Americans, Iraqis, Palestinians Biggest Yawners on Climate Change

onJul 30, 2009 @ 06:44 PDT

A majority of peoples around the world – 73 % – want their governments to put action on climate change at the top of the political agenda, a new global public opinion poll suggests. Unfortunately Americans are not necessarily among them. Only 44% of Americans thought climate change should be a major preoccupation for the Obama administration, the survey co-ordinated by the University of Maryland’s Program on International Policy Attitudes said. The only other two countries unwilling to see their governments make climate change a top focus were Iraq and the Palestinian territories.

By Ross Gelbspan

us/Developers Eye Louisiana, Texas Coasts for Offshore Carbon Storage

ByPam Radtke / Floodlight

onDec 30, 2024 @ 03:01 PST

Is the Gulf of Mexico the "single best opportunity" to store climate-warming gas — or an existential threat to wildlife and people?

us/Photos: 2024 Was the LNG Export Boom’s Wild Year

ByAshley Braun and Julie Dermansky

onDec 27, 2024 @ 03:00 PST

DeSmog reflects on some of the major moments in U.S. LNG policy, the courts, and protest in a turbulent year for this fossil fuel.

Analysis

A DeSmog Guide to How the World Changed in 2024

ByDeSmog Staff

onDec 26, 2024 @ 03:01 PST

Our editors and reporters weigh in on a year of seismic political events, and what they’re paying close attention to in 2025.

Whistleblower Demands PA’s Gov. Fix ‘Completely Unregulated’ Fracking Wastewater Network

ByJustin Nobel

onDec 23, 2024 @ 03:00 PST

A new lawsuit alleges toxic, radioactive waste leaked into a PA family’s water well, uncovering a regulatory abyss for miles of fracking pipelines in the state.