Toplines - Energy - May 26-27, 2010

National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted May 26-27, 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?

 

       35% Very serious
       23% Somewhat serious

       22% Not very serious

       15% Not at all serious

        5% Not sure

 

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

 

       40% Human activity

       44% Long term planetary trends

        5% Some other reason

       10% Not sure

 

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

 

       44% Yes

       34% No

       22% 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?

       63% Investing renewable energy resources
       27% Investing in fossil fuels
       10% Not sure

 

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

 

       55% Human activity

       21% Long term planetary trends

        6% Some other reason

       18% 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?

 

       16% Excellent
       22% Good
       21% Fair
       39% Poor
         2% Not sure

 

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