public opinion
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Despite Trump, more Republicans grasp that climate change is our fault
The less Republican leaders talk about climate change, the more their constituents' opinion rebounds toward scientific consensus.
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Climate denial is getting more popular. It’s probably Trump’s fault.
The number of Americans who say global warming is happening shrank over the past year.
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By 5 to 1, voters say the U.S. should stick with the Paris Agreement
A majority of Democrats and Republicans agree.
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Climate denier campaigns have zero impact on belief in global warming
It’s hard sometimes to ignore climate deniers: They’re so wrong! About everything! But the biggest impact they seem to be having is just that: annoying environmentalists. Denialist campaigns have had little influence on the 30 percent of people who are skeptical about climate science, ABC News reports. The one thing that does change those people’s […]
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Experts debunk polls claiming fewer Americans believe in climate change
Cross-posted from Climate Progress. Politicians, pundits, and the public have all been told by the media and others that public belief in global warming has dropped sharply. Except that it hasn’t, as polling by Stanford, Ipsos, and Reuters make clear. National survey of American public opinion on global warming via Jon Krosnick, Stanford University. Yes, […]
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Talking to the Tea Party about climate?
Is talking to Tea Partiers about climate that different from talking to your eco-friendly, politically savvy friends?
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Climate-denying candidates make more Americans believe in global warming
According to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, 83 percent of people now believe that climate change is happening. That's up from 75 percent last year. What's behind the change? Partly heat, and partly hot air.
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Public opinion on climate just tipped
An unlikely confluence of events in recent weeks could be the final push needed for awareness and action on climate change.
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Mountaintop-removal mining is unpopular even in coal country
A strong majority of Appalachians oppose mountaintop-removal coal mining -- 57 percent -- according to a new poll conducted in the region.