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Tracking Public Attitudes About Climate Change -- Latest Polls
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Tracking Public Attitudes About Climate Change -- Latest Polls
Public opinion in the United States about the need to act on climate change has been consistently strong for years. A large majority of Americans have told pollsters from across the political spectrum that they understand the urgency for climate action, the benefits of acting on the environment and the economy, and the need to pass strong federal legislation to limit carbon emissions. The US Climate Action Network archives those polls and regularly updates this list. Check back frequently.
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Field Poll on prop 23 which suspends AB32
Polling Data
July 09, 2010
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The Field Poll also tested voter sentiment toward Prop. 23, the initiative to suspend the state’s greenhouse gas reduction law, AB32. The survey finds a plurality of voters (48% to 36%) are initially lining up against it.
Among the 39% of voters who had some awareness of Prop. 23 prior to being surveyed, opinions are about evenly divided (44% Yes vs. 45% No).
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Poll reveals deep concerns about energy and economy
Polling Data
June 21, 2010
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A new CBS News/ New York Times poll reveals reaction on energy and economy in relation to the gulf oil spill tragedy.
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CNN One-Day Poll On Obama's Handling Of Gulf Spill
Polling Data
June 16, 2010
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One day poll on June 16; surveyed 534 adults; margin of error +/- 4.2%. Subsample of 222 adults who watched or listened to Obama's 6/15 speech (release, 6/17).
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Small Businesses Applaud Obama’s Commitment to Clean Energy
Polling Data
June 15, 2010
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Small Businesses Applaud Obama’s Commitment to Clean Energy
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Congressional Connection Poll
Polling Data
June 14, 2010
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The latest Pew Research/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll, sponsored by SHRM, which was conducted June 10-13 among 1,010 adults, finds that nearly two-thirds (66%) of Americans favor offshore drilling for oil and gas: 35% support continuing existing drilling but banning new drilling, while 31% favor expanding offshore drilling. Just 22% would ban offshore drilling entirely.
As in previous Pew Research Center surveys, Americans do not view energy policy as a choice between expanded production and conservation, or between traditional and alternative energy sources.
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Cardiff University poll: UK grows more skeptical on climate change
Polling Data
June 10, 2010
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The report showed 78 percent of the 1,822 people surveyed thought the world's climate was changing
compared to 91 percent in 2005, while 40 percent of people thought the seriousness of climate change was
exaggerated. And less than a third believed climate change was purely a result of human activity.
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Support plunges for offshore drilling; regulators blamed for Gulf spill
Polling Data
June 10, 2010
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Just a quarter of Americans back expanding offshore drilling in the wake of the BP oil spill, and most fault federal regulators for the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. The Post-ABC poll was conducted June 3 to 6, among a random national sample of 1,004 adults. The results from the full poll have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points.
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Broad Public Backing for Greenhouse Gas Regulation
Polling Data
June 10, 2010
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A new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds broad public support for federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to reduce global warming. This ABC News/Washington Post poll was conducted by telephone June 3-6, 2010, among a
random national sample of 1,004 adults, including landline and cell-phone-only
respondents. Results for the full sample have a 3.5-point error margin. Sampling, data
collection and tabulation by TNS of Horsham, PA.
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Support plunges for offshore drilling; regulators blamed for Gulf spill
Polling Data
June 10, 2010
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Just a quarter of Americans back expanding offshore drilling in the wake of the BP oil spill, and most fault federal regulators for the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. The Post-ABC poll was conducted June 3 to 6, among a random national sample of 1,004 adults. The results from the full poll have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points.
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Small Business Majority Support Climate Legislation
Polling Data
June 09, 2010
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Small Business Majority, American Businesses for Clean Energy and We Can Lead
commissioned a national survey of 800 small business owners across the country to learn their attitudes toward energy conservation practices and clean energy policies. The results of the poll show that among small businesses there is strong support for clean energy and climate legislation; small businesses believe that clean energy policies will help the U.S. economy; and support for clean energy policies is even higher among Latino- and black-owned businesses.
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