75% of U.S. adults(84% in states most affected)say global warming hasbeen happening, is human caused

[Bill USA]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/13/americans-greenhouse-gas-cuts-power-plants/3508001/

The vast majority of Americans in each of 40-plus states surveyed say global warming is real, serious and man-made, and the concerns tend to be slightly higher in coastal or drought-stricken areas, says an analysis out today.

At least 75% of U.S. adults say global warming has been happening, but the Stanford University research found that 84% or more took that view in states recently hit by drought — Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas — or vulnerable to sea-level rise: Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island.

Despite intense debate in Congress on global warming, the research found broad public agreement on the issue and its remedies. Most say past warming has been caused largely by human activities — ranging from a low of 65% in Utah to a high of 92% in Rhode Island. Most also back government curbs on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants — from 62% in Utah to 90% in New Hampshire.

"The consistency of findings across states was especially surprising to me," says author and professor Jon Krosnick, director of Stanford's Political Psychology Research Group, adding the analysis is likely the first to offer state-by-state breakdowns. He plans to release the findings today on Capitol Hill.
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[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

1. It will be fascinating to see...

...the numbers!

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. Links to the numbers here:

http://democrats.energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?q=page/stanford-university-state-level-climate-polling-data

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

5. Thanks!

I'll dig into it later today.

[pscot]

2. Intense debate in Congress?

I guess I missed that.

[Bill USA]

3. the amount of work that is being prevented from even being attempted by the GOP war on government is

a huge cost to our society! Think how little is being done because the GOP is fighting everything - to keep Obama from accomplishing what he could! ... so they can say (with ALL OF M$M repeating it): "Look how the government - and the Democrats - can't get things done!"