Recent State Surveys Confirm Americans' Support to the Government's Stance on Climate Change

by Savitha Mupalla on  August 06, 2010 at 11:17 AM Environmental Health
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Most residents of Florida, Maine and Massachusetts are of the opinion that global warming is a reality and the recent government action to reduce green house gas emissions is a move in the right direction.

Following up on a national survey done in June, Krosnick and his team conducted in-depth polling between July 9 and 18 in the three states. Mirroring the national survey, the statewide research conducted in July shows that very large majorities think that if the world has been warming, it has been due primarily or at least partly to "things people do" – 72 percent in Florida, 76 percent in Maine and 80 percent in Massachusetts, compared to 75 percent nationally.

The new research also shows that majorities of residents in these states – 74 percent of Floridians, 77 percent of Maine residents and 77 percent of Massachusetts residents – think the U.S. government should take action to limit the amount of greenhouse gases emitted by businesses. Of those supporting such federal action, 74 percent or more of the respondents from each state thought this should start "right away." Respondents also indicated that they were very likely to vote for candidates who gave a public statement supporting action to combat climate change, with residents of every state indicating that they were more likely to vote for a candidate who had given such a statement than one who had not.

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