Thursday, March 20, 2008

Americans Cool to Global Warming Action, New Poll Finds

Here.

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The poll found just 18% of Americans are willing to pay 50 cents or more in additional taxes per gallon of gas to reduce greenhouse emissions.

Update: A related post is here, entitled "Hillary, Obama, McCain should cool down on global warming".

Excerpt:
This poses a huge political dilemma for the current slate of presidential candidates, all of whom have promised big action on global warming: If they recant after they get elected, they will enrage the enviros and risk being branded as planet destroyers, much like the current administration. If they impose a tax, they can expect a huge voter backlash.

The lesson here for politicians is: Think with a cool head before emitting hot air.

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