73 Percent of Americans Want to Cut Fossil Fuel Dependency

DailyTech - Poll Shows 73 Percent of Americans Want to Cut Fossil Fuel Dependency: "A recent poll by Rasmussen Reports, an American public opinion polling firm, confirmed that 73 percent of Americans believe it's important for the United States to cut its dependency on fossil fuels. Rasmussen Reports conducted the poll on June 16-17 asking 1,000 Americans what their thoughts were on fossil fuel dependency, government policies, and the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
The poll states that 73 percent of American adults believe it's 'at least somewhat important for the country to change it's dependency on fossil fuels' while another 42 percent of adults think it's very important. Only 23 percent say it's not important at all. As far as the government's involvement in fossil fuels goes, 41 percent believe government policies should be enacted to 'discourage use of fossil fuels and encourage the use of alternative energy.'"