National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted October 8-9, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

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

55% Finding new sources of energy
37% Reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume

8% Not sure

2* How serious a problem is Global Warming?

38% Very serious
22% Somewhat serious

23% Not very serious

13% Not at all serious

4% Not sure

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

38% Human activity

46% Long term planetary trends

3% Some other reason

12% Not sure

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

38% Yes

36% No

26 Not sure

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

54% Yes

26% No

20% Not sure

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

54% Human activity

17% Long term planetary trends

7% Some other reason

22% 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?

23% Excellent

21% Good

19% Fair
35% Poor
3% Not sure

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