Recent Findings

Americans’ Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes in March 2012

In this election year, we find that approximately half of Americans (47%) trust President Obama as a source of information about global warming. By contrast, only 21 percent of Americans trust Mitt Romney on this issue.

Opinion Poll: Colorado Small Business Owners Believe Protecting Public Lands is Good for Business and Support ‘All-of-the-Above’ Energy Policy

Small business owners in Colorado believe protecting their region’s natural assets is one way we can enhance the financial success of small businesses and local economies. Furthermore, a sizable majority of them find the president’s ‘all-of-theabove’ energy development strategy appealing but would be even more supportive if it ensures protection of those public lands.

Public Support for Climate & Energy Policies in March 2012

Overall, majorities of Americans say that global warming and clean energy should be among the nation's priorities, want more action by elected officials, corporations and citizens themselves, and support a variety of climate change and energy policies, including holding fossil fuel companies responsible for all the "hidden costs" of their products.

Public Support for Climate & Energy Policies in March 2012

Results from a national survey show strong support — 79 percent — for more research into renewable energy sources. Even if it cost the average household $100 extra a year, 63 percent of respondents said they support requiring utilities to produce at least 20 percent of their electricity from wind, solar or other renewable energy sources.

Opinion Poll: Small Business Owners Support Government Investments in Renewable Energy and EPA Clean Air Standards

Scientific opinion polling from Small Business Majority in six states— Colorado, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia—shows that America’s entrepreneurs want pragmatic, innovative policies that help guide them into a competitive, modern clean energy economy. Finding include: 71% of respondents believe it’s important government continues to invest in clean energy, and 76% of respondents are in favor of the EPA determining federal limits on power plants’ emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide.

Small Business Owners Support Government Investments in Renewable Energy and EPA Clean Air Standards

Small business owners across the country are working to rebuild our economy. These entrepreneurs, the engine of job creation, are doing everything they can to hire, grow and move their businesses forward. As part of these efforts, scientific opinion polling in six states— Colorado, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia—shows that America’s entrepreneurs want pragmatic, innovative policies that help guide them into a competitive, modern clean energy economy.

Extreme Weather, Climate & Preparedness

This survey finds that a large majority of Americans say they personally experienced an extreme weather event or natural disaster in the past year. A majority of Americans also say the weather in the United States is getting worse and many report that extreme weather in their own local area has become more frequent and damaging, and large majorities believe that global warming made a number of recent extreme weather events worse.

Poll: In U.S., Global Warming Views Steady Despite Warm Winter

PRINCETON, NJ -- Gallup reports that about half of Americans, 52%, say the effects of global warming have already begun to happen, consistent with views since 2009.

Global Warming’s Six Americas Screener Manual

This manual was developed to assist interested parties in using the Global Warming's Six Americas audience segmentation typology.

Americans’ Actions to Conserve Energy, Reduce Waste, and Limit Global Warming in November 2011

This study was conducted by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication to assess American's actions to conserve energy, reduce waste, and limit global warming.

Americans’ Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes in November 2011

This study was conducted by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication to assess Americans' global warming beliefs and attitudes.

Public Support for Climate & Energy Policies in November 2011

This study was conducted by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication to assess public support for climate and energy policies.

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

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

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

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

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.

Peak Oil, Public Health and Climate Change

This report details how Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and members of the Tea Party respond to the issue of global warming. The Tea Party has become an important new player in American politics, so this report for the first time separates their views on global warming from the traditional political categories of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents.

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

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

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

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

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.”

Global Warming’s Six Americas in May 2011

This report extends and updates an ongoing program of research analyzing Americans' interpretations of and responses to climate change. The research segments the American public into six audiences that range along a spectrum of concern and issue engagement. The Six Americas are not very different demographically, but are dramatically different in their beliefs and actions, as well as their basic values and political orientations.

Americans’ Actions to Conserve Energy, Reduce Waste, and Limit Global Warming in May 2011

This study was conducted by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication.

Energy Findings in the Latest Next Economy Poll

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

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.