What Do Americans Believe Contributes To Climate Change?
22 Jun
Following the findings I posted yesterday showing that 65% of Americans say climate change is occurring, we asked that group to consider a series of factors from deforestation to fossil fuel use and rate how significantly they believe each contributes to global climate change. Here is a look at “Natural Forces (not manmade)” broken down by political affiliation:
Natural Forces (not manmade) and Global Climate Change
The posts this week are just snapshots of what we have been learning through the UT Energy Poll. The more we understand about public attitudes and opinions on energy issues, the better prepared we will be to address questions, educate, and move toward more informed policy decisions.
This contribution to “Your Dot” at NYTimes was originally posted as part of a slideshow on June 19, 2012.
Oftentimes these days I feel as if I am somehow living on another planet, one on which real people are truly cognizant of the environmental impact of their personal actions, like driving a car or walking to work instead. But then I look down the street in front of my home and see hundreds of cars passing hourly on the Vermont state highway down there. And that is the reality of human life today. Meanwhile, to many of my fellow humans the wildest place they can think of is the parking lagoon in front of Walmart, not the designated wilderness out in Idaho.