Poll Shows Shifting Landscape on Energy Issues

Are public opinions about alternative energy and fossil fuel development shifting? Maybe so according to a Pew Research Center poll released this past Monday. The telephone poll gauged the opinions of 1,503 adults in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Among other conclusions, the poll found that support for “developing alternative energy sources” has dropped from almost two-thirds of all respondents to just 52% since last year, while support for “expanding exploration and production of oil, coal, and natural gas” rose 10% from its 2011 mark of just 29%. In other words, the wide margin between those preferring new sources of energy over old ones has narrowed significantly.

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