DiscussionCentral: U.S. Opinion on Global Warming
Posted by Sidney Draggan on January 27th, 2010
National survey research done at Yale University and George Mason University discloses that “Public concern about global warming has dropped sharply since the fall of 2008.”
The survey found: Only 50 percent of Americans now say they are “somewhat” or “very worried” about global warming, a 13-point decrease.
The percentage of Americans who think global warming is happening has declined 14 points, to 57 percent.
The percentage of Americans who think global warming is caused mostly by human activities dropped 10 points, to 47 percent.
In line with these shifting beliefs, there has been an increase in the number of Americans who think global warming will never harm people or other species in the United States or elsewhere.
A copy of the report is available
Q: How do you characterize your understanding of the issue of global warming, in light of the findings of this study?
looks like phobia of global warming is declining.
# February 2nd, 2010 4:45 pm