A new study suggests that fewer Americans want coal-fired power plants — even Republicans, though a majority still supports them. The National Survey on Energy and Environment, an annual nationwide opinion poll by the
University of Michigan's Center for Local, State and Urban Policy, released a series of reports about changes in public opinion over the past 10 years. It found that "while Americans still seem lukewarm on reducing fossil fuel production in general, and they are ambivalent and uncertain about natural gas, they are rapidly turning against coal," David Roberts
reports for
Vox.
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| NSEE chart; click the image to enlarge it. |
When NSEE first asked about a purposeful phaseout of coal-fired plants in the spring of 2016, most Democrats and Republicans opposed it (though more Republicans did). But support increased dramatically when the question was asked again in the fall of 2017, even among Republicans. From 2016 to 2017, the percentage of respondents who said they strongly support the idea increased from 18 percent to 29 percent. In states with coal mines, strong support increased from 17 percent to 26 percent. Strong support among Democrats increased from 23 percent to 37 percent, and among Republicans increased from 10 percent to 15 percent.
The survey also found that Democrats were more likely to support a hypothetical coal plant regulation if President Obama's name were mentioned, while Republicans were less likely. Support for "clean coal" seems to have fallen as well, with strong support decreasing 15 percent over the past decade.
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