Public opinion is influenced by the government, media, and grassroots programs, and simultaneously politicians, journalists, and movement leaders are only successful if the public supports them. Taking this into consideration, recent major events such as Republican acknowledgement of climate change, the media’s criticism of deniers, and revolutionary protests indicate Americans are starting to tip towards […]
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Poll: American Opinion on Climate Change Warms Up
June 11, 2010 
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According to Yale and George Mason Universities' poll, Americans' concern about global warming has recently increased. Between January and June, Americans' belief that global warming is happening increased by 4 pts to 61%. At the same time, belief that warming is caused by human activities rose 3 pts to 50% and the % who worry […]
Read moreBP’s Tony Hayward Speaks in TV Ad
June 9, 2010 Comments Off
Yesterday we posted on the Google Ads that BP has purchased in response to the crisis. AdAge has the television spot that BP rolled out. In it BP takes responsibility for the spill but attempts to communicate the great efforts that the company is taking to clean it up. They are making an effort to […]
Read moreBP Spins Oil Spill by Buying Google Ad Words
June 8, 2010 Comments Off
Environmental Leader writes that in reaction to the impact the BP oil spill has had on public opinion, one of the tactics BP is using to combat further negative response, is to buy up "oil spill" and other adwords within Google and Yahoo's ad networks. The ads which come up use the tagline, "how BP […]
Read morePoll: Majority Now Opposes More Offshore Drilling
June 7, 2010 Comments Off
Along with many others, we've been waiting to see what the impact of the oil spill would be on public opinion towards offshore drilling. A recent CBS News poll reveals that 51% of Americans now oppose offshore drilling, an increase from 41% one month ago. Though 40% of Americans still favor increased offshore drilling, that […]
Read moreWho are the 22% of Americans Who View BP Favorably?
June 3, 2010 Comments Off
EnviroKnow attempts to find out who the 22%of Americans that have a favorable view of BP are. They find that conservatives, males and those over the age of 65 are more likely to have a favorable view of BP, interestingly the same group that supported offshore drilling. The greatest demographic indicator of favorability was race […]
Read moreAmid Gulf Coast Oil Disaster, Public Support for Clean Energy Legislation is Strong
May 11, 2010 Comments Off
As a follow-up to the May 6th post, The Big Oil Spill: is it enough to change consumer behavior? by Suzanne Shelton, here's another poll which illustrates how the oil spill has impacted public opinion. The poll, by the Benenson Strategy Group showed that 61% of voters support a bill, "that will limit pollution, invest […]
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The Complexity of Public Opinion on Climate Change
The Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Society is comprehensive look at the social, political and economic dimensions of climate change. In the below article, contributing author Matthew C. Nisbet highlights several of the chapters focused on public opinion and includes ecoAmerica‘s research on a short list of programs that are doing innovative work on […]
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