Over the past decade, the number of Americans who support the environmental movement
has declined, with supporters increasingly split along partisan lines. On the other hand, most Americans strongly support developing clean energy, believe that climate changeis an important issue, and regularly engage in behaviors that are good for the environment. At least that?s what we've told the researchers.
Gallup recently found that 83 percent of Americans want more government support for clean energy.
Yale and George Mason University researchers found [PDF] that 72 percent of Americans believe that global warming should be a government priority. And
another Gallup poll found that three out of four Americans regularly engage in environmentally friendly behaviors.
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