{"id":204,"date":"2013-01-14T10:59:51","date_gmt":"2013-01-14T15:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/01\/overwhelming-majority-of-americans-want-clean-water-and-renewable-energy-poll.html"},"modified":"2013-01-14T10:59:51","modified_gmt":"2013-01-14T15:59:51","slug":"overwhelming-majority-of-americans-want-clean-water-and-renewable-energy-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/01\/overwhelming-majority-of-americans-want-clean-water-and-renewable-energy-poll.html","title":{"rendered":"Overwhelming majority of Americans want clean water and renewable energy &#8211;poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ewg.org\/release\/poll-water-high-priority-bipartisan-majority-americans?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ewg_alltopics+%28EWG%3A+All+Topics%29\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b017c35c00d4c970b\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a0120a58214e4970b017c35c00d4c970b-pi.jpg\"    \/><\/a><br \/>\nA<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ewg.org\/release\/poll-water-high-priority-bipartisan-majority-americans?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ewg_alltopics+%28EWG%3A+All+Topics%29\">new poll<\/a><br \/>\nsays 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.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nA few excerpts from the PR<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ewg.org\/release\/poll-water-high-priority-bipartisan-majority-americans?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ewg_alltopics+%28EWG%3A+All+Topics%29\"><br \/>\nWater is High Priority for Bipartisan Majority of Americans<\/a>,<br \/>\n10 January 2013,\n<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>\n92 percent of Americans think \u201cU.S. energy planning and<br \/>\ndecision making\u201d should be based on \u201ca comprehensive<br \/>\nunderstanding of what our national water resources are\u201d<br \/>\n\u2014 a national water roadmap that Congress asked for, but which<br \/>\nwas never produced. The national water roadmap attracts the support<br \/>\nof 92 percent of Republicans, 89 percent of Independents, and 94<br \/>\npercent of Democrats.\n<\/li>\n<li>\n86 percent of Americans want leadership on shifting from coal and<br \/>\nnuclear energy to wind and solar. Support for this approach exists<br \/>\nacross party lines, including 72 percent of Republicans, 83 percent<br \/>\nof Independents, and 97 percent of Democrats.\n<\/li>\n<li>\n86 percent of Americans \u201csupport more studies of the health<br \/>\nand environmental consequences of the chemicals\u201d used in<br \/>\nfracking. Supporters of this approach include 81 percent of<br \/>\nRepublicans, 84 percent of Independents, and 89 percent of<br \/>\nDemocrats.\n<\/li>\n<li>\nThree quarters of Americans have heard of fracking, with 51 percent<br \/>\nsaying they are very or somewhat familiar with it. 79 percent of<br \/>\nAmericans are concerned about fracking \u201cas it relates to water<br \/>\nquality.\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\nWhat is to be done?\n<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/citizenactionmonitor.wordpress.com\/2012\/07\/04\/36-u-s-citizen-run-organizations-with-million-members-unite-to-fight-for-serious-renewable-energy-agenda-2\/\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b017c35c00d62970b\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a0120a58214e4970b017c35c00d62970b-pi.jpg\"    \/><\/a><br \/>\nPam Solo, president and founder, Civil Society Institute, said:<br \/>\n\u201cThis survey should be a wake-up call for federal elected<br \/>\nofficials. The polling data we are releasing today should give pause<br \/>\nto decision makers who assume the American public will support<br \/>\nenergy policies without regard to consequences or the impact these<br \/>\nchoices have on safe drinking water. The voracious appetite that<br \/>\nconventional energy such as gas, oil, coal and nuclear power has on<br \/>\nwater availability is increasingly a problem for many parts of the<br \/>\ncountry. When given a menu of choices and not asked a simple &#8216;yes or<br \/>\nno&#8217; question, Americans weigh our options and come down in favor of<br \/>\nincreased energy efficiency and low environmental impact and<br \/>\nhealthier energy futures such as wind and solar power. The distance<br \/>\nbetween what the public values and where political decision makers<br \/>\nare headed should be seen as an opportunity for real leadership at<br \/>\nthe federal level. Energy policy is at the heart of our economic<br \/>\nprosperity, public health, and national security. And Americans<br \/>\noverwhelmingly want a voice that can counter the undue influence of<br \/>\nthe energy industries that have a stake in business as usual.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/citizenactionmonitor.wordpress.com\/2012\/07\/04\/36-u-s-citizen-run-organizations-with-million-members-unite-to-fight-for-serious-renewable-energy-agenda-2\/\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b017c35c00d73970b\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a0120a58214e4970b017c35c00d73970b-pi.jpg\"    \/><\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;The takeaway from this important poll is that access to clean, safe<br \/>\ndrinking water is first and foremost on Americans&#8217; minds as we dive<br \/>\nheadlong into a new era of energy production in the United States,&#8221;<br \/>\nsaid Heather White, executive director at Environmental Working<br \/>\nGroup. &#8220;Americans are concerned about water quality, but also water<br \/>\navailability when they look at how much is used in the quest for<br \/>\ndomestic sources of energy. Shale gas drilling or \u2018fracking&#8217;,<br \/>\nnuclear energy and coal production use vast amounts of the natural<br \/>\nresource we the people need to survive. That is why the overwhelming<br \/>\nmajority of Americans want leaders in Washington to shift from coal<br \/>\nand nuclear to wind and solar energy. Given the gridlock on Capitol<br \/>\nHill even on its basic responsibilities like avoiding the \u2018fiscal<br \/>\ncliff,&#8217; most Americans understand that it&#8217;ll be up to the public to<br \/>\npush the federal government and the country on a truly clean energy<br \/>\npath.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\nThe same two groups did a poll last summer that found<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.civilsocietyinstitute.org\/media\/042512release.cfm\"><br \/>\nSURVEY: &#8220;PARTISAN DIVIDE&#8221; ON ENERGY ISSUES IS A MYTH, STRONG BIPARTISAN SUPPORT SEEN FOR SHIFT TO CLEANER ENERGY:<br \/>\nWashington Out of Step With Public? Little Confidence Seen in National Lawmakers Finding Solutions is Evident in Across-the-Board Political Support for Grassroots Drive to Take Back Issue.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\nA key finding: More than three out of four Americans (76<br \/>\npercent)\u2014including 58 percent of Republicans, 83 percent of<br \/>\nIndependents, and 88 percent of Democrats \u2014 think that the<br \/>\nUnited States should move to a sustainable energy future through &#8220;a<br \/>\nreduction in our reliance on nuclear power, natural gas and coal,<br \/>\nand instead, launch a national initiative to boost renewable energy<br \/>\nand energy efficiency.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\nConducted March 22-25, 2012, the new ORC International survey of<br \/>\n1,019 Americans shows that:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\nAbout two out of three Americans (66 percent)\u2014including 58<br \/>\npercent of Republicans, 65 percent of Independents, and 75 percent<br \/>\nof Democrats \u2014 agree that the term &#8220;&#8216;clean energy standard&#8217;<br \/>\nshould not be used to describe any energy plan that involves nuclear<br \/>\nenergy, coal-fired power, and natural gas that comes from hydraulic<br \/>\nfracturing, also known as &#8216;fracking&#8217;.&#8221;\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\nThe change from coal, gas, and nuclear to solar and wind<br \/>\nwill happen if enough of us demand it.<br \/>\nThe Georgia legislature meets today.<br \/>\nThere&#8217;s<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/10\/who-to-contact-about-nuclear-vs-solar.html\"><br \/>\na place to start.<\/a><br \/>\nAnd here&#8217;s<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2012\/03\/separate-cwip-payments-to-georgia-power-wace-call-for-action.html\"><br \/>\nanother way to say you want clean solar and wind energy while protesting<br \/>\nGeorgia Power&#8217;s stealth rate hikes for nuclear and natural gas.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>-jsq<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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