Answer Options | Favor | Oppose | No Opinion |
---Place stricter federal regulations limiting emissions from vehicles and requiring better fuel economy standards (more miles per gallon). | 54.2% | 39.4% | 6.4% |
---Continue drilling and allow additional drilling in possible oil rich areas within and off the shore of the United States (i.e. Alaska, Gulf of Mexico). | 54.6% | 39.5% | 5.9% |
---Increase the use of nuclear power and the creation of new nuclear plants. | 61.4% | 25.4% | 13.1% |
---Provide tax credits to individuals who implement specific energy-saving measures in their home. | 79.5% | 16.1% | 4.3% |
---Provide grants and tax credits to small businesses to help them afford the implemention costs of energy-saving measures in their business. | 76.2% | 19.2% | 4.6% |
---Offer tax subsidies to energy companies to encourage expansion of alternative energy sources (i.e. clean coal, wind energy, natural gas). | 60.4% | 30.3% | 9.3% |
---Provide federal funding to states and localities to encourage renewable energy and energy efficiency efforts. | 58.2% | 36.4% | 5.4% |
---Create training programs for displaced workers to obtain jobs in clean energy industries and with green companies. | 59.6% | 30.9% | 9.5% |
---Create a cap-and-trade system to limit emissions of greenhouse gases. The program would set an upper limit on nationwide emissions and then issues allowances to businesses, which are rights to emit a particular amount of greenhouse pollutants. The allowances can be bought and sold. This creates a financial incentive to reduce emissions. | 30.8% | 57.8% | 11.3% |