… We live in an age when all manner of scientific knowledge—from the safety of fluoride and vaccines to the reality of climate change—faces organized and often furious opposition. Empowered by their own sources of information and their own interpretations of research, doubters have declared war on the consensus of […] Read more »
Most Americans Support Government Action on Climate Change, Poll Finds
An overwhelming majority of the American public, including nearly half of Republicans, support government action to curb global warming, according to a poll conducted by The New York Times, Stanford University and the nonpartisan environmental research group Resources for the Future. In a finding that could have implications for the […] Read more »
Public and Scientists’ Views on Science and Society
… New Pew Research Center surveys of citizens and a representative sample of scientists connected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) show powerful crosscurrents that both recognize the achievements of scientists and expose stark fissures between scientists and citizens on a range of science, engineering and […] Read more »
U-M survey reveals how personal concerns, income shape consumer attitudes about energy
Americans are just as concerned about energy’s impact on the environment as they are about its affordability, according to first-year results of the University of Michigan Energy Survey. Consumers also express much greater sensitivity to higher gasoline prices than they do to higher home energy bills. CONT. University of Michigan Read more »
Partisan Bases Are Not Always Where Their Elected Leaders Want Them To Be
Two policy questions roiling Washington show that partisan bases are not always as united as their elected party leaders in D.C. would like them to be. Crosstabs from two questions on the latest NBC/WSJ survey underscore that. In both cases, Republicans and Democrats do not agree with each other, but […] Read more »
Partisanship Has Swallowed Up The Debate Over Climate Change
… While a clear majority of Americans believe global warming is happening, a slimmer majority agree with the scientific consensus that humans are responsible. Democrats are more likely than Republicans to support that view. … This week’s posturing hints that Democrats plan to exploit the climate change issue in the […] Read more »