Americans see large U.S. companies as having a more positive effect overseas than they do domestically. While 66% of Americans believe that large U.S. companies do a good job creating good jobs for citizens in other countries where they do business, far fewer, 43%, say the companies do a good […] Read more »
How El Niño Might Alter the Political Climate
El Niño is coming. … Models indicate a 75 percent chance of El Niño this fall, which could bring devastating droughts to Australia or heavy rains to the southern United States. The debate over climate change, however, brings additional significance to this round of El Niño, which will probably increase […] Read more »
The GOP does the climate change dance
… Polls have found that most Americans are worried about global warming, except for one group — tea party conservatives. A Pew Research Poll conducted last year found that only 25% of tea party adherents believe climate change is real, against 61% of non-tea party Republicans (and 84% of Democrats). […] Read more »
Americans Are Outliers in Views on Climate Change
As President Obama sets out to convince the public that climate change requires immediate attention, he has his work cut out for him. Perhaps more than people in any other rich nation, Americans are skeptical that climate change is a dire issue. CONT. Megan Thee-Brenan, The Upshot Recent polls: Climate […] Read more »
One in Four in U.S. Are Solidly Skeptical of Global Warming
Over the past decade, Americans have clustered into three broad groups on global warming. The largest, currently describing 39% of U.S. adults, are what can be termed “Concerned Believers” — those who attribute global warming to human actions and are worried about it. This is followed by the “Mixed Middle,” […] Read more »
Americans Show Low Levels of Concern on Global Warming
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued a new report this week warning of the existing and potentially severe adverse future impact of climate change, yet most Americans continue to express low levels of concern about the phenomenon. A little more than a third say they worry “a […] Read more »