Hallelujah! Americans are Waking Up to Global Warming Reality
April 28, 2008 · Print This Article
Across the nation, a Fox-News-induced fog is lifting away from the brains of Americans. You see, while most of us are fully aware of the realities of global warming - and some are skeptical, but still want to be proactive just in case - others have been living in a fantasy world of unicorns and gumdrop trees. Or perhaps they’re part of the group that’s making so much disgusting money off of our current policies and practices that they don’t want to change. Either way, good news from Reuters:
A new Harris Poll reports that 2/3 of Americans not only believe that global warming is real, but they also believe that humans are a main cause of it. And of the remaining 1/3, only roughly half of those believe that human activity has nothing to do with climate change. This represents a slight change from the previous years. One in ten Americans has looked up their carbon footprint, with younger people taking a more active interest in defining their footprint (18% of 18 - 31 year olds). This seems to bode well for the next generation’s willingness to take personal responsibility.
The poll also found that 63% of respondents reporting that they’re actively trying to reduce their energy use and 43% are purchasing more energy efficient appliances. Unfortunately, the bad news is, people seem to think the problem won’t affect them during their lifetime, and fewer feel that climate change is as substantial as they did last year.
America: TURN OFF FOX NEWS. It’s for the good of all mankind. Change the channel to just about anything, and you’ll be better off. Their endless shit stream of opinions parading as fact is enough to send us straight to Idiocracy (speaking of which, if you haven’t seen this movie, RENT IT. You won’t be sorry.)
Link [Reuters]
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I live in the fantasy land of gumdrop trees where the giant flaming nuclear orb in the sky controls the weather…
It seems to me that all these polls keep telling me how eco -minded everybodys getting…and we see it in the news, magazines, TV, the internet everywhere….but I still don’t see that many people actually doing anything? I fell like most of the time I’m the only one who cares?