by Rebecca Walker — May 5, 2010—Voters overwhelmingly support increasing the use of wind power in the U.S. and adopting a strong Renewable Electricity Standard (RES), according to a national poll released by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).
“The poll’s bottom line is clear: An overwhelming majority of American voters, on a bipartisan basis, want more wind power and support a national RES to increase its use,” said Anna Bennett and Neil Newhouse, partners respectively with Bennett, Petts & Normington and Public Opinion Strategies, the firms that conducted the poll.
According to the poll, 89 percent of American voters believe increasing the amount of energy the nation gets from wind is a good idea. Those numbers represent 84 percent of Republicans, 93 percent of Democrats and 88 percent of Independents.
Also, 56 percent of poll participants believe Congress is not doing enough to increase renewable energy sources such as wind. A majority of Americans — 77 percent — support a national Renewable Electricity Standard.
For more information, see the AWEA Web site.
