Energy Issues: How the Public Understands and Acts

… The U.S. public accepts some responsibility for the country’s energy problems, but most place responsibility with the energy industry and want the government involved in finding a solution. [cont. – PDF] Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Read more »

Gas prices dropping. Will consumer spending rise?

Americans are noticing slumping gas prices, according to a new poll from the Washington Post and the Pew Research Center. But a key question lingers for the country’s economy still stuck in limbo: Will gas money saved yield a fresh round of consumer spending? [cont.] Scott Clement, Washington Post Read more »

Public Wary of Sequestration, Not Clean Energy

A large majority of Americans support a pair of congressional efforts to create an economy based on cleaner-energy sources, according to the latest United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll. … Amy Harder, National Journal Read more »