Toplines - Energy - February 13-14, 2010

National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted February 13-14, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

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

61% Finding new sources of energy
32% Reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume

7% Not sure

2* How serious a problem is Global Warming?

31% Very serious
25% Somewhat serious

22% Not very serious

19% Not at all serious

3% Not sure

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

35% Human activity

47% Long term planetary trends

8% Some other reason

10% Not sure

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

46% Yes

27% No

28% Not sure

5* What is the better long-term financial investment for America: investing in renewable energy resources like solar and wind or investing in fossil fuels like coal, gas and oil?

64% Investing renewable energy resources
27% Investing in fossil fuels
9% Not sure

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

56% Human activity

16% Long term planetary trends

6% Some other reason

22% Not sure

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

14% Excellent
24% Good
20% Fair
37% Poor
4% Not sure

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