Poll: 89% Of Americans Say Energy Projects Will Boost Economy

Poll: 89% Of Americans Say Energy Projects Will Boost Economy
by NAW Staff on Thursday 13 October 2011


A new national poll finds that the vast majority of U.S. consumers support an expansion of energy projects as a way to boost job growth among American workers. The poll also revealed that most consumers are pessimistic about the health of the economy, and the vast majority support expanding energy initiatives as a way to boost economic growth.

A nationwide telephone survey of 1,000 Americans, sponsored by the American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research (ACI), shows that 89% of consumers favor expanding the number of energy projects in the U.S. The survey also found that 94% of consumers believe that having more U.S. energy production would be better for the overall economy, and 93% believe that investing in more U.S. energy projects will create more jobs.

The survey found widespread pessimism in the economy, with 92% of all Americans describing the U.S. economy as weak, with over half (58%) believing that the U.S. economy is very weak.

..."Our survey confirmed what we suspected,” she notes. “Americans see us having a weak economy, and they are looking for ways to put Americans back to work and rebuild our economy. Americans see a connection between U.S. energy projects and jobs."...

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to a port in Texas where it will be refined and sold to China?

True, it will provide some construction jobs in the short term but it won't do jack shit to promote American energy independence.

There's always a trade off.

"According to the survey, energy projects garnering the most support for expansion included wind, solar, natural gas and alternative fuels - more than three-quarters of U.S. voters support U.S. expansion of these energy projects."