A
new poll
says 94% want new energy balanced with clean air and water, 86% want to shift from coal and nuclear to wind and water power, and 79% are concerned about shale gas fracking affecting water quality.
A few excerpts from the PR
Water is High Priority for Bipartisan Majority of Americans,
10 January 2013,
- 92 percent of Americans think “U.S. energy planning and
decision making” should be based on “a comprehensive
understanding of what our national water resources are”
— a national water roadmap that Congress asked for, but which
was never produced. The national water roadmap attracts the support
of 92 percent of Republicans, 89 percent of Independents, and 94
percent of Democrats.- 86 percent of Americans want leadership on shifting from coal and
nuclear energy to wind and solar. Support for this approach exists
across party lines, including 72 percent of Republicans, 83 percent
of Independents, and 97 percent of Democrats.- 86 percent of Americans “support more studies of the health
and environmental consequences of the chemicals” used in
fracking. Supporters of this approach include 81 percent of
Republicans, 84 percent of Independents, and 89 percent of
Democrats.- Three quarters of Americans have heard of fracking, with 51 percent
saying they are very or somewhat familiar with it. 79 percent of
Americans are concerned about fracking “as it relates to water
quality.”
What is to be done?
