Sometimes things can seem contradictory but are not necessarily so. A variety of polls released this week on the 2020 presidential race painted very different pictures of President Trump’s odds for reelection, depending on how narrowly they zoomed in on the electorate. CONT. Charlie Cook Read more »
Americans would rather reduce oil and gas exploration than ‘drill, baby, drill’
A large majority of Americans say drilling for oil and natural gas off the coasts and on public lands should decrease or remain at current levels, a viewpoint at odds with the expansion promoted by President Trump as part of his “energy dominance” agenda. In a nationwide public opinion poll […] Read more »
AP-NORC poll: Energy-saving habits vary in popularity
Turn off the lights when they aren’t needed? Check. Lower the thermostat a few degrees in winter? Maybe. Go full-time vegetarian? Probably not. Americans are willing to go only so far in engaging in habits that conserve energy and reduce emissions that are warming the planet, according to a new […] Read more »
The Environment, Climate Change in the News
We don’t have to look far these days for news about the environment. We have seen a highly publicized address to a U.N. climate change meeting by a 16-year-old activist from Sweden; climate change strikes around the world; a strongly contentious clash between the state of California and the federal […] Read more »
Voters go ‘center-left’ on issues, but not on candidates
When it comes to issues and issue agendas, there is good news and bad news for Democrats in 2020 in the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. On the good news side of the ledger, there some key issues where voters seem supportive of left-leaning ideas and approaches. The bad […] Read more »
Expectations for Climate Change Action
Most Americans believe climate change is happening and that human activity is at least partly to blame. And 66% think their own behavior can have an effect on climate change. But when it comes to global actions, Americans are less optimistic. While 72% are at least moderately confident that the […] Read more »