National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted November 11-12, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

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

58% Finding new sources of energy
34% Reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume

8% 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?

37% Human activity

47% Long term planetary trends

5% Some other reason

12% 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?

52% Yes

35% No

13% Not sure

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

50% Human activity

20% Long term planetary trends

9% Some other reason

21% 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?

21% Excellent

21% Good

21% Fair
34% Poor
3% Not sure

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