Amid record gas prices, public support for greater energy exploration is spiking. Compared with just a few months ago, many more Americans are giving higher priority to more energy exploration, rather than more conservation. An increasing proportion also says that developing new sources of energy - rather than protecting the environment - is the more important national priority

The latest nationwide survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, conducted June 18-29 among 2,004 adults, also finds that half of Americans now support drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, up from 42% in February.

The public's changing energy priorities are most evident in the growing percentage that views increased energy exploration - including mining and drilling, as well as the construction of new power plants - as a more important priority for energy policy than increased conservation and regulation. Nearly half (47%) now rates energy exploration as the more important priority, up from 35% in February. The proportion saying it is more important to increase energy conservation and regulation has declined by 10 points (from 55% to 45%).

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When the north pole melts this summer, I think Americans are going to have another view of burning fossil fuels. The jig is up. Time to conserve and develop alternatives.

So how much money will you be betting on all the polar ice melting?

RScommon:

When the north pole melts this summer, I think Americans are going to have another view of burning fossil fuels. The jig is up. Time to conserve and develop alternatives.

are getting their way by squeezing the pocketbooks of the Americans! Last gasp effort on the part of the administration of oil to drill for more and keep us dependent?

Hmmmmm..... Rawks??? Is that another flip flop I feel coming on from the Hobama camp??? I can hear it now.... "people, that bastard George W. Bush has destroyed our economy even worse than originally suspected. We're going to have to drill for more oil, to put some of these people Bush put out of work back into work!

ROFLMAO!!!

Scientists say the odds are 50/50. How much do you want to bet?

Like I said in the top post below, I'm paying 10 to 1. How much would you like to lose? Let me know in the thread, I'm bookmarking it to help get you suckers to pay up.

RScommon:

Scientists say the odds are 50/50. How much do you want to bet?

How long did the Republicans oppose upping the gas mileage requirements? If 30 mpg was the average, we wouldn't need ANWR or any new sources - the Arabs would be begging us to buy oil.

Post an email address. I'll lay a thousand down on this one if you can identify yourself to me and we can have this brokered in Vegas. You'll have to put up 10K up front and I'll have to put up 1K. This can be arranged.

Exactly. It would be difficult to reduce our oil consumption by one half.

Complete liberal fantasy. World demand is increasing, 30 mpg cars or not.

Dar-al-Islam:

How long did the Republicans oppose upping the gas mileage requirements? If 30 mpg was the average, we wouldn't need ANWR or any new sources - the Arabs would be begging us to buy oil.

You may be correct. Ads do work on the weak minded and the industries involved have been putting out lots of them. I still remain of the opinion that what we need is a real solution, though. "Exploration" isn't going to do a thing in the long term for prices, even if it is allowed.

...society don't you think?

...previouls generations made sacrifices so future generations could benefit yet this generation is a casuality of collective advertizing and consumerism and seems totally unprepared to make any sacrifices whatsoever - it is shameful.