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Connecting the Economy-Energy-Environment Dots
Connecting the Economy-Energy-Environment Dots
At first glance, the latest poll numbers from Pew Research Center on Americans' top priorities for the new president might appear worrisome to climate policy advocates. Global warming is in last place in the top 20 and the environment in general slipped down in the list since last year. ...
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Connecting the Economy-Energy-Environment Dots
Worldchanging: Bright Green — ... on that question...) But I'm convinced that's not the point. The fact is, solutions that will address the top two concerns -- the economy and jobs -- as well as several other top 10 concerns -- energy, terrorism, helping the poor -- are all wrapped up in the best solutions for combating climate change . The ...

Pew Research Says "It's Still the Economy, Stupid"
the green skeptic™ — ... dead last. What does this tell me? It confirms that the new green economy has to be about making money and creating jobs and get beyond global warming. Read the article and download the full report here: Pew The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press is one of seven projects that make up the Pew Research Center. The Center is supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts.Related articles by Zemanta Connecting the Economy-Energy-Environment Dots Hot Docs: Bush's Final Report on the ...

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