As litigators prepare oral arguments for the 26-state suit to stop the federal government from implementing the Clean Power Plan (CPP), a Citizen Cabinet survey finds that two-thirds of registered voters in the states party to the suit (67 percent) actually favor the Plan. Eight states were also surveyed, includingContinue Reading
As world leaders convene in Washington for the Climate Action 2016 summit, a new Citizen Cabinet survey finds that large bipartisan majorities of voters favor steps to reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. The probability-based, online representative sample included more than 4,000 registered voters across the United States.Continue Reading
January 18, 2012 But US Support for Deemphasizing Fossil Fuels Softens Public Opinion on Global Issues homepage Stewart Patrick analysis As world energy markets react to Iranian threats to close the Straits of Hormuz and the World Future Energy Summit convenes in Abu Dhabi this week, newly updated digests ofContinue Reading
Public Proposes Federal Budget Dramatically Different Than House or White House March 3, 2011 Full report (PDF) An innovative study has found that when a representative sample of the American public was presented the federal budget, they proposed changes far different from those the Obama administration or the Republican-led HouseContinue Reading
November 19, 2008 Most Think It Will Save Money in the Long Run Questionnaire/Methodology (PDF) Full report (PDF) Press Release (PDF) A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of 21 nations finds very strong support for the government requiring utilities to use more alternative energy, such as wind and solar, and requiring businessesContinue Reading