Everybody Wants New Energy

Republicans and Democrats alike want more clean energy; A new report finds strong support for clean energy, international climate agreements, and cutting carbon pollution - across the political spectrum

John Abraham, 20 December 2016 (UK Guardian)

“…Conventional wisdom – and in fact the seemingly obvious message from this past election – is that…[if] you want to get elected as a conservative, you have got to be anti-science…[But a study from Yale and George Mason Universities found almost] 70% of registered voters in the U.S. believe that their country should participate in international agreements to limit global warming. Only 1 in 8 registered voters believe the U.S. should not…Similarly, 70% of respondents support limits on carbon dioxide…American voters are more knowledgeable about energy and the energy economy than is the president elect…More than half of voters understand that transitioning to newer and cleaner fuels will improve economic growth and create new jobs…[Only a] small minority believe that transitioning to a clean-energy system will hurt the economy. Furthermore, a majority support exploring clean and renewable energy on public lands by a very large margin…” click here for more

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