Three-quarters of Alaskans are sold on the existence and seriousness of global warming, but far fewer are convinced that it’s caused by human activity, according to a poll commissioned by Alaska Dispatch News. CONT. Erica Martinson, Alaska Dispatch News Read more »
Climate confusion among U.S. teachers
Although more than 95% of active climate scientists attribute recent global warming to human causes and most of the general public accepts that climate change is occurring, only about half of U.S. adults believe that human activity is the predominant cause, which is the lowest among 20 nations polled in […] Read more »
Americans Cite Cyberterrorism Among Top Three Threats to U.S.
As President Barack Obama rolls out a proposal to increase U.S. cybersecurity funding, Americans view cyberterrorism as a leading threat to U.S. vital interests in the next 10 years. U.S. adults rank cyberterrorism (73%) along with international terrorism (79%) and development of nuclear weapons by Iran (75%) as the highest […] Read more »
The 2016 State of the Union: Considering the Public’s Opinion
President Barack Obama delivered his final State of the Union address this week, providing an opportunity to analyze existing public opinion about some of the proposals and assertions he made in his speech. In many cases, the president accurately assesses the state of public opinion or offers proposals that the […] Read more »
Separating Rhetoric from Reality When it Comes to Mountain West Voters’ Support for National Public Lands
Against an uptick in anti-public lands rhetoric from militant extremists, a new Colorado College State of the Rockies Project Conservation in the West Poll released today revealed strong public support for efforts to protect and maintain national public lands. The poll surveyed the views of voters in seven Mountain West […] Read more »
AP-Times Square Alliance online poll: Mass shootings weighed on Americans in 2015
… Americans say the most important events of 2015 were a string of mass shootings, including the attacks in San Bernardino, California, and Paris, plus Islamic State group atrocities. … Americans also are much less likely than they were a year ago to believe that the current year was better […] Read more »