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Toplines - Global Warming - January 15-16, 2009

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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted January 15-16, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

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

56% Finding new sources of energy
38% Reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume

6% Not sure

2* How serious a problem is Global Warming?

41% Very serious
23% Somewhat serious

18% Not very serious

15% Not at all serious

2% Not sure

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

41% Human activity

44% Long term planetary trends

7% Some other reason

9% Not sure

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

46% Yes

32% No

22% Not sure

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

55% Yes

29% No

15% Not sure

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