A broad majority of Americans (69%) favor the United States taking steps to become carbon neutral by 2050, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in January. But while some advocates suggest that nuclear power – a source that emits no carbon – should have a more prominent role in the nation’s energy makeup, the public continues to express mixed views about it as an energy source. …
Americans are far more likely to say the federal government should encourage the production of wind and solar power (72%) and the use of electric vehicles (51%) than to say the same about nuclear power. CONTINUED
Rebecca Ann Leppert, Pew Research Center
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