National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters

Conducted May 14-15, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

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

62% Finding new sources of energy
30% Reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume

9% Not sure

2* How serious a problem is Global Warming?

34% Very serious
28% Somewhat serious

18% Not very serious

16% Not at all serious

3% Not sure

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

39% Human activity

44% Long term planetary trends

7% Some other reason

10% Not sure

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

44% Yes

31% No

25% Not sure

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

50% Yes

34% No

16% Not sure

6* Does Barack Obama believe global warming is caused primarily by human activity or by long term planetary trends?

52% Human activity

19% Long-term planetary trends

9% Some other reason

20% Not sure

7* How would you rate the way that Barack Obama will handle energy issues such as offshore drilling and research for alternative energy sources as President….excellent, good, fair or poor?

24% Excellent
25% Good
21% Fair
27% Poor

3% Not sure

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