BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR EMISSIONS RULES

Shock poll: Even red staters want to save planet

Greg Sargent, June 2, 2014 (Washington Post)

“…[A new Washington Post/ABC News poll finds that…a lopsided and bipartisan majority of Americans support federal limits on greenhouse gas emissions…[and] most are willing to stomach a higher energy bill to pay for it…It turns out that even in red states, support for federal curbs on greenhouse gas emissions is almost as widespread as among Americans overall…Among Americans overall, 69 percent say global warming is a serious problem, versus 29 percent who say it isn’t. Among Americans in the states carried by Mitt Romney in 2012, those numbers are 67-31. Among Americans in states carried by Barack Obama, they are 70-28…

“…Americans overall say by 70-21 that the federal government should limit the release of greenhouse gases from existing plants to reduce global warming [2012 red states: 68-24, blue states: 72-20]…Americans overall say by 70-22 that the federal government should require states to limit greenhouse gases [red states: 65-23, blue states: 73-21]…Americans overall say by 63-33 that the government should regulate greenhouses even if it increases their monthly energy bill by $20 per month [red states: 60-35, blue states:64-32]…” click here for more

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