National Poll Shows Americans Want More Wind Power
AWEA - April 22, 2010
Voters overwhelmingly support increasing the use of wind power in the
U.S. and adopting a strong Renewable Electricity Standard (RES),
according to a national poll released today by the American Wind Energy
Association (AWEA).
“The poll's bottom line is clear: An overwhelming majority of American
voters, on a bipartisan basis, want more wind power and support a
national RES to increase its use,” said Anna Bennett and Neil Newhouse,
partners respectively with Bennett, Petts & Normington and Public
Opinion Strategies, the firms that conducted the poll.
“Wind works for America and that is why voters want Congress to pass a
strong national RES” said AWEA CEO Denise Bode. “Americans understand
that an RES will mean new manufacturing jobs, less dependence on
imported energy, and more pure, clean, affordable energy for our
country.”
Poll highlights include:
--An overwhelming, bipartisan majority -- 89% -- of American voters
(including 84% of Republicans, 88% of Independents and 93% of Democrats)
-- believe increasing the amount of energy the nation gets from wind is
a good idea.
--A majority of Americans -- 56% -- disapprove of the job Congress is
doing on renewable energy and 67% believe Congress is not doing enough
to increase renewable energy sources such as wind.
--A majority of Americans -- 82% -- believe the nation’s economy would
be stronger (52%) or the same (30%) if we used more renewable energy
sources like wind.
--A majority of Americans -- 77% -- support a national Renewable
Electricity Standard. This support extends across party lines and
includes 65% of Republicans, 69% of Independents, 92% of Democrats.
The poll was conducted March 27-28 by Neil Newhouse of Public Opinion
Strategies and Anna Bennett of Bennett, Petts & Normington. The poll
sampled a national survey of 600 likely voters. The margin of error is
plus or minus four percentage points. Poll details are available here:
http://www.awea.org/newsroom/pdf/10205-AWEA-National-Brief.pdf
AWEA is the national trade association of America’s wind industry, with
more than 2,500 member companies, including global leaders in wind power
and energy development, wind turbine manufacturing, component and
service suppliers, and the world’s largest wind power trade show. AWEA
is the voice of wind energy in the U.S., promoting renewable energy to
power a cleaner, stronger America.
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