with Congressional attempts to prevent the regulations from going into effect.

Poll: Support of EPA and Candidate Electability

Polling Data

September 30, 2011

Bloomberg National Poll examining voter sentiment on a variety of national issues and GOP candidate positions, including the matter of climate change and the existence of the EPA.

Poll: Politics & Global Warming: Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and the Tea Party

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September 05, 2011

The Yale Project on Climate Change Communications and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communications released this report detailing the results from their most recent national survey of the American public. The results indicated that 78% of Democrats, 71% of Independents, and 53% of Republicans believe that global warming is happening, compared with only 34% of Tea Party members. 53% of Tea Party members, in fact, responded that they believe global warming is not happening.

Survey: 2011 Global Online Environment and Sustainability Survey

Polling Data

August 28, 2011

Nielsen's annual survey compiled Internet responses of more than 25,000 people in 51 countries. The updated findings, when compared to the results from 2007 and 2009, found that while 69 percent of respondents say they are concerned about climate change, up from 66 percent in 2009, concern for other environmental issues is of higher and increasing priority. The area of concern growing the fastest among 73 percent of global online consumers is on the “use of pesticides, packaging waste and water shortages, with reported concern increasing 16, 14, and 13 percentage points, respectively.”

Poll: Coloradans Blame Oil Companies for High Gas Prices

Polling Data

August 23, 2011

An August 2011 poll conducted by Keating research and commissioned by the Checks and Balances Project found a large majority of Colorado residents in favor of a reduction in oil price speculation and market manipulation to lower gas prices. Based on 603 interviews with Colorado voters, the survey found seven out of ten respondents “favor diversification of the sources of energy by creating a national renewable electricity standard that requires 20 percent of electricity” to come from renewable sources.

Poll: NY State Voters Back Fracking Despite Concerns

Polling Data

August 11, 2011

The results of a poll by Quinnipiac University indicate that, by a 47 – 42 percent margin, New York voters support the economic benefits of drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale more than they fear the possible environmental impacts of the fracking. The independent poll also found that respondents believe 75 – 17 percent that “natural gas drilling will create jobs…with strong support among all groups and in all regions of the state.”

Energy Findings in the Latest Next Economy Poll

Polling Data

June 16, 2011

Renewable Energy Paves Pathway for Green Economy: On June 16, 2011 the Next Economy Partnership Project recently completed a national survey “Energy Findings in the Latest Next Economy Poll” of 2012 likely voters, building on focus group research conducted over the preceding six months, focused on the economic challenges facing the country. The organizations hoped to gain a better understanding of how Americans view today’s economy and how they believe our country can best address the rapidly changing global economy it faces. The survey was divided into the following section: current views of economy reveal deep discontent and uncertainty, understanding how voters measure economic success, the power of bottom-up growth and success stories, focus on oil companies a double-edged sword, energy solutions among most popular economic policies, and further energy solutions on the horizon. Voters still strongly support new energy solutions — which they see as key to creating jobs and restoring America’s economy.

Voters Strongly Support EPA Action on Smog

Polling Data

June 16, 2011

A new bipartisan national survey of 2400 likely 2012 voters, which includes oversamples of four regions where potential impact is significant, finds that an overwhelming bipartisan majority of American voters supports the efforts of the EPA to strengthen rules on smog-causing pollution.

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