Environment

In Major Economies, Many See Threat From Climate Change

Awareness is high, except in Indonesia, India, South Africa

July 8, 2009
With climate change on the agenda at the Group of Eight summit and the Major Economies Forum this week, Gallup Polls reveal that residents in many of these top-polluting nations who are familiar with global warming or climate change believe it poses a serious threat.More ...

Americans Green-Light Higher Fuel Efficiency Standards

Majority support spans political parties and demographics

May 19, 2009
A recent Gallup Poll reveals solid majority support for higher fuel efficiency standards such as those President Obama announced Tuesday. In March, 80% of Americans said they favored higher fuel efficiency standards for automobiles.More ...

In Latin America, Less Than Half Familiar With Ethanol

Majority of those familiar with ethanol likely to support its use

May 11, 2009
Gallup finds that less than half of respondents in many Latin American countries have heard of ethanol. Of those who have heard of it, Gallup finds majorities in nearly every country would support a referendum to start replacing gasoline for ethanol.More ...

Views on Global Warming Relate to Energy Efficiency

Relationship exists regardless of national wealth, literacy

April 24, 2009
Worldwide, countries where a higher percentage of the public believes that global warming is a result of human activities use less energy to produce the same amount of GDP.More ...

Awareness, Opinions About Global Warming Vary Worldwide

Many unaware, do not necessarily blame human activities

April 22, 2009
This Earth Day, Gallup reveals the extent to which world citizens vary in their knowledge about global warming and its causes. The data reveal that public awareness of the concept of global warming is distinct from public belief that global warming is a result of human activities.More ...
Americans Set High Bar for Obama on the Environment

Americans Set High Bar for Obama on the Environment

April 22, 2009
Eight in 10 Americans (79%) think President Barack Obama will do a good job protecting the nation’s environment, far higher than the 51% who said the same about former President George W. Bush during his first 100 days in office.

High Expectations for Obama on the Environment

Almost 8 in 10 Americans believe he will do good job of protecting environment

April 22, 2009
Americans have much higher expectations for President Barack Obama on the environment than was the case for George W. Bush eight years ago. Seventy-nine percent of Americans say Obama will do a good job of protecting the environment, compared to just 51% who said this about Bush in March 2001.More ...

In U.S., Outlook for Environmental Quality Improving

Forty-one percent say it is getting better, up from 26% last year

April 21, 2009
Americans’ outlook for the quality of the environment in the U.S. is much more optimistic than it was a year ago, although a slight majority still say environmental quality is getting worse (51%) rather than better (41%).More ...

Small-Business Owners Struggling to Become More "Green"

One in three owners say economic conditions have impacted their plans to go green

April 6, 2009
One in three small-business owners say the economy has impacted their plans to become more “green,” and fewer think their customers would be willing to pay more for environmentally friendly goods and services today (27%) than thought that was the case in 2007 (43%).More ...

Water Pollution Americans’ Top Green Concern

Worry about environmental problems has edged up since 2004

March 25, 2009
Gallup’s 2009 Environment survey finds contamination of water sparking more U.S. public concern than air pollution, extinction of species, the loss of rain forests, and global warming. Public worry about these issues generally fell between 2000 and 2004, but has since edged higher.More ...
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