Harvey on a Greenback. He would look great on a dollar...
Treehugger reports today on the latest Yale poll, wherein Americans actually support Green (and some drill, baby, drlll). This contradicts last weeks poll, but we are fickle. But here is the nugget. Folks said that if each house(hold) was given $180 cash per year from Cap And Trade, they would largely support it. Now, we all know LGBT are having a hard enough time getting counted in the census, but let us assume we know what a household is. Do you support getting cash back for reducing emissions? I bring this up, because I do, and I want to see automatic Green-related income go to Americans, not just the big companies and traders. Any hey! If we can't wed, well then, individuals, not "households" should get their Green back.
" Nearly Two-Thirds Haven't Even Heard of Cap-and-Trade
"When it came to cap-and-trade, some 60% of people had heard "nothing at all" about legislation currently proposed in Congress. 12% had heard "a lot". When the concept was explained to them, 58% supported the policy--though when household energy cost increases crossed the $15/month barrier, support dropped to 40%. That said, if each house was given a dividend of $180/year from the program to offset higher energy costs, two-thirds of people supported the program."
Some more specific numbers:
85% supported funding more research on renewable energy.
82% favored tax rebates for people buying fuel-efficient cars or solar panels.
72% wanted to establish programs teaching Americans how to save energy.
71% supported regulating CO2 as a pollutant.
70% wanted schools to teach kids about the causes, consequences and potential solutions to global warming. 60% thought there ought to be courses established to teach all Americans about global warming.
61% supported the US signing an international treaty requiring the nation to cut CO2 emissions by 90% by 2050."
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