Rasmussen has done another poll of registered voters about their views on global warming, just three months after a surprise revelation that more believe that natural causes drive climate than humans. Here are the findings reported Friday:
Climate change caused by planetary trends: 48%
Climate changed caused by human activity: 34%
Other reason: 7%
Aren’t sure: 11%
Compare that to responses reported on January 19:
Climate change caused by planetary trends: 44%
Climate changed caused by human activity: 41%
Other reason: 7%
Aren’t sure: 9%
So in the space of just three months, the percentage of those polled who believe humans drive climate change dropped seven percentage points from an already low 41 percent, while those who are confident that natural causes influence climate more increased by four percentage points.
If this represented an actual election it would be called a landslide of historic proportions. I mean really — only one-third of people believe humans are the chief cause of climate change?
Anyone ready to cave in to EPA, Waxman or the president on this issue ought to have his head examined.
Hat tip: Noel Sheppard of Newsbusters.
Cross-posted at Globalwarming.org.
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ncatty| 4.20.09 @ 3:28PM
The alarmists are becoming shriller as it becomes apparent that global warming, if it is happening at all, is not caused by human activity.
Ran| 4.20.09 @ 4:20PM
Let's see: 1/33 ... that's the human contribution ... of ~0.4 of 1/10th of 1% CO2 molar concentration of atmospheric gases. [There's vastly more argon.] What's the concentration of the most prominent greenhouse gas - H2O - 15, 20%, something like that? More and more people want to see a causal relationship between the human contributions to carbon dioxide levels and warming, and why water vapor and cloud cover is an insignificant factor. The more Team Algore avoids demonstrating convincing science, the more the rest of us smell the steaming green stuff.
ncatty| 4.20.09 @ 4:41PM
I recently read a book by Brian Fagan, a Phd. in anthropology, titled "The Great Warming." In the introduction he states that science has acknowledged that humans cause global warming. The rest of book then directly refutes that statement. The Medieval Warming Period (approx. 1000-1300 AD) was pre-industrial, not to mention pre-automotive. He also cites convincing evidence that temperatures were warmer then than now. This is called cognitive dissonance, and apparently affects Phds.
ncatty| 4.20.09 @ 4:44PM
"The Great Warming" is an excellent read and demonstrates the adaptability of humans. And they didn't even know about cap and trade. Just disregard the introduction.
Ran| 4.20.09 @ 5:43PM
Ph.D. - anthropology - discoursing upon a geophysical science? That's like having a marxist discourse upon economics... it makes for great reading, but the data sucks.
Julia| 4.20.09 @ 6:09PM
Fascist liberals tried to get their economic power grab passed before people caught on to their global warming/climate change hoax. Too late, morons--the gig is up.
thinkingabovemypaygrade| 4.20.09 @ 8:52PM
Loved it a month or so ago when - yet another Global Warming protest had to be relabeled a "Climate Change" event.
Protestors (in winter hats & gloves) dressed in ways that belied their beliefs!!!
Angel| 4.20.09 @ 9:04PM
For some reason, protests by liberal climate change fanatics during blizzards don't quite ramp up 'global warming' fears in the people. The protests do ramp up ridicule, though.
danny| 4.21.09 @ 8:32AM
i am an old head. been around for 60 some odd years. distintly remember some of these global warming alarmists being on the global cooling bandwagon in the late 60's and early 70's. only thing you need to know is, follow the money.
ruth| 4.21.09 @ 3:44PM
And the power. Power is the real rush for fascist liberals.
Pete| 4.21.09 @ 3:46PM
I agree.