Climate change has emerged as a major issue for voters this year, both nationally and in crucial battleground states like Arizona and Florida, new polls from The New York Times and Siena College suggest. … In a handful of key swing states, The New York Times and Siena College asked […] Read more »
Voters Support Transition to 100% Clean Economy
A new poll released today finds that voters strongly support transitioning the U.S. to clean sources of energy, and believe moving away from natural gas will benefit Americans and their communities. The poll from Climate Nexus, the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, and the George Mason University Center for […] Read more »
Farming Rises, Sports Tumbles in Industry Ratings
For the first time in Gallup’s 20 years of tracking Americans’ views of various business and industry sectors, farming and agriculture is the clear leader. The former top-ranking industries — restaurants and computers — remain in the top four, with the grocery industry rounding out the group. Meanwhile, the pharmaceutical […] Read more »
Californians and the Environment
Key findings from the current survey:• Most Californians support policies to address climate change, including laws to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.• Two-thirds say air pollution is a serious threat, with Latinos and African Americans most likely to say it is a health concern.• Majorities oppose offshore drilling and favor protecting […] Read more »
Two-Thirds of Americans Think Government Should Do More on Climate
A majority of Americans continue to say they see the effects of climate change in their own communities and believe that the federal government falls short in its efforts to reduce the impacts of climate change. At a time when partisanship colors most views of policy, broad majorities of the […] Read more »
Why Joe Biden Should Look to His Left
Joe Biden is the Democratic presidential nominee, and though the primary was, by historical standards, quite tepid, there is still a lot of work to be done on unifying the party. Many young Democrats are rightfully skeptical of Mr. Biden and his record on many issues that matter to them. […] Read more »