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The Partisan Divide on Global Warming
A huge gulf exists between Americans who accept the reality of climate science and those who do not. According to an October 15, 2012, Pew Research Center poll, Democratic voters are more than twice as likely to embrace the facts on global warming than their Republican counterparts. A growing number Americans, including voters who identify [...]
In Focus: The Climate Voters Project
A new project, called Climate Voters, could be operated within the League of Conservation Voters, or could be part of a collaborative effort in which many environmental organizations participate. This is the project’s slogan: We care about climate change and we vote. Climate change is happening now. We need public policy to address this [...]
The 2012 Election: It’s All About Energy
Recently, GTM asked how the results of the 2012 election will impact U.S. greentech, but a new poll suggests that question put the horse before the cart. The first question is how greentech will impact the 2012 election. Public Policy Polling (PPP) asked 22,412 likely voters in eight states considered to have the potential to [...]
The Democratic Party Platform at the DNC
The Democratic platform promotes the development of clean energy jobs, the conservation of public lands, clean air and water. However to appeal to the American public the Democrats are advocating an an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy, which includes oil, “clean” coal and natural gas. While we may rue support for fossil fuels and the conspicuous absence [...]
Survey: Latinos Like Clean Energy
A vast majority of registered Latino voters support clean energy innovation, protecting public lands and cleaning up toxic pollution, according to a new national survey. Even more of them believe they have a moral obligation to do something about it. 86% of the 1,131 Latinos surveyed would prefer the US government to invest in clean, [...]
Environmental Attitudes: Democrats vs. The GOP
The majority of Americans think that protecting the environment both fosters growth and creates new jobs while less than 20 percent think that environmental protection hurts the economy and job growth. Although Democrats tend to be ardent supporters of the green economy, there is evidence that more Republicans see the economic benefits of going green. [...]
Democrats Learning the Wrong Lesson from Republicans
Although Republicans are the undisputed masters of the smear campaign, theDemocratic candidates in Congress were not above Republican tactics inthe 2010 midterm elections.The conspiracy of neglect that silencedthe issue of climate change this election cycle was deplorable. ButDemocratic members of Congress did not limit themselves to quietlyabandoning their President and their parties agenda. To gainpolitical [...]
Democrats the Environment and Green Jobs
Over the last couple of years the Democrats have passed legislation thatstaved off a much deeper much more severe depression. Contrary to theRepublican attacks ads, the President’s stimulus package has helped tocreate jobs and is poised to do more in the next couple of years. A January 2010 report by the President’s Council of Economic [...]
GE Drops ALEC Membership
Six more major companies are cancelling their American Legislative Council membership (ALEC), bringing the new total to 38. The latest to abandon the controversial right-wing lobbying group and let their memberships lapse include technology company General Electric, financial services giant The Western Union Company, wireless telecommunications carrier Sprint Nextel Corporation, software developer Symantec Corporation, consumer [...]