GPG takes a look at publicly-released polls on a wide range of key energy and environment issues.

1. Public
Opinion
Landscape:
Energy
and
the
Environment
April
2014

2. TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
1
1. Current
Landscape………………………….……………………….………….2
2. Energy
Policy
&
Poli:cal
Percep:ons…………………………….......12
3. Energy
Sources.……………………………………………………………….....22
Slide

3. Current
Landscape

4. AMERICAN
VIEWS
ON
QUALITY
OF
ENVIRONMENT
REMAIN
CONSISTENT
OVER
PAST
5
YEARS
3
36%
40%
33%
34%
29%
25%
25%
26%
41%
41%
42%
42%
41%
42%
57%
54%
57%
58%
63%
67%
67%
68%
51%
48%
48%
49%
49%
50%
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Right
now,
do
you
think
the
quality
of
the
environment
in
the
country
as
a
whole
is
geNng
bePer
or
geNng
worse?
Ge(ng
worse
Ge(ng
be0er
Source:
Gallup
Poll,
March
6-­‐9,
2014
Note:
“Same”
and
“no
opinion”
results
not
shown

5. MOST
AMERICANS
WOULD
RATE
THE
QUALITY
OF
THE
ENVIRONMENT
AS
EXCELLENT
OR
GOOD
4
46%
47%
41%
43%
41%
40%
40%
40%
39%
46%
45%
44%
48%
44%
6%
7%
10%
11%
10%
11%
11%
11%
16%
9%
11%
10%
8%
11%
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Excellent/Good
Poor
How
would
you
rate
the
overall
quality
of
the
environment
in
this
country
today
–
as
excellent,
good,
only
fair,
or
poor?
Note:
“Fair”
results
not
shown
Source:
Gallup
Poll,
March
6-­‐9,
2014

6. A
MAJORITY
OF
AMERICANS
CONTINUE
TO
SAY
THEY
WORRY
A
GREAT
DEAL
OR
A
FAIR
AMOUNT
ABOUT
GLOBAL
WARMING
5
58%
51%
62%
65%
66%
60%
52%
51%
55%
58%
56%
40%
47%
36%
34%
33%
39%
48%
48%
45%
43%
43%
2003
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
I’m
going
to
read
you
a
list
of
environmental
problems.
As
I
read
each
one,
please
tell
me
if
you
personally
worry
about
this
problem
a
great
deal,
a
fair
amount,
only
a
liPle,
or
not
at
all.
First,
how
much
do
you
worry
about
[global
warming]?
Source:
Gallup
Poll,
March
6-­‐9,
2014
Worry
a
great
deal/a
fair
amount
Only
a
li0le/not
at
all

7. MOST
AMERICANS
SAY
THERE
IS
EVIDENCE
OF
TEMPERATURE
CHANGE
OVER
PAST
DECADES
6
Note:
“DK/ref”
results
not
shown
From
what
you’ve
read
and
heard,
is
there
solid
evidence
that
the
average
temperature
on
earth
has
been
geNng
warmer
over
the
past
decades,
or
not?
[If
yes,
why?]
Source:
Pew
Research
Center,
October
9-­‐13,
2013
Sep/Oct
2009
Oct
2010
Feb/Mar
2011
Nov
2011
Oct
2012
Mar
2013
Oct
2013
Yes
57%
59%
58%
63%
67%
69%
67%
Mostly
because
of
human
ac:vity
such
as
burning
fossil
fuels
36%
34%
36%
38%
42%
42%
44%
Mostly
because
of
natural
paPerns
in
the
earth's
environment
16%
18%
18%
18%
19%
23%
18%
No
33%
32%
34%
28%
26%
27%
26%

8. 7
Human
ac:vity
46%
Natural
paPerns
34%
Global
warming
does
not
exist
14%
Caused
by
both
3%
Not
sure
what
it's
caused
by
2%
DK/ref
2%
Which
statement
comes
closest
to
your
view
about
global
warming?
1.
Global
warming
is
caused
mostly
by
human
ac:vity
such
as
burning
fossil
fuels.
2.
Global
warming
is
caused
mostly
by
natural
paPerns
in
the
earth's
environment.
3.
Global
warming
does
not
exist.
Source:
CBS
News
Poll,
February
19-­‐23,
2014
LESS
THAN
HALF
OF
AMERICANS
BELIEVE
GLOBAL
WARMING
IS
CAUSED
BY
HUMAN
ACTIVITY;
14%
DISMISS
EXISTENCE

9. YET
AMERICANS
ARE
MORE
LIKELY
TO
SAY
THE
SERIOUSNESS
OF
GLOBAL
WARMING
IS
EXAGGERATED
8
31%
33%
38%
31%
30%
33%
35%
41%
48%
43%
42%
41%
42%
32%
29%
25%
29%
28%
29%
33%
29%
24%
26%
24%
24%
23%
32%
33%
33%
35%
38%
35%
29%
28%
25%
29%
31%
33%
33%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Source:
Gallup
Poll,
March
6-­‐9,
2014
Thinking
about
what
is
said
in
the
news,
in
your
view
is
the
seriousness
of
global
warming
–
[generally
exaggerated,
generally
correct,
or
is
it
generally
underes:mated]?
Note:
“DK/ref”
results
not
shown
Exaggerated
UnderesUmated
Correct

10. AND
A
LARGE
MAJORITY
DOUBT
GLOBAL
WARMING
WILL
SERIOUSLY
IMPACT
THEIR
WAY
OF
LIFE
9
65%
62%
58%
60%
67%
61%
64%
64%
33%
35%
40%
38%
32%
38%
34%
36%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2002
2006
2008
2009
2010
2012
2013
2014
Note:
“No
opinion”
results
not
shown
Do
you
think
that
global
warming
will
pose
a
serious
threat
to
you
or
your
way
of
life
in
your
life:me?
Source:
Gallup
Poll,
March
6-­‐9,
2014
No
Yes

11. EVEN
WHEN
FRAMED
AS
A
SCIENTIFIC
STATEMENT,
AMERICANS
STILL
UNDECIDED
ABOUT
GLOBAL
WARMING
10
On
the
next
few
screens,
you’ll
see
a
series
of
statements
about
science
and
medicine.
For
each
of
them,
please
indicate
how
confident
you
are
that
the
statement
is
correct.
[The
average
temperature
of
the
world
is
rising,
mostly
because
of
man-­‐made
heat-­‐trapping
greenhouse
gasses]
Source:
AP-­‐GfK
Poll,
March
20-­‐24,
2014
33%
28%
37%
Extremely/Very
confident
Somewhat
confident
Not
too/Not
at
all
confident

12. HOWEVER,
MOST
BELIEVE
GLOBAL
WARMING
HAS
ALREADY
BEGUN,
WITH
EXCEPTION
OF
REPUBLICANS
11
WHEN
EFFECTS
WILL
OCCUR
All
Democrats
Independents
Republicans
Already
begun
54%
73%
51%
36%
Will
begin
within
a
few
years
3%
4%
2%
2%
Will
begin
within
life:me
8%
6%
10%
4%
Will
affect
future
genera:ons
16%
13%
14%
22%
Will
never
happen
18%
3%
19%
34%
Which
of
the
following
statements
reflects
your
view
of
when
the
effects
of
global
warming
will
begin
to
happen?
SERIOUS
THREAT
TO
WAY
OF
LIFE
All
Democrats
Independents
Republicans
Yes
36%
56%
32%
19%
No
65%
44%
67%
81%
Source:
Gallup
Poll,
March
6-­‐9,
2014

13. 12
Energy
Policy
&
Political
Perceptions

14. 33%
36%
42%
44%
36%
37%
37%
42%
51%
53%
43%
54%
49%
48%
41%
57%
54%
47%
49%
53%
52%
55%
49%
42%
38%
50%
36%
41%
43%
50%
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Environment
Economic
Growth
AMERICANS
NOW
PRIORITIZE
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
OVER
ECONOMIC
GROWTH
13
Note:
“Equal
priority”
and
“No
opinion”
results
not
shown.
Which
one
of
these
statements
about
the
environment
and
the
economy
do
you
most
agree
–
[ROTATED:
protec:on
of
the
environment
should
be
given
priority,
even
at
the
risk
of
curbing
economic
growth
(or)
economic
growth
should
be
given
priority,
even
if
the
environment
suffers
to
some
extent]?
Source:
Gallup
Poll,
March
6-­‐9,
2014
March
May
BP
oil
spill
occurred
April
2010

15. DEMOCRATS
&
REPUBLICANS
FAR
APART
ON
ENVIRONMENT
AND
ECONOMIC
GROWTH
PRIORITIES
14
Source:
Gallup
Poll,
March
6-­‐9,
2014
59%
64%
70%
61%
74%
66%
68%
59%
34%
31%
22%
27%
19%
27%
27%
32%
2008
2009
2010
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Republicans’
Views
of
Priori:zing
the
Environment
vs.
Economic
Growth
Democrats’
Views
of
Priori:zing
the
Environment
vs.
Economic
Growth
Environment
Economic
Growth
33%
44%
41%
34%
42%
42%
35%
27%
59%
50%
49%
61%
46%
50%
55%
66%
2008
2009
2010
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Environment
Economic
Growth
Note:
Equal
priority
and
No
opinion
results
not
shown.

16. 36%
40%
40%
44%
39%
42%
34%
41%
46%
50%
39%
50%
47%
46%
40%
52%
52%
49%
48%
52%
49%
58%
50%
47%
43%
55%
41%
44%
45%
51%
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
AMERICANS
NOW
ALSO
SAY
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
SHOULD
BE
GIVEN
PRIORITY
OVER
ENERGY
DEVELOPMENT
15
Source:
Gallup
Poll,
March
6-­‐9,
2014
With
which
one
of
these
statements
about
the
environment
and
energy
producUon
do
you
most
agree
–
[ROTATED:
protec:on
of
the
environment
should
be
given
priority,
even
at
the
risk
of
limi:ng
the
amount
of
energy
supplies
–
such
as
oil,
gas,
and
coal
–
which
the
United
States
produces
(or)
development
of
U.S.
energy
supplies
–
such
as
oil,
gas,
and
coal
–
should
be
given
priority,
even
if
the
environment
suffers
to
some
extent]?
Note:
Equal
priority
and
No
opinion
results
not
shown.
Environmental
protecUon
Energy
development

17. AMERICANS
STILL
FAVOR
ENERGY
CONSERVATION
OVER
OIL,
GAS,
AND
COAL
PRODUCTION
16
33%
30%
29%
31%
28%
35%
26%
29%
36%
41%
40%
36%
34%
56%
60%
60%
59%
61%
55%
64%
61%
52%
48%
51%
51%
57%
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
More
energy
conservaUon
More
energy
producUon
Which
of
the
following
approaches
to
solving
the
na:on’s
energy
problem
do
you
think
the
U.S.
should
follow
right
now
–
emphasize
produc:on
of
more
oil,
gas,
and
coal
supplies
or
emphasize
more
conserva:on
by
consumers
of
exis:ng
energy
supplies?
Source:
Gallup
Poll,
March
6-­‐9,
2014
Note:
No
opinion
results
not
shown.

18. 17
D
Chart
Source:
Pew
Research
Center,
Jan
15-­‐19,
2014
15%
2%
3%
20%
10%
7%
31%
41%
40%
29%
45%
49%
Dealing
with
global
warming
Dealing
with
the
na:on's
energy
problem
Protec:ng
the
environment
Top
priority
Important
but
lower
priority
Not
too
important
Should
not
be
done
Note:
“DK/ref”
results
not
shown
PROTECTING
THE
ENVIRONMENT
HIGHER
PRIORITY
THAN
DEALING
WITH
GLOBAL
WARMING
I’d
like
to
ask
you
about
priori:es
for
President
Obama
and
Congress
this
year.
As
I
read
from
a
list,
tell
me
if
you
think
each
should
be
a
top
priority,
important
but
lower
priority,
not
too
important
or
it
should
not
be
done.

19. NEARLY
HALF
THINK
THE
GOVERNMENT
IS
DOING
TOO
LITTLE
TO
PROTECT
THE
ENVIRONMENT
7%
5%
5%
4%
15%
16%
17%
16%
17%
51%
55%
58%
62%
46%
49%
51%
47%
48%
37%
37%
34%
33%
35%
33%
30%
35%
34%
2003
2004
2005
2006
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Too
li0le
About
the
right
amount
Too
much
18
Do
you
think
the
U.S.
government
is
doing
too
much,
too
liPle,
or
about
the
right
amount
in
terms
of
protec:ng
the
environment?
Note:
“No
opinion”
results
not
shown
Source:
Gallup
Poll,
March
6-­‐9,
2014

20. AMERICANS
CONTINUE
TO
SEE
OBAMA
BETTER
ON
PROTECTING
THE
ENVIRONMENT
THAN
IMPROVING
ENERGY
POLICY
19
79%
52%
55%
56%
55%
51%
72%
43%
41%
43%
46%
42%
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Do
you
think
Barak
Obama
is
doing
a
good
job
or
a
poor
job
in
handling
each
of
the
following
issues
as
president?
[%
good
job}
ProtecUng
the
naUon’s
environment
Improving
the
naUon’s
energy
policy
Source:
Gallup
Poll,
March
6-­‐9,
2014
Note:
No
opinion
results
not
shown.

21. MORE
AMERICANS
THINK
DEMOCRATS
HAVE
BETTER
APPROACH
TO
ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY
30%
15%
7%
16%
28%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
Democrats
Republicans
Independents
None
Don't
know
In
your
opinion,
which
poli:cal
party
has
a
bePer
plan,
policy
or
approach
to
the
environment?
Source:
Ipsos/
Reuters,
March
9-­‐18,
2014
Note:
“Other”
results
not
shown
20

22. AMERICANS
FAVOR
GREEN
ENERGY
PROPOSALS
Favor
Oppose
Spending
more
government
money
on
developing
solar
and
wind
power
67%
32%
Spending
government
money
to
develop
alternate
sources
of
fuel
for
automobiles
66%
33%
SeNng
higher
emission
and
pollu:on
standards
for
business
and
industry
65%
35%
More
strongly
enforcing
federal
environmental
regula:ons
64%
34%
Imposing
mandatory
controls
on
carbon
dioxide
emissions/other
greenhouse
gasses
63%
35%
SeNng
higher
auto
emissions
standards
for
automobiles
62%
35%
Opening
up
land
owned
by
the
federal
government
for
oil
explora:on
58%
41%
SeNng
stricter
standards
on
the
use
of
techniques
to
extract
natural
gas
from
the
earth,
including
“fracking”
58%
37%
Expanding
the
use
of
nuclear
energy
47%
51%
21
I
am
going
to
read
some
specific
proposals.
For
each
one,
please
say
whether
you
generally
favor
or
oppose
it.
How
about…
Source:
Gallup
Poll,
March
6-­‐9,
2014

23. Energy
Sources

24. SOLAR,
WIND,
AND
GAS
ARE
MOST
COMMONLY
SEEN
AS
HAVING
BENEFITS
WHICH
OUTWEIGH
THEIR
RISKS
23
Benefits
outweigh
risks
Risks
outweigh
benefits
Not
at
all
sure
Solar
78%
7%
15%
Wind
76%
9%
15%
Natural
gas
68%
15%
17%
Geothermal
52%
8%
40%
Coal
41%
40%
19%
Nuclear
37%
40%
22%
Biomass
29%
9%
61%
There
are
many
sources
of
electric
power
used
in
the
U.S.
To
the
best
of
your
knowledge,
would
you
say
the
benefits
of
each
source
outweigh
the
risks
or
do
you
believe
the
risks
outweigh
the
benefits?
Source:
The
Harris
Poll,
February
12-­‐17,
2014

25. A
MAJORITY
OF
AMERICANS
FAVORS
KEYSTONE
XL
PIPELINE
24
Do
you
favor
or
oppose
building
the
Keystone
XL
pipeline
that
would
transport
oil
from
Canada’s
oil
sands
region
through
the
Midwest
to
refineries
in
Texas?
Source:
Pew
Research
Center,
February
27
-­‐
March
16,
2014
Approve
61%
Disapprove
27%
DK/Ref
(vol.)
12%

26. AMERICANS
SEE
MORE
JOB
CREATION
DUE
TO
PIPELINE
VERSUS
ENVIRONMENTAL
RISK
25
85%
47%
10%
44%
Create
a
significant
number
of
jobs
Pose
a
significant
risk
to
the
environment
Would
Would
not
Do
you
think
this
pipeline
would
or
would
not
[create
a
significant
number
of
jobs/
pose
a
significant
risk
to
the
environment]?
Source:
ABC
News/Washington
Post
Poll,
February
27
–
March
2,
2014

27. KEYSTONE
XL
PIPELINE
DIVIDES
DEMOCRATS
38%
9%
29%
49%
84%
61%
Democrat
Republican
Independent
Oppose
Favor
26
Do
you
favor
or
oppose
building
the
Keystone
XL
pipeline
that
would
transport
oil
from
Canada’s
oil
sands
region
through
the
Midwest
to
refineries
in
Texas?
Source:
Pew
Research
Center,
February
27
-­‐
March
16,
2014
Oppose,
47%
Favor,
39%
Oppose,
34%
Favor,
53%
Non-­‐college
grad
Dem
College
grad
+
Dem

28. A
MAJORITY
OF
AMERICANS
FAVOR
KEEPING
OIL
IN
AMERICA;
SPECIFICALLY,
TO
LOWER
GAS
PRICES
27
We
should
sell
it
to
other
countries
to
bolster
the
US
economy
13%
We
should
keep
it
for
American
Consumers
to
lower
US
gas
prices
77%
Don’t
know
11%
We
should
sell
it
to
other
countries
to
bolster
the
US
economy
16%
We
should
keep
it
for
American
consumers
so
that
the
US
never
has
to
rely
on
foreign
oil
sources
72%
Don’t
know
12%
We
should
sell
it
to
other
countries
to
bolster
the
US
economy
21%
We
should
keep
the
oil
we
are
producing
and
build
more
refineries
to
produce
more
gasoline
62%
Don’t
know
17%
The
US
Department
of
Energy
has
stated
that
by
the
year
2020,
the
US
will
be
the
world’s
larges
oil
producer.
What
do
you
think
that
the
United
States
should
do
with
all
the
oil
we
are
now
producing?
Source:
Ipsos/Reuters
Poll
March
15-­‐19,
2014

29. MOST
SUPPORT
GOVERNMENT
RESTRICTIONS
ON
GASOLINE
EXPORTS
TO
PROTECT
U.S.
GAS
PRICES
28
76%
57%
18%
39%
11%
24%
71%
39%
13%
19%
12%
22%
The
US
government
should
restrict
gasoline
exports
to
protect
gas
prices
here
in
America
The
US
government
should
restrict
gasoline
exports
US
oil
producers
should
be
allowed
to
export
crude
oil
produced
in
the
United
States
overseas
to
other
countries
even
if
it
means
that
gas
prices
in
the
US
go
up
US
oil
producers
should
be
allowed
to
export
crude
oil
produced
in
the
United
States
overseas
to
other
countries
Agree
Disagree
Don't
know
At
the
moment,
crude
oil
exports
are
limited
so
that
American
companies
are
only
allowed
to
export
crude
oil
to
Canada,
and
no
other
countries.
Please
indicate
whether
you
agree
or
disagree
with
each
of
the
following
statements.
Source:
Ipsos/Reuters
Poll
March
15-­‐19,
2014

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