Public Opinion

Center for American Progress: Public Opinion Snapshot: Strong Support for Clean Energy Economy    March 30, 2009
One of the Obama administration's key objectives is making the transition to a clean energy economy, a priority that is amply reflected in the budget currently being debated in Congress. As with the administration's other priorities, this one enjoys very strong public support. In the just-released Progressive Studies Program survey on the State of American Political Ideology, 76 percent of respondents agreed that "America's economic future requires a transformation away from oil, gas, and coal to renewable energy sources such as wind and solar," compared to 11 percent who disagreed (12 percent were neutral). This was the highest level of agreement recorded among the ten progressive and conservative economic statements tested by the survey.  More...