Posted on 12/18/2018 6:37:20 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Americans have reached consensus on the need to act in response to climate change with one conspicuous exception: Republicans.
A new NBC News/ Wall Street Journal poll identifies that sharp break in the evolving pattern of public opinion as scientists have amplified their warnings of rising global temperatures and linked them to a range of natural disasters. Overall, 66 percent of Americans now say they've seen enough evidence to justify action, up from 51 percent two decades ago.
That figure incorporates 85 percent of Democrats, 79 percent of independents, 71 percent of women, 61 percent of men and strong majorities of all racial groups. At least 55 percent agree on the need for action in all regions of the country, and at all age, education and income levels.
Resistance comes only from the one-third of Americans who identify themselves as Republicans. A 56 percent majority of the GOP says either that concern about climate change is unwarranted or that more research is necessary before taking action.
A 52 percent majority says that failure to address climate change will cost more through the consequences of weather-related events such as droughts or floods. Just 35 percent say that action will raise energy prices and cost more.
Here, too, opinion breaks sharply by party. Some 63 percent of Democrats and 59 percent of independents say action will cost less than inaction. But just 35 percent of Republicans agree, outpaced by the 48 percent of Republicans who believe action will cost more.
The telephone survey of 900 adults was conducted Dec. 9-12. It carries a margin for error of 3.27 percentage points.
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Apparently, most Americans are Idiots according to this Poll.
Make Fossil Fuels Illegal and then take another Poll.
Look at Romney’s 47% and the midterms and a case can be strongly made most Americans are indeed idiots!
Exactly, and they are more easily fooled by such things.
He's welcome to go entertain himself.
Just like everything else...I’ll have to pay for it. It’s a wonder why I even get up and work anymore.
Yes, but IF I drive my Prius to Starbucks to buy my $4.50 Latte with NO PLASTIC STRAW it makes me FEEL like I am doing something to protect the environment MR. Smarty Pants.
(sarc)
Seriously though. If anyone else watched 60 Minutes this past Sunday regarding the plastic in the worlds oceans it just about makes you sick. It was a popular topic yesterday in the office. Almost everything is now made from plastic. Look around you. Much of that discarded plastic ends up in land fills or the ocean.
Even the plastic recycled goes somewhere. A lot went to China. Now they stopped taking it.
The US, Canada, Australia and Europe are pretty good about taking care of their trash. The less developed countries of the world are not. This is where most of the trash ending up in the Pacific Ocean comes from. Rivers in Asia, Africa and the Philippines dump millions of tons of plastic into the Oceans.
“Americans have reached consensus on the need to act in response to climate change with one conspicuous exception: Republicans”. One thing wrong with that statement...that last word: Republicans. It should be changed to “thinking people”. I would venture to say there are many Democrats who also don’t
subscribe to the AGW baloney.
Tax hikes and otherwise making energy more expensive for Americans are the only possible “actions” I’ve heard about. Maybe if they are really so concerned with the supposed problem they can figure a solution that wouldn’t eff over working Americans.
LOL!
That is very clever, and very funny.
I keep the CNBC Business Channel quietly on in the background every business day.
I recognize Harwood’s voice instantly, and I instantly mute the channel until he is gone.
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