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Americans' Global Warming Concerns Continue to Drop ( global warming is exaggerated )
Gallup ^ | March 11, 2010 | Frank Newport

Posted on 03/11/2010 10:35:17 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach

Multiple indicators show less concern, more feelings that global warming is exaggerated

PRINCETON, NJ -- Gallup's annual update on Americans' attitudes toward the environment shows a public that over the last two years has become less worried about the threat of global warming, less convinced that its effects are already happening, and more likely to believe that scientists themselves are uncertain about its occurrence. In response to one key question, 48% of Americans now believe that the seriousness of global warming is generally exaggerated, up from 41% in 2009 and 31% in 1997, when Gallup first asked the question.

1997-2010 Trend: Percentage of Americans Who Believe the Seriousness of Global Warming Is Generally Exaggerated

These results are based on the annual Gallup Social Series Environment poll, conducted March 4-7 of this year. The survey results show that the reversal in Americans' concerns about global warming that began last year has continued in 2010 -- in some cases reverting to the levels recorded when Gallup began tracking global warming measures more than a decade ago.

For example, the percentage of Americans who now say reports of global warming are generally exaggerated is by a significant margin the highest such reading in the 13-year history of asking the question. In 1997, 31% said global warming's effects had been exaggerated; last year, 41% said the same, and this year the number is 48%.

Fewer Americans Think Effects of Global Warming Are Occurring

(Excerpt) Read more at gallup.com ...


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KEYWORDS: 2010polls; agw; amazongate; carbontrade; climatechange; climatechangedata; climategate; czechgate; democrats; envirofascism; glaciergate; globalwarmiing; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; globalwarmingscandal; ipcc; obama; pachauri; pachaurigate; scandinaviagate
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

I don’t believe it’s exaggerated. I believe it’s totally concocted out of thin air... that it’s a complete and total scam with absolutely no basis in reality.


21 posted on 03/11/2010 11:23:48 AM PST by samtheman
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To: samtheman

See #14...


22 posted on 03/11/2010 11:25:09 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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That graph looks like a hockey stick.


23 posted on 03/11/2010 11:27:15 AM PST by vollmond (I'm an issues voter. If you're a Democrat, I've got issues.)
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To: All
From the JoNova website in Australia:

The great collapse of the global warming myth


24 posted on 03/11/2010 11:30:22 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: vollmond

In this case that’s good!


25 posted on 03/11/2010 11:31:26 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Two-thirds of Americans say global warming will not affect them in their lifetimes.

Wow! After all of the MSM AGW agitprop, I'm impressed. Here's USAToday:

Is the global warming movement cooling?

26 posted on 03/11/2010 11:41:50 AM PST by neverdem (Xin loi minh oi)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

This is interesting;
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/climategate-stunner-nasa-heads-knew-nasa-data-was-poor-then-used-data-from-cru/


27 posted on 03/11/2010 12:24:18 PM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Amazing day today! Here’s another jawdropper!;
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/climategate-three-of-the-four-temperature-datasets-now-irrevocably-tainted/


28 posted on 03/11/2010 12:31:08 PM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
I just posted this....Inhofe does get into cap and trade...says it is dead:

Exclusive Hot Air interview: Inhofe on pork, global warming, and Gitmo

29 posted on 03/11/2010 1:17:59 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: neverdem; All
From the link at post #26:

•Senate Democrats including John Kerry of Massachusetts have set aside House legislation that would limit greenhouse gas emissions from factories and other businesses nationwide. They are pursuing a new bill that may instead focus on utility companies, Kerry says.

Inhofe...has something to say on Kerry dreaming... along with Lindsay Graham....

See the Hotair interview linked above at post #29.

30 posted on 03/11/2010 1:24:27 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

These clowns are looking like real crooks...


31 posted on 03/11/2010 1:31:14 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Crooks is putting it mildly!


32 posted on 03/11/2010 1:35:55 PM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: NaughtiusMaximus; jesseam
Must be Gorebull warming...

See the updates and I just posted this opinion piece from a blog:

Big G panics--The higher-ups of the AGW movement, aka Goliath, sense that something is amiss.

33 posted on 03/11/2010 1:44:09 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
Wonder how they are going to try to recover from these statements that reveal how bad their data is?

They will try!!!

The Bankers and the UN WANT the goodies.

34 posted on 03/11/2010 1:47:27 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: from occupied ga

They voted for Obama?


35 posted on 03/11/2010 1:48:26 PM PST by DesertConservative
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To: NaughtiusMaximus

You must be near Flagstaff.....


36 posted on 03/11/2010 1:48:32 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

You got it in one. I’m in Flagstaff, Arizona. (Actually in an unincorporated county area nearby.) It’s been a hell of a winter and I hope we’re about done with it. The kids around here have had so many snow days, they’re growing up to be as ignorant as billygoats. :)


37 posted on 03/11/2010 2:29:46 PM PST by NaughtiusMaximus (Spring returns.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

You got it in one. I’m in Flagstaff, Arizona. (Actually in an unincorporated county area nearby.) It’s been a hell of a winter and I hope we’re about done with it. The kids around here have had so many snow days, they’re growing up to be as ignorant as billygoats. :)


38 posted on 03/11/2010 2:30:32 PM PST by NaughtiusMaximus (Spring returns.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

People are finally figuring out that there are more important things to worry about.


39 posted on 03/11/2010 2:36:00 PM PST by jersey117
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Lets face it. The majority of the world’s population have not been given even one percent of the input places like FR provide. So many are clueless. And many feel honest scientist have been studying these problems for their welfare.


40 posted on 03/11/2010 4:54:46 PM PST by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned....)
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