Toplines - Energy - September 2-3, 2009

National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted September 2-3, 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?

35% Very serious
29% Somewhat serious

20% Not very serious

14% Not at all serious

1% Not sure

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

42% Human activity

47% Long term planetary trends

5% Some other reason

7% Not sure

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

40% Yes

37% No

22% Not sure

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

50% Yes

34% No

16% Not sure

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

52% Human activity

20% Long term planetary trends

9% Some other reason

19% 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?

22% Excellent

21% Good

20% Fair
35% Poor
2% Not sure

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