They also want "new sources of energy," which the newspaper defines as oil but makes no mention of other sources of energy, except for nuclear and Americans aren't warm to that. The paper also doesn't offer a link to the poll or the questions. I have to think this is one of those polls intended to influence readers and the sample was polluted, so to speak. There's way too much polling going on.
Nearly two-thirds of Americans now put a priority on "finding new sources of energy" over improving conservation -- a significant shift since 2001 -- and majorities support all of the five potential federal initiatives tested in a new ABC News poll.
There is overwhelming backing for stricter fuel efficiency standards, as large majorities of Democrats, Republicans and independents alike line up behind the idea. There is also widespread support across party lines for a more controversial proposal in the battle over energy policy: offshore oil drilling.
Overall, 63 percent want the federal government to lift its embargo on new drilling in U.S. coastal waters. Nearly eight in 10 Republicans and seven in 10 independents back the idea, as do just over half of Democrats in the poll conducted in partnership with Stanford University and Planet Green.
There is a new ad out by wecansolveit.org that fights the notion that drilling is the answer. It will run during the Olympics
