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Sightline communications strategy team looks at the latest polling data and political messaging to see why it's relevant to the Northwest.
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Carbon Tax Shift Gaining Favor Across Canada?
07/02/2009 Recent polling shows Canadians more open to carbon tax shifting.
Public Votes "Yes" on Waxman-Markey
06/25/2009 Polls show Americans across party lines favor climate legislation.
Americans Green-Light Higher Fuel Efficiency Standards
05/21/2009 Why are journalists telling a totally different (and backwards) story?
Climate Opinion: Are Our Electeds Listening?
05/15/2009 Another national survey shows strong support for climate policy.
American Public Wants Climate Policy
05/14/2009 Pew numbers indicate strong support for curbing pollution and sparking a clean energy economy.
Who Said It? (On dirty energy vs. clean energy)
03/11/2009 A quick quiz on good (and bad) messaging in action.
NYT Marriage Announcement: Energy and Environment
02/27/2009 A new section in the paper makes it official: energy and environment are inseparable.
Obama Reclaims a Word and a Concept: Investment
02/26/2009 Obama is shifting the American discourse about government. In a good way.
Connecting the Economy-Energy-Environment Dots
01/22/2009 Pew polling on Americans' top priorities for the Obama Administration.
Step Right Up! Fossil Fuel Roller Coaster
12/23/2008 Survey: Oil and gas industry leaders say the era of cheap gas is over.
Election: Undecideds Care About Global Warming
10/31/2008 Global warming ranks as a consideration among undecides as Election Day looms.
Got Lemons? EPA Has Recipe for Lemonade
10/01/2008 The EPA identifies contaminated sites across the US that have high potential for renewable energy development.
Where the Sidewalk Ends
09/24/2008 Study: Older Americans want to lose their cars to save money, but streets aren't always ped-friendly.