Yet another major poll finds strong public support for global warming action

[ProSense]

Yet another major poll finds strong public support for global warming action

by Joseph Romm

The drumbeat of public support for comprehensive clean energy and global warming policies beats louder every day. The latest Wall Street Journal-NBC Poll found overwhelming support for comprehensive clean energy legislation that includes carbon pollution reductions. It also registered that cleaning up the BP oil disaster and energy reform is the number two priority of Americans. Finally, it registered another drop in support for the expansion of offshore oil drilling.

CAP's Daniel J. Weiss has the details:

The WSJ-NBC poll was conducted by respected pollsters Bill McInturff (R) and Peter Hart (D). McInturff was John McCain's presidential pollster in 2008. The survey was conducted June 17-21, 2010 -- after President Obama's Oval Office address on the oil catastrophe and clean energy reform. There were 1,000 respondents, and the margin of error was plus or minus 3 percent.

Respondents favored comprehensive energy and carbon pollution reduction legislation by 63 percent to 31 percent -- a two to one margin.

Do you support or oppose an energy proposal designed to reduce carbon emissions and increase the use of alternative and renewable energy sources, even if it means an increase in the cost of energy? (IF SUPPORT/OPPOSE, THEN ASK) And, do you strongly (support/oppose) or just somewhat (support/oppose) this?

Strongly support 36%

Somewhat support 27%

Somewhat oppose 14%

Strongly oppose 17%

Not Sure 6%

Significantly, strong support for this legislation was double the strong opposition.

The reality of the BP oil disaster has likely led to far greater concerns about energy policy now than they were last month. When given a list of issues "that have been proposed for the federal government to address," Americans expressed the second most concern about the "Gulf Coast oil spill and energy," trailing only "job creation and economic growth."

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[polichick]

1. CALL YOUR SENATORS DUers! Called mine again today and they still...

...have not voiced their position on an energy/climate bill with a price on carbon - told them I'd keep calling until they're on board.

[karynnj]

2. Those in states where the Senators are not on board need to get this to them

with the message to support Kerry's bill. These results are astonishing after the billions spent to discredit the science and to confuse.