Bad news for environmental extremists. Despite control of
the government and media, the alarmists are losing the battle for
public support.
Reports Rasmussen Reports:
The new survey also finds that 39% of voters believe global
warming is caused by human activity, up from 34% in April.
However, 44% say long-term planetary trends are most to blame
for global warming. Last month, 48% cited this reason.
Despite the rise in voters who say human activity is to blame,
the overall results represent a complete reversal from a
year ago, when 47% blamed human activity and only 34%
blamed planetary trends.
Democratic congressmen from blue collar districts should
think very hard before they vote to wreck the economy with
Waxman-Markey or anything similar.
About the Author
Doug Bandow is a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute and the Senior Fellow in International Religious Persecution at the Institute on Religion and Public Policy. A former Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan, he is author of Beyond Good Intentions: A Biblical View of Politics (Crossway).