PEW Research Center

Energy/Environment
Conducted 6/16-20 by ABT-SRBI Inc.; surveyed 1,802 adults; margin of error +/- 2.3% (release, 6/24). Party ID breakdown: 34%D, 27%R, 34%I.

Obama Handling The Oil Leak In The Gulf Of Mexico

-           Now 5/9
Approve     39% 38%
Disapprove  52  36

Obama Handling Energy Policy

-           Now 4/26 1/10 11/8 7/26
Approve     45% 43%  45%  50%  46%
Disapprove  40  34   35   34   31

There Needs To Be Stronger Laws And Regulations To Protect The Environment

-           Now 4/09 1/07 8/03 8/02 9/99 11/97 7/94 6/92
Agree       81% 83%  83%  86%  83%  83%  81%   82%  90%
Disagree    17  16   15   13   16   16   18    17    9

People Should Be Willing To Pay Higher Prices In Order To Protect The Environment

-           Now 4/09 1/07 8/03 8/02 9/99 11/97 7/94 5/93 6/92
Agree       49% 49%  60%  65%  62%  56%  55%   57%  57%  67%
Disagree    47  48   37   34   36   42   43    42   41   32

Do You Favor/Oppose Gov't Allowing More Offshore Oil And Gas Drilling In U.S. Waters?

-       Now 5/9 2/9 4/09 9/08
Favor   44% 54% 63% 68%  67%
Oppose  52  38  31  27   28

Do You Favor/Oppose Gov't Promoting The Increased Use Of Nuclear Power?

-       Now 5/9 2/9 4/09 9/08 2/08 2/06 9/05
Favor   47% 45% 52% 45%  50%  44%  44%  39%
Oppose  47  44  41  48   43   48   49   53

Do You Favor/Oppose Increasing Federal Funding For Research On Wind, Solar And Hydrogen Technology?

-       Now 5/9 2/9 4/09 9/08 2/08 2/06
Favor   75% 73% 78% 82%  82%  81%  82%
Oppose  21  22  17  15   14   14   14

Do You Favor/Oppose Requiring That New Homes And Buildings Meet Higher Efficiency Standards? (Half Sample)

Favor   78%
Oppose  18

PEW Research Center/National Journal

Oil Spill
A Society for Human Resource Management/National Journal Cong. Connection poll; conducted 6/17-20 by Pew Research Center; surveyed 1,009 adults; margin of error +/- 3.1% (release, 6/22). Party ID breakdown: 29%D, 27%R, 34%I.

Obama Admin. Responding To The Gulf Coast Oil Leak

-               Now 5/23
Excellent/good  33% 31%
Only fair/poor  64  57

BP Responding To The Gulf Coast Oil Leak

-               Now 5/23 5/9
Excellent/good  18% 19%  24%
Only fair/poor  77  70   63

Pew Research Center

Oil Spill/Energy
A Society for Human Resource Management/National Journal Cong. Connection poll; conducted 5/20-23 by Pew Research Center; surveyed 1,002 adults; margin of error +/- 3.1% (release, 5/25). Party ID breakdown: 32%D, 23%R, 36%I.

Obama Admin. Responding To The Gulf Coast Oil Leak

-               All Dem GOP Ind
Excellent/good  31% 48% 13% 27%
Only fair/poor  57  42  80  59

Do You Think The Dem Party/GOP Could Do A Better Job ___?

-                            DemParty GOP Both Neither Undec
Dealing with the nation's
energy problems            35%      28% 10%  12%     15%
Dealing with the economy     34       33   9   14      10
Reducing the budget deficit  30       33   8   16      12
Dealing with immigration     27       35  10   14      14
Dealing with terrorist
threat at home             27       38  12   10      13

PEW Research Center

Energy
Conducted 4/21-26; surveyed 1,546 adults; margin of error +/- 2.5% (release, 4/28).

Obama Handling Energy Policy

-           Now 1/10 11/8 7/26
Approve     43% 45%  50%  46%
Disapprove  34  35   34   31

Do You Think ___ Could Do A Better Job Of Dealing With The Nation's Energy Problems?

-           Now 2/9 8/30 2/08 10/06 9/06 2/06 9/05 5/01
Dem Party   40% 44% 47%  57%  44%   47%  45%  44%  34%
The GOP     32  32  25   23   28    27   32   31   36
Both         8   8   7    5    5     4    6    6   10
Neither      9   6   9    5    6     7    7    8    7
Undec       12  10  12   10   17    15   10   11   13