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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTwo-thirds of Americans give priority to developing alternative energy over fossil fuels
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/01/23/two-thirds-of-americans-give-priority-to-developing-alternative-energy-over-fossil-fuels/President Donald Trump is promising major changes on climate and energy policy, including efforts to increase production from fossil fuel energy sources such as coal. But a new Pew Research Center survey finds that 65% of Americans give priority to developing alternative energy sources, compared with 27% who would emphasize expanded production of fossil fuel sources.
Support for concentrating on alternative energy is up slightly since December 2014. At that time, 60% said developing alternative energy sources was the more important priority.
There continue to be wide political differences on energy priorities. While a 2016 Pew Research Center survey found large majorities of Democrats and Republicans supported expanding both wind and solar energy, the new survey shows that Democrats remain far more likely than Republicans to stress that developing alternative energy should take priority over developing fossil fuel sources.
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Two-thirds of Americans give priority to developing alternative energy over fossil fuels (Original Post)
Jimbo101
Jan 2017
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yardwork
(61,701 posts)1. Why didn't they vote?
edhopper
(33,612 posts)2. Government alternative energy research
is dead in this country.
drray23
(7,637 posts)3. They are out of luck.
The Trump administration is explicitely comtemplating zeroing out large swaths of the DOE budget. Amongst these scheduled to be cut are the programs related to alternative energy research.
dhill926
(16,353 posts)4. better show the fuck up and vote...
in 2020 then.