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Iowa: Energy

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Energy Policy

Finding New Energy Sources vs. Reducing Energy Consumption

Poll	Date	Finding new sources of energy	Reducing amount of energy consumed	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	August 7, 2008	59%	34%	7%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Which is more important, findig new sources of energy or reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume?"

Gasoline

Support for Offshore Oil Well Drilling

Poll	Date	Yes	No	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	July 10, 2008	58%	28%	14%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "John McCain favors drilling in offshore oil wells to help reduce the price of gas. Barack Obama opposes offshore oil wells and says it would not reduce the price of gas. Should drilling be allowed in offshore oil wells off the coasts of California, Florida, and other states?"

Likelihood Offshore Oil Well Drilling Will Lower Gas Prices

Poll	Date	Very likely	Somewhat likely	Not very likely	Not at all likely	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	July 10, 2008	20%	30%	29%	14%	7%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "If drilling in offshore oil wells is allowed, how likely is it that the price of gas will go down?"

Support for Oil Drilling in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge

Poll	Date	Favor	Oppose	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	July 10, 2008	46%	41%	13%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "A proposal has been made to allow oil drilling in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge. Do you favor or oppose this proposal?"

Likelihood Dropping Speed Limit to 55 mph Would Reduce Price of Gas and Oil

Poll	Date	Yes	No	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	July 10, 2008	23%	62%	15%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "If the maximum highway speed limit was dropped to 55 miles per hour, would that reduce the price of gas and oil?"

High Gas Prices Reduce Leisure Driving

Poll	Date	Yes	No	No opinion	Sample	MoE
KCCI-TV / Research 2000¹	July 23-25, 2007	66%	34%	0%	600 LV	± 4.0

1 "Has the high price of gas led you to reduce leisure driving?"

Cut Back On Personal Spending Due to High Gas Prices

Poll	Date	Yes	No	No opinion	Sample	MoE
KCCI-TV / Research 2000¹	July 23-25, 2007	42%	58%	0%	600 LV	± 4.0

1 "Has the high price of gas led you to cut back on other personal spending?"

Effect of High Gas Prices On Vacation Plans

Effect on vacation plans¹	July 23-25, 2007
It has had no effect	64%
It has affected it because we'll be taking a shorter trip this year	22%
It has affected it because we're not taking a summer vacation	13%
It has affected it because we'll be flying instead of driving	1%
No opinion	0%
Poll	KCCI-TV / Research 2000
Sample	600 LV
MoE	± 4.0

1 "How has the high price of gas affected your vacation plans?"

Effect of High Gas Prices On Car Choice

Effect on vacation plans¹	July 23-25, 2007
It has affected my choice because I bought a more gas-efficient care this year	18%
It has affected my choice, because I'm planning to buy a more gas-efficient car as my next automobile	46%
It has had no effect	36%
No opinion	0%
Poll	KCCI-TV / Research 2000
Sample	600 LV
MoE	± 4.0

1 "How has the high price of gas affected your choice of a car?"

Ethanol

Importance of Ethanol to Economic Success of Iowa

Poll	Date	Critically important	Fairly important	Not that important	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Iowa Poll¹	January 21-24, 2007	46%	46%	7%	1%	800	± 3.5

1 "Iowa is currently the national leader in producing ethanol and is looking to do more to develop biofuels. How important do you think this is to the future economic success of the state - is it critically important, fairly important, or not that important?" The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

Importance of Ethanol to Economic Success of Local Community

Poll	Date	Critically important	Fairly important	Not that important	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Iowa Poll¹	January 21-24, 2007	28%	47%	23%	2%	800	± 3.5

1 "And what about to the community where you live - is the development of biofuels critically important, fairly important, or not that important to the future economic success of your community?" The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

Increase State Spending On Ethanol and Biofuel Production in Iowa by $100 Million

Poll	Date	Favor	Oppose	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Iowa Poll¹	September 10-13, 2006	64%	28%	8%	600 LV	± 4.0

1 "(Now I'd like to mention some specific issues the candidates for governor have advocated. For each position, please tell me if you favor or oppose the proposal.) ... Spend $100 million to increase ethanol and biofuel production in Iowa." The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

Growth of Ethanol Industry Will Make Iowa Independent of Foreign Oil

Poll	Date	True	Not true	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Iowa Poll¹	September 10-13, 2006	39%	55%	6%	600 LV	± 4.0

1 "(I'm going to mention some assumption the candidates for governor have discussed as they talk about their plans for the state once they are in office) ... Growth of Iowa's ethanol and biofuel industries will eventually make the state independent of foreign oil." The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.