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Toplines - Energy - February 12-13, 2009

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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted February 12-13, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

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

60% Finding new sources of energy
32% Reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume

8% Not sure

2* How serious a problem is Global Warming?


37% Very serious
24% 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

45% Long term planetary trends

7% Some other reason

10% Not sure

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

42% Yes

31% No

27% Not sure

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

51% Yes

31% No

18% Not sure

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