National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted April 15-16, 2009
By Rasmussen Reports

1* Which is more important, finding new sources of energy or reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume?

63% Finding new sources of energy
29% Reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume

8% Not sure

2* How serious a problem is Global Warming?

33% Very serious
29% Somewhat serious

23% Not very serious

12% Not at all serious

3% Not sure

3* Is Global Warming caused primarily by human activity or by long term planetary trends?

34% Human activity

48% Long term planetary trends

7% Some other reason

11% Not sure

4* Is there a conflict between economic growth and environmental protection?

40% Yes

31% No

29% Not sure

5* Should more nuclear power plants be built in the United States?

58% Yes

25% No

17% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence