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| Harry Hope... |
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From The Christian Science Monitor, 11/2/09:
http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/11/02/poll-global-warming-is-real-so-do-something-us-voters-say/
Poll: Global warming is real, so do something, US voters say
By Dave Cook
As the United States Senate ramps up its efforts on climate-change
legislation this week, a bipartisan poll released Monday suggests that
a strong majority of voters believe global warming is a real and needs
to be remedied.
Some 56 percent of likely general-election voters say global warming
is happening now, and a further 21 percent say it will happen in the
future, according to a survey by Democratic Pollster Mark Mellman and
Republican pollster Bill McInturff.
By contrast, some 16 percent said global warming will not happen.
The study was funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts Global Warming
Campaign.
When asked whether they favored having the United States take steps to
reduce the emission of gases like carbon dioxide that cause global
warming, 77 percent of respondents favored action, 18 percent opposed
action, and 5 percent were undecided.
“The battle for legitimacy of the global warming issue has largely
been won with the public,” Mr. Mellman said at a Monitor sponsored
breakfast for reporters.
“There is no evidence that we have uncovered in Democratic districts
of a backlash against those who support this legislation,” he added.
Striking a contrary note, though, a survey released in October by the
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press suggests that
Americans’ certainty about climate change is declining.
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| Bruce Richmond... |
| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 5:01 pm |
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On Nov 3, 5:01 pm, Harry Hope <riv... at (no spam) ix.netcom.com> wrote:
[quote]From The Christian Science Monitor, 11/2/09:http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/11/02/poll-global-warming...
Poll: Global warming is real, so do something, US voters say
By Dave Cook
As the United States Senate ramps up its efforts on climate-change
legislation this week, a bipartisan poll released Monday suggests that
a strong majority of voters believe global warming is a real and needs
to be remedied.
Some 56 percent of likely general-election voters say global warming
is happening now, and a further 21 percent say it will happen in the
future, according to a survey by Democratic Pollster Mark Mellman and
Republican pollster Bill McInturff.
By contrast, some 16 percent said global warming will not happen.
The study was funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts Global Warming
Campaign.
When asked whether they favored having the United States take steps to
reduce the emission of gases like carbon dioxide that cause global
warming, 77 percent of respondents favored action, 18 percent opposed
action, and 5 percent were undecided.
“The battle for legitimacy of the global warming issue has largely
been won with the public,” Mr. Mellman said at a Monitor sponsored
breakfast for reporters.
“There is no evidence that we have uncovered in Democratic districts
of a backlash against those who support this legislation,” he added.
Striking a contrary note, though, a survey released in October by the
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press suggests that
Americans’ certainty about climate change is declining.
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Harry
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