America Wants a Climate Action Mandate
| By Dennis Spisak - Nov 20th, 2008 at 7:13 am EST |
You say you want a Climate Action Mandate?
According to an election night national poll sponsored by Environmental Defense Fund that's exactly what the new President has.
The poll found a majority of Americans believe that given the current economic crisis, now is the time to address climate change--because investing in clean energy will create millions of new jobs and rebuild the economy.
The survey, conducted by respected Democratic pollster Douglas E. Schoen, also found that two-thirds of Americans think investments in economic stimulus should be funded with revenue from large companies paying for the global warming pollution they emit--rather than tax hikes or more borrowing that increases the national debt.
A Clear Message
The public thinks there's not a minute to waste. They want economic revitalization and action to address global warming to go together, and they want it paid for by polluters.
A few of the other poll highlights include:
· 78% of voters think it is very or somewhat important to address the problems of global warming and climate change, while 22% do not.
· 35% of voters think it is most important for Congress to pass a plan that creates new jobs by investing in renewable energy projects. This compares with 26% who said expanding health care coverage is most important and 23% who said regulating the financial services industry should be the top priority.
· 50% of voters said that our oil addiction and economic problems are linked and should be dealt with together, compared with 26% who said we must deal with our oil addiction now and only 13% who said we should deal with our economic problems first.
(For full poll results, here is a link to the pdf file.)
It's clear that the public no longer buys the tired argument that economic progress and environmental protection are at odds with one another.
Thinking Green,
Dennis Spisak
www.votespisak.org/thinkgreen/
www.ohiogreens.org
www.mahoningvalleygreens-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
According to an election night national poll sponsored by Environmental Defense Fund that's exactly what the new President has.
The poll found a majority of Americans believe that given the current economic crisis, now is the time to address climate change--because investing in clean energy will create millions of new jobs and rebuild the economy.
The survey, conducted by respected Democratic pollster Douglas E. Schoen, also found that two-thirds of Americans think investments in economic stimulus should be funded with revenue from large companies paying for the global warming pollution they emit--rather than tax hikes or more borrowing that increases the national debt.
A Clear Message
The public thinks there's not a minute to waste. They want economic revitalization and action to address global warming to go together, and they want it paid for by polluters.
A few of the other poll highlights include:
· 78% of voters think it is very or somewhat important to address the problems of global warming and climate change, while 22% do not.
· 35% of voters think it is most important for Congress to pass a plan that creates new jobs by investing in renewable energy projects. This compares with 26% who said expanding health care coverage is most important and 23% who said regulating the financial services industry should be the top priority.
· 50% of voters said that our oil addiction and economic problems are linked and should be dealt with together, compared with 26% who said we must deal with our oil addiction now and only 13% who said we should deal with our economic problems first.
(For full poll results, here is a link to the pdf file.)
It's clear that the public no longer buys the tired argument that economic progress and environmental protection are at odds with one another.
Thinking Green,
Dennis Spisak
www.votespisak.org/thinkgreen/
www.ohiogreens.org
www.mahoningvalleygreens-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
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