Posted on 06/04/2008 6:38:30 PM PDT by neverdem
To: STATE EDITORS
Contact: David Almasi, +1-202-543-4110, for National Center for Public Policy Research
WASHINGTON, May 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the Senate is poised to vote on the Lieberman-Warner America's Climate Security Act, a new poll finds an overwhelming majority of Americans oppose the higher energy costs the bill would impose.
The poll, conducted by the National Center for Public Policy Research, found 65% of Americans reject spending even a penny more for gasoline in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The number rejecting raising gas prices to combat global warming has increased by 17 percentage points -- or 35% -- in just over two months. The National Center conducted a similar survey in late February.
An additional 13% oppose spending more than 5% more for gasoline to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Lieberman-Warner would increase petroleum prices by 5.9% by 2015, according to Duke University. Other studies indicate the plan would push prices higher.
The survey found 71% of Americans reject spending more for electricity, with 16% opposing spending any more than 12% extra for electricity.
A study commissioned by the American Council for Capital Formation and the National Association of Manufacturers estimated Lieberman-Warner would increase electricity prices by 13%-14% by 2014. Other studies estimated higher increases.
When gasoline and electricity price increases are taken together, 90% of Americans reject the Lieberman-Warner plan's costs -- even the low range of projected costs.
"As incredible as it sounds that 90% of Americans reject the Lieberman- Warner plan's costs, the actual number who reject it may be even higher. Electricity and gasoline price hikes are only two of the costs of this proposal," said David A. Ridenour, vice president of the National Center for Public Policy Research. "The price for food and consumer goods would also increase and many Americans would lose their jobs. You can't merely accept energy price increases and opt out of all the other costs."
Opposition to higher gas prices was particularly pronounced among minorities, with 72% of blacks and 72% of Hispanics opposed to paying more to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, compared with 64% of whites.
Hispanics led the way in opposition to higher electricity prices, with 77% opposed to spending more, compared to 71% of whites and 69% of blacks.
The poll was conducted by Wilson Research Strategies, which surveyed 802 likely voters. It included 37% registered Democrats, 30% Independents and 29% Republicans. It has a margin of error of +3.46% at 95% confidence interval.
SOURCE National Center for Public Policy Research
The white devils are the idiots with those percentages.
Yeah? And who cares about that?? Sheesh!
Definitely encouraging - we need the same type of uprising we had with the amnesty plan.
Amazing though, that if you listen to the mainstream media, it’s only neantherthals that question man-made global warming!
The media wont report it and Washington wont care.
Using Gore's logic, that means 90% of the voters think the earth is flat.
The congressional “leaders” don’t care what some poll reads because they know what’s best for everyone, including $8 a gallon. /s
That's perfect. Like I wrote on the other thread, GWB will veto it. I want a roll call vote so there will be accountability in November for the Congress.
That 90% are glowbull warmink deniers, and we should all surely be jailed or burned at the stake for our heresy!
But what if there aren’t enough jails or stakes in the country ...
The Dems have the answer for this polling, and McCain better jump on their bandwagon if he’s going to have any chance of winning in November:
The Dems say that average people won’t pay more for energy because they’re going to make the oil companies and rich people pay for the cost. This is a lie, and would lead to the destruction of our society, but it’s a lie people believe. McCain better come up with his own lie or he’s going to find himself losing this election.
Don’t protest, open wide; the medicine is for your own good!
Inflation alone will cause a larger increase than that.
“The Dems say that average people won’t pay more for energy because they’re going to make the oil companies and rich people pay for the cost. This is a lie, and would lead to the destruction of our society, but it’s a lie people believe.”
It’s our job to refute this lie, because the liberal MSM wont correct the record and the media has got this kneejerk anti-oil-company thing going so that any voice against the globaloney regulation is tarred a tool of Big Oil. Hence, the politicians are stuck and the propagandists win.
Shove it up Gore's logic hole!!!
Kill the danged thang before it multiplies!!!
Do the people rule America, or not???
Polls ruled the Cliton Gored administration for eight years and they need to over-rule this obscene leftover!!!
Time to make more phone calls to Congress . . . and the White House.
Uh, burning at the stake is out. Too many CO2 emissions.
Yep, and guess who is going to be there to hit us over the head with his anti-conservative stick as we refute this lie?!?
John McCain.........
jeez, this election is soooo frustrating!!!
You’re right, of course. Obviously I didn’t have my PC thinking cap on when I suggested burning conservative fossils for fuel.
What! You think those Congress Critters in D.C. actual represent the people. That is so “old-school”. The planet is more important, without it there would be no people to represent. /sarc
"Say hello to mah lil' fran....BBBBbbblloooowweeee!!!!!
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