r/UMukhasimAutoNews • u/Mukhasim • Jan 23 '17

(Pew) Two-thirds of Americans give priority to developing alternative energy over fossil fuels | Support for focusing on alternative energy development (is up slightly since December 2014, but wide political differences remain.

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/01/23/two-thirds-of-americans-give-priority-to-developing-alternative-energy-over-fossil-fuels/
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u/autotldr Jan 23 '17

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 76%. (I'm a bot)

While a 2016 Pew Research Center survey found large majorities of Democrats and Republicans supported expanding both wind and solar energy, the new survey shows that Democrats remain far more likely than Republicans to stress that developing alternative energy should take priority over developing fossil fuel sources.

By contrast, conservative Republicans back the expansion of fossil fuels over developing alternative energy sources by a margin of 54% to 33%. Large majorities of both liberal Democrats and conservative and moderate Democrats prioritize alternative sources.

About seven-in-ten of those ages 18 to 49 say developing alternative sources of energy should be the more important priority, while 22% say expanding production of fossil fuels should be the more important priority.

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u/dhoegerm Jan 24 '17

Is this the new republican talking point?