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November 14, 2008
A Zogby poll taken November 5-6 that found 78 percent of those polled believe investing in clean energy is important to revitalizing the nation's economy. Support for this investment was particularly strong among youth (87 percent for ages 18-24) and minorities (94 percent among African-Americans and 84 percent among Hispanics). A majority of both parties viewed clean energy as important, although the margin was much higher among Democrats (94 percent) than Republicans (58 percent). In general, numbers among all categories were higher in 2008 than they were the last time the survey was conducted in 2006. "While the economy was the top issue in the 2008 election, clean energy clearly emerged as part of voter expectations for getting the economy back on track," said John Zogby, President and CEO of Zogby International. The survey, commissioned by the National Wildlife Foundation, surveyed 3,357 American voters and had a margin of error of 1.7 percent.
For additional information see: http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.cfm?ID=1637
(This article is from EESI's weekly electronic newsletter Climate Change News . To read more from Climate Change News or sign up for a free subscription, please click here .)
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