… The new data confirm the key findings from the initial survey, including consumers’ relatively high degree of concern about the impact of energy on the environment and the greater concern they express about increases in gasoline prices than about increases in home energy bills. CONT. University of Michigan Read more »
Americans Prefer Candidates Who Support Climate Change Action
We find that registered voters are 2.5 times more likely to vote for a congressional or presidential candidate who supports action to reduce global warming. Further, registered voters are 3 times more likely to vote against a candidate who opposes action to reduce global warming. Many Americans are also willing […] Read more »
Why we care about the 97% expert consensus on human-caused global warming
Three distinct studies using four different methods have independently shown that the expert consensus on human-caused global warming is 97 ± 1%. … The evidence is crystal clear that humans are the main cause of the current global warming, and the expert consensus reflects the strength of that body of […] Read more »
NBC/WSJ poll results are nothing short of eye-popping for Obama
How bad is it? The president’s job approval (41%) is tied with his worst EVER job rating recorded by NBC/WSJ. The president has been bumping along the bottom for a while now – the other “41″ was measured just recently in March. To put this number in context, the president’s […] Read more »
Obama’s Poll Pain May Not Be GOP’s Gain
Reading polls can be a complicated business. Consider the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey. By most measures it is a very bad poll for President Barack Obama in particular and for Democrats, as a group, more broadly. It doesn’t look like a good 2014 is on tap for them. […] Read more »
5 Takeaways From the June WSJ/NBC Poll
The latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll doesn’t hold much good news for President Barack Obama. The president’s approval rating has dropped to 41% amid a slew of foreign crises and economic unease at home – although his environmental proposal has won him some points. Here are five takeaways from […] Read more »