A groundbreaking study released today finds evidence that Latinos’ stated concerns for the environment and protection of America’s public lands is demonstrated at the voting booth – and impacts policy. The new research brief, released by leading pollster Latino Decisions and the nonprofit Hispanic Access Foundation, analyzed the results of […] Read more »
Americans Think Climate Change is a Serious Threat—For Other People
Americans think climate change will be a serious problem—just not for them. Findings from our climate change survey reveal that Americans predict others will feel the impacts of global warming much more than they themselves will. CONT. Rachel Lienesch, Public Religion Research Institute Read more »
Republicans Three Times as Likely to Repudiate Climate Change as Democrats
Climate change and global warming remain hotly debated topics in the headlines, not only among the country’s lawmakers, but also within religious communities. Conflicting perceptions of the reality of these issues are part of the reason they are so contested. To see how the general public feels on the matter, […] Read more »
Issue-Specific Activism on Climate Issues on Facebook
… Pew has fond that more people engage with issue groups online than political officials, and there are several examples of social media campaigns – the Red Equal Sign campaign and the ALS Ice Bucket challenge most notably – where issue-based activism has occurred. Working with colleagues Ashley Anderson, John […] Read more »
Germany and the United States: Reliable Allies
Seven decades after the end of World War II and a quarter-century after the end of the Cold War, roughly seven-in-ten Americans see Germany as a reliable ally, and about six-in-ten Germans trust the United States, according to a Pew Research Center survey. A majority of Germans believe it is […] Read more »
Americans’ Views of Government Handling of Healthcare Up Sharply
Nearly two years after the debut of the Affordable Care Act, or “Obamacare,” Americans are more positive about the work the federal government is doing in healthcare. Forty-three percent say they are satisfied with the government’s work in this arena, up 14 percentage points from 2013. Still, 56% say they […] Read more »