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Loading...The Majority of Americans Are Finally Concerned About Global Warming
The majority of registered voters polled mid-August want the government to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Conducted by the Beneson Strategy Group for the National Resources Defense Counsel (NRDC), 60 percent of those polled support the government regulating GHG emissions from sources like power plants and refineries. Only 30 percent oppose it.
When asked about the bill that would suspend the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ability to regulate GHG emissions for two years, 53 percent oppose it, and 37 percent support it. Surprisingly among Republicans support is divided with 45 percent supporting the bill, and 43 percent opposing it. The majority of Independents, 54 percent, oppose the bill with only 35 percent supporting it.
The poll showed that the EPA is not a nasty acronym to most Americans. Among those polled, 51 percent said they are favorable to the EPA, while 40 percent said they are unfavorable to the EPA. The majority of respondents, 54 percent, said they are confident in the EPA’s ability to regulate GHG emissions. Only 42 percent said they are not confident.
When it comes to the government holding corporations accountable, 68 percent responded that they want the government to do more, and 23 percent said they want government to continue doing what it is currently doing. Only nine percent want the government to do less. Among Democrats, 86 percent want more accountability, and so do 61 percent of Independents. The majority of Republicans, 57 percent, want the government to do more to hold corporations accountable.
Other polls support Beneson results
Other polls conducted this summer found similar results to the Beneson poll, including a June Washington Post-ABC News survey in which 71 percent said they support the federal government regulating GHG emissions, with 26 percent opposed.
A poll of residents in Florida, Maine, and Massachusetts found that the majority of believe global warming is real and caused by humans, according to a recent poll from Jon Krosnick, senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University. The poll found that the residents of the three states believe that:
- The earth has gradually warmed over the last 100 years: Florida residents 81 percent, Maine residents 78 percent, and Massachusetts residents 84 percent
- The warming is mostly or partly caused by human activity: 72 percent, 76 percent, and 80 percent
- The U.S. government should regulate the GHG emissions of businesses: 74 percent, 77 percent, and 77 percent). At least 74 percent in all states think the government should take action to limit emissions right away
- A cap-and-trade system should be implemented to reduce the GHG emissions of businesses: 68 percent, 72 percent, and 77 percent
The poll found also found that over half of the respondents would vote for a law mandating emissions reductions of 85 percent by 2050, even if it cost their household $150 a year.
A recent Yale survey conducted with George Mason University found that 61 percent of those surveyed are concerned about global warming, up four points from a January survey. Half of respondents, 50 percent, believe global warming is caused mostly by human activities, up three points from January, and 77 percent support regulating carbon dioxide as a pollutant.
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FINALLY!!!!!
Every day I make an effort. Maybe (surely) it amounts to nothing in the scheme of things. If everyone altershabits of consumption, of disposal, of eating, of transit, etc., maybe the planet will be around for a while longer/
Real or not, caused by humans or not, we ARE being wasteful. That is reason enough to make changes.
This country is definitely one of the more wasteful, and it's a shame. One "sunny" day, the most powerful nation will be the one with the least pollution/cleanest air, and we'll all be fighting for it (just like the current water-ownership issue)... We need to stop bitching and whining, and start doing! People that don't bother doing their part, are flat out lazy!!! Global warming or not, why not prevent some of the toxic plastics (etc) from entering the landfills? Don't forget that we are breathing all that pollution, are are kids are only going to face an even worse time. It's time to do some selfless deeds and think of the next generation!
More fools saying the sky is falling! I will never make any changes because I firmly believe that the studies and conclusions are flawed. It is the great hoax of this century. It won't be the first time the "scientific" community was wrong.
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Air conditioning is often used wastefully, but it is not always a waste. Perhaps someone else can find the sources (I have had some trouble as the search-strings I use get my results flooded with other reports), but I understand some years ago when part of the southern U.S. lost power, a lot of people died from the temperatures. Air conditioning, under certain conditions, saves lives.
Having lived in Montreal for 24 years, I don't think this is quite the case there. On the other hand, the temperatures can top 35C (95F) and for the elderly, children, and those in poor health, that can be dangerous. Getting it on the bus, though, is (I think) practically impossible with the doors opening and closing every few minutes. Those buses would be better off simply with larger windows, allowing the motion of the bus to produce a cooling breeze.
Here in Montreal people want air conditioning on the transit buses. They dont care about Global Warming or they wouldnt ask for air conditioning. Air Conditioning should be banned as its very wasteful of hydro carbons
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