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Energy See also: Environment

Polls listed chronologically. Data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older.

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Sept. 5-7, 2008. N=1,022 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Have recent price increases in gasoline caused any financial hardship for you or your household?"
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		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/5-7/08	63	37	-
	7/27-29/08	75	25	-
	4/28-30/08	60	39	-
	3/14-16/08	72	28	-
	11/2-4/07	63	37	-
	4/10-12/07	66	33	2
	8/2-3/06	65	34	-
	5/5-7/06	65	34	1
	4/21-23/06	69	28	1

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Aug. 29-31, 2008. Adults nationwide.
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"How do you feel about increased drilling for oil and natural gas offshore in U.S. waters? Do you strongly favor, mildly favor, mildly oppose or strongly oppose increased offshore drilling?" N=521, MoE ą 4.5 (Form A)
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		Strongly Favor	Mildly Favor	Mildly Oppose	Strongly Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	8/29-31/08	52	22	11	13	1
	7/27-29/08	46	23	12	18	-
	6/26-29/08	48	25	15	12	1
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"Do you favor or oppose allowing drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska?" N=510, MoE ą 4.5 (Form B)
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		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/29-31/08	59	39	2

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Aug. 15-19, 2008. N=1,012 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3. RV = registered voters
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"Would you favor allowing increased drilling for oil and natural gas off the U.S. coast, or do you think the costs and risks are too great?"
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		Favor	Costs, Risks Too Great	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/15-19/08	62	28	10
	7/31 - 8/5/08 RV	64	28	8
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"Have recent price increases in gasoline caused any financial hardship for you or others in your household, or not?" If yes: "Has that been a serious hardship, or not serious?"
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		Yes -- Serious	Yes -- Not Serious	No	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	8/15-19/08	35	33	31	-
	7/7-14/08	34	31	35	-
	5/30 - 6/3/08	36	29	34	1

Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll. Aug. 15-18, 2008. N=1,375 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Has the recent rise in gas and oil prices caused you or your family any financial hardship, or not?"
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		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/15-18/08	73	27	1
	6/19-23/08	70	29	1

Gallup Poll. Aug. 7-10, 2008. N=1,009 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Thinking now just about gas prices: Between now and the end of the year, do you think gas prices in your local area will increase a lot, increase a little, stay about the same, decrease a little or decrease a lot?" Options rotated
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		Increase A Lot	Increase A Little	Stay About The Same	Decrease A Little	Decrease A Lot
		%	%	%	%	%
	8/7-10/08	16	24	21	31	6
	7/10-13/08	52	35	6	5	-

CBS News Poll. July 31-Aug. 5, 2008. N=906 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3. RV = registered voters
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"Is the price of gasoline something a president can do a lot about, or is that beyond any president's control?"
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		Can Do a Lot	Beyond Control	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/31 - 8/5/08 RV	65	29	6
	5/4-8/06 RV	62	30	8
	5/4-8/06	63	30	7
	9/9-13/05	64	29	7
	8/29-31/05	63	27	10
	4/05	61	31	8
	5/04	58	33	9

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. July 27-29, 2008. N=1,041 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (for all adults).
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"A year from now, do you think the price of gasoline will be higher than it is now, about the same as it is now, or lower than it is now?" N=514, MoE ą 4.5 (Form B)
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		Higher	Same	Lower
		%	%	%
	7/27-29/08	51	27	22
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"Please tell me whether you think each of the following is a major cause of the recent increase in gasoline prices, a minor cause, or not a cause at all. . . ."
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		Major Cause	Minor Cause	Not a Cause	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	"U.S. oil companies"
	7/27-29/08	68	26	7	-
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	"Foreign countries that produce oil"
	7/27-29/08	65	28	7	-
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	"Financial speculators"
	7/27-29/08	57	32	10	1
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	"Rising demand from other countries such as China and India"
	7/27-29/08	56	34	9	1
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	"The Bush Administration"
	7/27-29/08	54	35	11	-
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	"The war in Iraq"
	7/27-29/08	51	36	13	-
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	"Federal laws that prohibit increased drilling for oil offshore or in wilderness areas"
	7/27-29/08	51	32	17	-
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	"The Democrats in Congress"
	7/27-29/08	31	43	26	-
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"If the federal government allowed increased drilling for oil and natural gas offshore in U.S. waters, do you think that would reduce the price of gasoline in the next year?" N=514, MoE ą 4.5 (Form B)
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		Yes	No
		%	%
	7/27-29/08	51	49

ABC News/Planet Green/Stanford University poll. July 23-28, 2008. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3. Fieldwork by TNS.
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"What do you think is more important: finding new energy sources, or improving energy conservation?" Options rotated
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		New Energy Sources	Improving Conservation	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/23-28/08	64	33	3
	1/01	55	41	4
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"Do you think the federal government should or should not [see below]?"
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		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
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	"Make fuel efficiency standards for cars stricter than they are now"
	7/23-28/08	78	20	2
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	"Increase taxes on the profits earned by oil companies"
	7/23-28/08	55	42	3
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	"Restrict trading by investors that may affect the price of gasoline"
	7/23-28/08	61	31	7
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	"Allow drilling for oil in U.S. coastal waters where it's currently not allowed"
	7/23-28/08	63	33	3
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	"Allow drilling for oil in U.S. wilderness areas where it's currently not allowed"
	7/23-28/08	55	43	2
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"In general, would you favor or oppose building more nuclear power plants at this time?"
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		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/23-28/08	44	53	3
	6/2-5/05	34	64	2
	6/01	42	52	6
	4/01	37	59	4
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"Have recent price increases in gasoline caused any financial hardship for you or others in your household, or not?"
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		Have	Have Not
		%	%
	7/23-28/08	72	28
	6/12-15/08	77	23
	5/8-11/08	63	37
	4/10-13/08	67	32
	5/17-21/07	58	42
	4/12-15/07	67	33
	7/14-19/06	60	39
	5/11-15/06	57	43
	4/6-9/06	70	30
	9/8-11/05	64	36
	8/25-28/05	66	34
	8/18-21/05	53	47
	4/21-24/05	64	36
	3/20/05	57	43
	5/20-23/04	64	36
	4/04	54	46
	4/02	53	47
	4/01	48	52

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. June 18-29, 2008. Adults nationwide.
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"Right now, which ONE of the following do you think should be a more important priority for this country: protecting the environment, or developing new sources of energy?" Options rotated. N=1,001, MoE ą 3.5 (Form 2).
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		Protect Environment	Develop New Sources	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/18-29/08	34	60	6
	5/01	42	49	9
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"Right now, which ONE of the following do you think should be the more important priority for U.S. energy policy: expanding exploration, mining and drilling and the construction of new power plants, OR, more energy conservation and regulation on energy use and prices?" Options rotated. N=1,003, MoE ą 3.5 (Form 1).
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		Mining, Drilling, Power Plants	Conservation, Regulation	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/18-29/08	47	45	8
	2/1-5/06	41	52	7
	5/01	44	49	7
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"Would you favor or oppose allowing oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska?" N=2,004, MoE ą 2.5
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		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/18-29/08	50	43	7
	2/08	42	50	8
	5/2-14/06	46	44	10
	1/4-8/06	44	47	9

Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll. June 19-23, 2008. N=1,233 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"As you may know, George W. Bush has proposed opening up more land in the United States for oil and gas drilling. Supporters say such drilling can be done in ways that minimize harm to the environment. Opponents say that in practice, that seldom happens. Which of the following statements comes closest to your view? Drilling is usually done in a way that harms the environment and should not be allowed in environmentally important areas. OR, Drilling can be done safely and should be allowed in environmentally important areas with proper controls in place. OR, The nation's energy needs are so pressing that drilling should be allowed even if environmentally important areas may suffer damage as a result." This question asked June 20-23, 2008; N=1,023 adults.
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		Should Not Be Allowed	Allowed with Proper Controls	Allowed Even If Damage Results	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	6/20-23/08	22	57	12	10
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"Who do you think, if anyone, is to blame for the rising fuel prices: the oil companies that are making large profits, or commodities speculators, or turmoil in the Middle East, or OPEC and other foreign producers of oil, or the Bush administration, or the demand for more oil from countries such as China, or is there some other person or group that you blame for the rising fuel prices?" Up to two responses accepted.
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			%
	Bush administration		29
	Oil companies		25
	Commodities speculators		13
	Countries such as China		11
	Foreign producers		9
	Middle East turmoil		8
	Other		4
	No one (vol.)		1