| Clean Tech: Poll Suggests Americans Want it All When it Comes to Energy |
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| Energy Tech - Future Energy |
| Saturday, 30 August 2008 14:21 |
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US voters want solar and wind energy, but that doesn"t mean they are against drilling for more oil, according to a Wall Street Journal-NBC News poll released this week. According to a WSJ article by Stephen Power on Thursday, "72% of respondents said developing alternative energy sources could "accomplish a great deal." "When the question was asked another way, 61% of respondents chose "developing alternative energy sources" as the step that should receive the most emphasis from policy makers." And yet, "twenty-five percent responded that "exploring and drilling for oil" in the U.S. should get the most emphasis, and 12% picked "having Americans conserve and use less oil." "When asked whether expanding areas for drilling for oil off coastal states was a step in the right direction, 63% said it was, with 44% saying it would accomplish "a great deal." Only 27% said that allowing more drilling off coastal states was a step in "the wrong direction." "Asked about building more nuclear plants, 53% said it was a step in the right direction. Thirty-one percent said it was a step "in the wrong direction."" Congress will come back to Washington in a few weeks and head into a debate about continuing alternative-energy tax credits and lifting the 27-year drilling ban off US coasts. The poll suggests a need for a balanced approach. Hope Congress is listening. For more on the poll: http://tinyurl.com/5cf6go |
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