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Wisconsin: Environment

Priority of Environmental Protection
Global Warming

Priority of Environmental Protection

Importance of Protecting the Environment vs. Reducing Price of Gas and Oil

Poll	Date	Protect environment	Reduce price of gas & oil	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	August 5, 2008	50%	42%	8%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "What is more important, reducing the price of gas and oil or protecting the environment?"

Global Warming

Belief in Global Warming

Poll	Date	Real	Made-up	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA	October 12-14, 2007	74%	21%	5%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	September 14-16, 2007	69%	26%	5%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	August 10-12, 2007	69%	27%	4%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	July 13-15, 2007	67%	25%	8%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	June 8-10, 2007	70%	23%	7%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	May 11-13, 2007	71%	23%	6%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	April 13-15, 2007	70%	20%	10%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	March 9-11, 2007	67%	20%	13%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	February 9-11, 2007	66%	24%	10%	600	± 4.1

Causes of Climate Change

Poll	Date	Natural changes	Human activity	Both	No opinion	Sample	MoE
WPR / St. Norbert College¹	April 3-17, 2007	27%	54%	15%	5%	400	± 5.0

1 "Do you think climate change is caused more by natural changes in the environment or by human activity?"

Seriousness of Global Warming Effects

Seriousness of global warming effects¹	April 3-17, 2007
Very serious	44%
Somewhat serious	39%
Not too serious	11%
Not at all serious	4%
No opinion	3%
Poll	WPR / St. Norbert College
Sample	400
MoE	± 5.0

1 "Would you say that current effects of global warming or climate change are very serious, somewhat serious, not too serious, or not at all serious?"

Informed About Global Warming

Informed about global warming¹	April 3-17, 2007
Very well informed	21%
Somewhat well informed	58%
Not very well informed	17%
Not at all informed	3%
No opinion	1%
Poll	WPR / St. Norbert College
Sample	400
MoE	± 5.0

1 "How well informed would you say you are about global warming?"

Emission Limits for Utilities and Vehicles

Support for emission limits¹	April 3-17, 2007
Strongly support	51%
Somewhat support	26%
Somewhat oppose	7%
Strongly oppose	9%
No opinion	7%
Poll	WPR / St. Norbert College
Sample	400
MoE	± 5.0

1 "Would you say that you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose emission limits for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases for utilities and vehicles similar to the limits we have for other pollutants?"