{"id":7953,"date":"2015-01-21T09:06:45","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T15:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/?p=7953"},"modified":"2015-01-21T09:07:11","modified_gmt":"2015-01-21T15:07:11","slug":"7953","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/21\/7953\/","title":{"rendered":"New Poll on US Voters Thinking on Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.americanprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Public-Opinion-on-US-Energy-and-Environmental-Policy_slides.pdf\">A poll commissioned by the Center for American Progress on US citizen&#8217;s thought about energy<\/a> has been released. The key findings are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Promoting the development of renewable energy sources is a leading item<br \/>\non the public\u2019s energy agenda, and five in nine voters want the federal<br \/>\ngovernment to do more than it currently is to promote sources such as wind<br \/>\nand solar power.<\/li>\n<li>While voters support increased reliance on natural gas in the coming years, by a two-to-one margin they put a higher priority on protecting public lands<br \/>\nand natural places from overdevelopment than on opportunities for oil and<br \/>\nnatural gas drilling on public lands.<\/li>\n<li>Two frames for setting energy policy have strong resonance with the public:<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>A BALANCED energy policy that addresses energy independence while<br \/>\nbetter protecting public health, public lands, and clean drinking water;<br \/>\nand<\/li>\n<li>A CLEAN energy policy that promotes innovation and manufacturing<br \/>\njobs while spending the transition to cleaner renewable forms of energy.<br \/>\nBoth of these frames have stronger appeal than an \u201cALL OF THE ABOVE\u201d<br \/>\nenergy frame<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li>In addition to renewable energy, large majorities support other progressive policy initiatives, including:<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>Strengthening protections against pollution of drinking water and clean<br \/>\nair; and<\/li>\n<li>Permanently protecting special public lands for future generations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li>Conversely, majorities strongly oppose key initiatives that the new<br \/>\nleadership in Congress is expected to push that would weaken protection for drinking water and clean air, sell off some national forests or other public<br \/>\nlands, and allow drilling on highly valued recreation lands.<\/li>\n<li>Americans strongly oppose lifting the restrictions on oil exports, both on an unaided basis and after hearing point-counterpoint arguments on the topic.<\/li>\n<li>Focusing on ties to Big Oil and the Congress\u2019s continued support for<br \/>\ntaxpayer subsidies of fossil fuel industries is a compelling frame against an<br \/>\nanti-environment, fossil fuels agenda in Congress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Voters want the federal government to do more to promote both energy independence and renewable energy (keep in mind that for the most part, renewable energy leads to more independence): <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.01.01-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7955\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/21\/7953\/screen-shot-2015-01-21-at-9-01-01-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.01.01-AM.png?fit=912%2C538&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"912,538\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2015-01-21 at 9.01.01 AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.01.01-AM.png?fit=300%2C177&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.01.01-AM.png?fit=604%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.01.01-AM-650x383.png?resize=604%2C356\" alt=\"Energy. Greg Laden&#039;s Blog\" width=\"604\" height=\"356\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.01.01-AM.png?resize=650%2C383&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.01.01-AM.png?resize=500%2C295&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.01.01-AM.png?resize=300%2C177&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.01.01-AM.png?resize=250%2C147&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.01.01-AM.png?resize=150%2C88&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.01.01-AM.png?w=912&amp;ssl=1 912w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But when it comes to developing domestic Carbon-based sources vs. clean energy, Democrats prefer clean energy, Republicans prefer dirty energy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.02.03-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7956\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/21\/7953\/screen-shot-2015-01-21-at-9-02-03-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.02.03-AM.png?fit=925%2C541&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"925,541\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2015-01-21 at 9.02.03 AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.02.03-AM.png?fit=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.02.03-AM.png?fit=604%2C353&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.02.03-AM-650x380.png?resize=604%2C353\" alt=\"Clean vs. dirty energy. Greg Laden&#039;s blog\" width=\"604\" height=\"353\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.02.03-AM.png?resize=650%2C380&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.02.03-AM.png?resize=500%2C292&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.02.03-AM.png?resize=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.02.03-AM.png?resize=250%2C146&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.02.03-AM.png?resize=150%2C88&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.02.03-AM.png?w=925&amp;ssl=1 925w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Voter prefer President Obama&#8217;s proposals over those of Congress, once they hear the details. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.04.20-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7957\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/21\/7953\/screen-shot-2015-01-21-at-9-04-20-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.04.20-AM.png?fit=914%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"914,499\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2015-01-21 at 9.04.20 AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.04.20-AM.png?fit=300%2C164&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.04.20-AM.png?fit=604%2C330&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.04.20-AM-650x355.png?resize=604%2C330\" alt=\"Policy preference. Greg Laden&#039;s Blog.\" width=\"604\" height=\"330\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.04.20-AM.png?resize=650%2C355&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.04.20-AM.png?resize=500%2C273&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.04.20-AM.png?resize=300%2C164&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.04.20-AM.png?resize=250%2C136&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.04.20-AM.png?resize=150%2C82&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.04.20-AM.png?w=914&amp;ssl=1 914w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And, there is a trust issue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.05.11-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7958\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/21\/7953\/screen-shot-2015-01-21-at-9-05-11-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.05.11-AM.png?fit=917%2C530&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"917,530\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2015-01-21 at 9.05.11 AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.05.11-AM.png?fit=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.05.11-AM.png?fit=604%2C349&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.05.11-AM-650x376.png?resize=604%2C349\" alt=\"Whom do voters trust? Greg Laden&#039;s Blog.\" width=\"604\" height=\"349\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.05.11-AM.png?resize=650%2C376&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.05.11-AM.png?resize=500%2C289&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.05.11-AM.png?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.05.11-AM.png?resize=250%2C144&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.05.11-AM.png?resize=150%2C87&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-9.05.11-AM.png?w=917&amp;ssl=1 917w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is a lot more in the poll, the PDF is <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.americanprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Public-Opinion-on-US-Energy-and-Environmental-Policy_slides.pdf\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A poll commissioned by the Center for American Progress on US citizen&#8217;s thought about energy has been released. The key findings are: Promoting the development of renewable energy sources is a leading item on the public\u2019s energy agenda, and five in nine voters want the federal government to do more than it currently is to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/21\/7953\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">New Poll on US Voters Thinking on Energy<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[708,715,736,5020],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s5fhV1-7953","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7953"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7953"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7953\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7961,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7953\/revisions\/7961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}