New poll from Harry Reid's home state: Just over a third are global warming believers

Poll: Nevada skeptical of global warming - News - ReviewJournal.com

Nevadans are cool to the idea the planet is getting warmer and to a proposed government fix, according to a new poll.

Fifty-five percent of respondents believe global warming is "unproven and subject to debate," compared with 35 percent who consider it "a scientifically established reality," according to the poll by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research. The percentage of skeptics is up 11 points from a similar survey in 2008.

Although public sentiment doesn't melt glaciers or evaporate Colorado River water, it does affect the way Nevadans view legislation aimed at reducing the rate of planetary warming. Fifty-five percent of respondents oppose legislation to restrict carbon gas emissions, while 37 percent support it.