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76% of Americans Want Clean Energy Instead of Nuclear, Natural Gas, & Coal

Clean Technica -- Yet another recent poll showed that Americans really support clean energy, across political affiliations (though, there’s clearly more support on the left).

The ORC International survey, conducted for the nonprofit and nonpartisan Civil Society Institute (CSI), found that 76% of Americans (58% of Republicans, 83% of Independents, and 88% of Democrats) want to see ”a reduction in our reliance on nuclear power, natural gas and coal, and instead, launch a national initiative to boost renewable energy and energy efficiency.” (And who knows what the remaining 24% are smoking?)

Not only that, the public has clearly picked up on the fact that corrupt politics is a key reason we don’t have more of that. 82% of Americans (69% of Republicans, 84% of Independents, and 95% of Democrats) agree

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Submitted May 16, 2012 By: eromitlab

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drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,945 Points:752,210 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 19, 2012 4:15:20 PM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse Oh dear, oh my, one begins to see why teafortwo appears so confused with each post! If you want RENEWABLE INDUSTRY hype and hogwash? All you have to is listen to folks like teafortwo and the Civil Society Institute. As aquarinut CLEARLY points out there are only 7 people at the Civil Society Institute: 1. Pam Solo, Founder and President, Civil Society Institute 2. Gail Pressberg, Senior Program Officer 3. Andrea Pamfilis Camp 4. Matthew Pawa 5. Elyse Rosenblum 6. Frank Smith 7. Corinne Whitlatch The SEVEN
teafortwo Champion Author Washington Posts:22,111 Points:1,385,815 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: May 19, 2012 4:04:37 PM Ignore teafortwo Report Abuse If you want OIL & GAS industry hype and hogwash? Listen to folks like aquarinut. Below he states: "Now I can see how they only came up with only 76% of Americans! Article is really nothing more than an opinion piece coming from just a few people (7 to be exact!!!) that are trying to make themselves seem important in their own eyes and to anyone dumb enough to believe them!" Once again we see how these BIG OIL & GAS spin doctors make stuff up as they go along. Are you more interested in learning the real facts about this survey? Follow this link to learn more about this civilsocietyinstitute.org survey: "SURVEY METHODOLOGY The new survey findings are based on a telephone survey conducted by ORC International among a national probability sample of 1,019 adults comprising 506 men and 513 women 18 years of age and older, living in private households in the continental United States. Interviewing for this survey was completed during the period March 22-25, 2012. The margin of error is plus or minus three percentage points at the full sample size." For the full survey findings, go to http://www.CivilSocietyInstitute.org on the Web. Maybe aquarinut can only count up to 7 .... ? ;0} [Edited by: teafortwo at 5/19/2012 4:07:13 PM EST]
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,945 Points:752,210 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 19, 2012 2:41:55 PM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse The Wind Power Revolution: Ruh-Roh
LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,596 Points:1,205,480 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: May 18, 2012 11:19:25 AM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse You must think I care about your opinion.
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,945 Points:752,210 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 18, 2012 9:59:00 AM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse Oh absolutely I've noticed letemeatcake. And have you noticed which ideology has led most of the world to what's going on? But then again, you're not interested in facts or opinion (unless they work to your ideological favor). :=)
LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,596 Points:1,205,480 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: May 17, 2012 10:53:55 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse Missed my point again with smoke and mirrors rhetoric. "Surely you are not blaming any rise solely on the sitting President? Have you noticed the state of the world?"
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,945 Points:752,210 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 17, 2012 10:26:23 PM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse That's strange the graph clearly shows a precipitous rise in gas prices beginning in 2006, the year Liberals Reid and Pelosi took control of the Senate and House, there's a precipitous fall in the last months of 2008 after President Bush announced an aggressive drilling policy offshore. Then strangely President Obama comes into office enacting his war on oil and oil skyrockets right back close to the spike started by Reid and Pelosi and the Liberals. Coincidence? Hmmm, the people will be the judge.
LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,596 Points:1,205,480 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: May 17, 2012 9:25:03 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse Looks like a steady rise during the Bush era to me... Surely you are not blaming any rise solely on the sitting President? Have you noticed the state of the world?
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,945 Points:752,210 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 17, 2012 6:49:14 PM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse Teafertwo says "Look at the real facts. Gas has sky rocketed since...." ================= Sure has Tea, from a $1.84 when Obama took office! Most appreciative that you can see what the liberal policies are bringing us!
Amplion Champion Author Oregon Posts:6,767 Points:1,865,060 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 17, 2012 3:12:10 AM Ignore Amplion Report Abuse NUCLEAR IS BEST !!!!
teafortwo Champion Author Washington Posts:22,111 Points:1,385,815 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: May 17, 2012 2:16:35 AM Ignore teafortwo Report Abuse As chemist74 said: "One can get any result you want by careful wording of the questions." That seems to be how the BIG GREED industries establish many of their "facts". By asking about only what they want to hear and want regurgitated by the clueless. Always interesting how there is always a reference to clean energy costing more? Cost more than what? More than the burden of a society riddled with cancer & respiratory diseases? Sure, BIG OIL & GAS create lots of jobs .... in the healthcare industry. Much like BIG TOBACCO. Lots of cancer. Lots of COPD. Lots of leukemia. There's an implication that fossil fuels still cost the same as they always have. Hello? All one needs to do is go to the pump to see just how much fact there is in the assumption that fossil fuel prices are steady. Look at the real facts. Gas has sky rocketed since we had an oil man in the White House. Gasoline prices 1993 through 2012 On the up side? There is the pre-oiled shrimp and crab courtesy of BP and BIG OIL :0\
LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,596 Points:1,205,480 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: May 17, 2012 12:42:07 AM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse I have found that you have to not only 'Talk the Talk' BUT 'Walk the Walk'.
granitestater Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:8,824 Points:1,430,750 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: May 17, 2012 12:26:47 AM Ignore granitestater Report Abuse I want a gold-plated Cadillac in my garage. That don't mean I get it...
granitestater Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:8,824 Points:1,430,750 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: May 17, 2012 12:24:21 AM Ignore granitestater Report Abuse What a load of bunkum. "Wanting" and "getting" are two different things. People in Hell want ice water. That don't mean they get it...
aquarinut Champion Author British Columbia Posts:1,628 Points:436,855 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 10:03:25 PM Ignore aquarinut Report Abuse Hmmmm...... Just read who makes up the Civil Society Institute (CSI). http://www.civilsocietyinstitute.org/who.cfm Now I can see how they only came up with only 76% of Americans! Article is really nothing more than an opinion piece coming from just a few people (7 to be exact!!!) that are trying to make themselves seem important in their own eyes and to anyone dumb enough to believe them! [Edited by: aquarinut at 5/16/2012 10:04:51 PM EST]
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,945 Points:752,210 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 5:33:31 PM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse "The majority of us really DO want cleaner and safer air to breath as well as plenty of clean and safe unpolluted water to drink." "...fossil fuel industries pollute at will ....." ================================================================ EVERY BODY wants clean air and safe water. When either of the two posters below can find a quote from a credible source that any industry or industry representative has said they don't want clean air or water feel free to show us, until then all you have is misinformation and the ingnorance resulting from that misinformation. Talk about smoke and mirrors LOL! [Edited by: drpepperTX at 5/16/2012 5:36:20 PM EST]
teafortwo Champion Author Washington Posts:22,111 Points:1,385,815 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 5:14:08 PM Ignore teafortwo Report Abuse But NHLF? The PROFITS are SO much bigger when the fossil fuel industries pollute at will ..... Here is a thought. What if these BIG GREED fossil fuel companies took the BILLIONS of dollars they spend on lobbyists, politicians, "scientists", lawyers, shills and spin doctors and applied all of that money to cleaning up their act instead? "The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun." ~ Ralph Nader, quoted in Linda Botts, ed., Loose Talk, 1980
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:11,095 Points:1,623,180 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 4:48:47 PM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse Must be a full moon nearby, as all the diatribers are out in force here. Too bad they can't accept the 'truth' here. The majority of us really DO want cleaner and safer air to breath as well as plenty of clean and safe unpolluted water to drink. Is that too much to expect? I don't think so and it is great to see so many others have the same expectations and desires!
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,945 Points:752,210 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 12:50:14 PM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse They are not prepared to pay for it VomVom....they expect everyone else to GIVE it to them.
bar1035 Champion Author Charlotte Posts:9,158 Points:1,298,220 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 12:48:14 PM Ignore bar1035 Report Abuse Sure we do, we just don't want to pay for it. Ask any CEO privately.
VomVom Champion Author Calgary Posts:3,857 Points:1,627,080 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 12:24:10 PM Ignore VomVom Report Abuse And how many of those in the 76% are prepared to pay the extra cost? Do they even know what that extra cost is?
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,945 Points:752,210 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 11:06:55 AM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse Hmmm, what happened to the eco-nazi claim that anyone that is pro drilling wants pollution??? These wackos will say anything, never let facts get in the way of their agenda! LOL.
Prius_III Sophomore Author Philadelphia Posts:145 Points:51,800 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 11:02:47 AM Ignore Prius_III Report Abuse If wishes were horses then beggars would ride.
Dr Gas Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:3,268 Points:358,365 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 10:45:43 AM Ignore Dr Gas Report Abuse Where can I get more two cycle engines? Yea, 75% WANT clean energy - BUT wanting and reality aren't the same!
chemist74 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:13,510 Points:2,395,980 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 10:31:57 AM Ignore chemist74 Report Abuse One can get any result you want by careful wording of the questions. The real questions should be: 1. How much more are you willing to pay for "clean" energy versus enegy from coal/nuclear power? 2. Are you willing right now to sign a long term contract to buy "clean" power at a rate that much higher than conventional power. If they say no to question 2 that means they were lying in question 1. If they say yes to question 2, they should be presented a tentative supply contract to sign. If they refure to sign, it means they were lying in question 2.
Jkent1953 Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:1,991 Points:440,935 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 10:29:04 AM Ignore Jkent1953 Report Abuse Everyone wants "clean" energy. No one wants to have to move into a cave to afford it.
blueBMW480 Champion Author Nashville Posts:818,391 Points:840,740 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 10:28:31 AM Ignore blueBMW480 Report Abuse Interesting
teafortwo Champion Author Washington Posts:22,111 Points:1,385,815 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 10:26:31 AM Ignore teafortwo Report Abuse 76% of Americans Want Clean Energy? So, from this should we conclude that 24% have developed a taste for hydrocarbons, arsenic, heavy metals and smog? That may go a long way to explain some of the posts we see when you consider the neurological effects :0\
WonderfulMI Champion Author Michigan Posts:11,648 Points:1,786,910 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 10:16:52 AM Ignore WonderfulMI Report Abuse Do you NOT want clean energy?
blupupher Champion Author Houston Posts:3,550 Points:748,045 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 10:06:38 AM Ignore blupupher Report Abuse 93% of surveys are hogwash, the other 24% is just lies.
BurntOrange Champion Author Austin Posts:8,722 Points:1,582,890 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 9:40:04 AM Ignore BurntOrange Report Abuse Phrase the question that way, and of course, you are going to get a positive response. Add "and raise your taxes and energy bill to support this effort", and the percent that support clean energy will drop dramatically. [Edited by: BurntOrange at 5/16/2012 9:40:35 AM EST]
Cakes77 Champion Author Harrisburg Posts:5,161 Points:1,652,745 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 9:14:19 AM Ignore Cakes77 Report Abuse What is "clean coal" anyway? It does not exist.
Cakes77 Champion Author Harrisburg Posts:5,161 Points:1,652,745 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 9:13:51 AM Ignore Cakes77 Report Abuse ..and I am one of them.Have you ever seen that "mountain top removal" in West Virginia? Glad I don't live there.
listerone Champion Author Boston Posts:3,380 Points:878,765 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 8:55:14 AM Ignore listerone Report Abuse OK,cool.You can have all the "clean energy" you want.That is,if you're willing to pay $3 per killowatt hour.Of course,Osama Obama & Friends can easily afford $3/kWh but those of us who aren't "beautiful people" would find it difficult....no,IMPOSSIBLE!
grandpadon28110 Champion Author Charlotte Posts:4,716 Points:1,142,310 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 8:24:31 AM Ignore grandpadon28110 Report Abuse Who were included in the research? The Media.
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,945 Points:752,210 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 8:23:13 AM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse ROFL, sure who does not WANT 'clean' energy! There's a huge difference between want and reality. Like my granpappy used to say, crap in one hand and wish in the other and just see which one fills up faster!
dgerst Champion Author South Carolina Posts:2,708 Points:556,025 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 8:17:39 AM Ignore dgerst Report Abuse Nearly 100% of the people I know are for Clean Energy. I can't believe that 24% haven't gotten it yet.
YaBassa Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,430 Points:517,100 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 8:16:41 AM Ignore YaBassa Report Abuse 76%? Impressive! Congress will do the opposite because Big Oil owns them.
MImusicman Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,873 Points:407,675 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 8:14:16 AM Ignore MImusicman Report Abuse I'm not sure where they get their numbers but this article comes from a "green" and left-leaning website so I wouldn't put much stock in it. I'm not smoking anything. I'm apparently one of the 24% who don't mind the use of nuclear energy and don't want to pay thru the nose for energy, especially for green energy when it can't stand on it's own merits and cost.
cmptrmush Champion Author Detroit Posts:3,615 Points:738,745 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 7:35:55 AM Ignore cmptrmush Report Abuse Quite the contradiction society is posing. 76% want clean energy, but no one is willing to pay for it. So which is it?
Joeski1 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:10,001 Points:1,741,835 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 7:31:26 AM Ignore Joeski1 Report Abuse maybe try a new coat of paint.. something like "clean" coal ... or "clean' diesel.... that oughta keep 'em guessing!
Joeski1 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:10,001 Points:1,741,835 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 7:29:52 AM Ignore Joeski1 Report Abuse absolutely correct regardless of the technologically devolved fossil foolers... "Look mommy , drat.. all that detergent.. and we're still dirty!!"
APlus Champion Author San Antonio Posts:3,918 Points:991,445 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 7:28:25 AM Ignore APlus Report Abuse Not so
TruthMatters Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,520 Points:533,985 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 7:25:43 AM Ignore TruthMatters Report Abuse People tends to want things that are either not feasible or easily attainable
Buckeyee Champion Author Maine Posts:4,610 Points:899,755 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 7:21:13 AM Ignore Buckeyee Report Abuse This was a loaded question, NG is cheap, clean, & available, who wouldn't want to use it ?
rbrk02 Champion Author Rhode Island Posts:5,742 Points:817,230 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 7:16:16 AM Ignore rbrk02 Report Abuse FPLREP, you seem to have it right. I, too, wonder how they phrased the question. No doubt that the question itself dictates the answer received. MusicalMan7 made the point that we would all want clean energy if it were viable. Sadly, it isn't always viable. So many 'clean' energies are not yet ready to replace those in use today.
gandalfthegrey1 Champion Author Houston Posts:1,184 Points:384,785 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 7:10:42 AM Ignore gandalfthegrey1 Report Abuse Where's that algae obummer was growing. Oh, here it is. It turned to BS.
bullet226 Champion Author Toronto Posts:2,716 Points:534,915 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 7:08:51 AM Ignore bullet226 Report Abuse Sounds like most Americans need more education on energy
1tallford Sophomore Author Rhode Island Posts:128 Points:22,225 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 6:54:53 AM Ignore 1tallford Report Abuse Cost of clean energy would drop if the gov would get out of the way. Let the FREE market work.
farmboyTN Champion Author Tennessee Posts:2,262 Points:449,310 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 6:53:11 AM Ignore farmboyTN Report Abuse ok