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UT Energy Poll Shows Decline Among Those Who Say Climate Change Is Occurring

UT Energy Poll Shows Decline Among Those Who Say Climate Change Is Occurring

Sheril Kirshenbaum sent me the UT Energy poll above. I thought it was interesting for several reasons:

Sixty-seven percent of Americans say that climate change is occurring, down from 73 percent in March, according to the latest survey conducted by the University of Texas Energy Poll. Eighteen percent of respondents say that climate change is not occurring and 15 percent report they don’t know.

The online nationwide survey, conducted July 18-22, indicates that although climate change can be a polarizing issue politically, both Democrats and Republicans experienced similar declines from where numbers were in March. Over the past four months, the percentage of Republicans who say that climate change is occurring dropped from 55 to 51 percent and Democrats decreased from 89 to 84 percent.

I don't know enough about the poll to be sure, this is just random guess, but it almost looks like it's going up in the winter, doesn't it?

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