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Public Opinion About Energy

Public Opinion About Energy Barbara C. Farhar, Charles T. Unseld, Rebecca Varies, and Robin Crews Solar Energy Research Institute, Golden, Colorado For over six years, the American public has been confronted by "the energy crisis." Plentiful energy had shaped the society they lived in, from suburbia, highways, and automation to consumer goods. After experiencing unconstrained growth in the I 960s the United States in 1973 suddenly faced increased gasoline and oil prices, long lines at gas stations, decreased speed limits, and demands for energy conservation. These sudden events, com­ pounded by severe winters causing job losses and other social disruptions and by droughts decreasing the supply of hydropower, made Americans more aware of their dependence on energy. This article summarizes a review and analysis of the "fugitive literature" on public opinion about energy-that to be found in government documents and reports by polling organizations-between 1973 and 1979. Systemat­ ically reviewed and analyzed were over 190 surveys of the general adult population, 156 of national samples, and 33 of local or regional samples (1). I Studies on most energy supply alternatives are included: energy conser­ vation, solar energy, fossil fuels, and nuclear energy. The procedure em­ ployed allowed grouping of otherwise disparate data http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annual Review of Environment and Resources Annual Reviews

Public Opinion About Energy

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Annual Reviews
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Copyright 1980 Annual Reviews. All rights reserved
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1543-5938
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10.1146/annurev.eg.05.110180.001041
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Barbara C. Farhar, Charles T. Unseld, Rebecca Varies, and Robin Crews Solar Energy Research Institute, Golden, Colorado For over six years, the American public has been confronted by "the energy crisis." Plentiful energy had shaped the society they lived in, from suburbia, highways, and automation to consumer goods. After experiencing unconstrained growth in the I 960s the United States in 1973 suddenly faced increased gasoline and oil prices, long lines at gas stations, decreased speed limits, and demands for energy conservation. These sudden events, com­ pounded by severe winters causing job losses and other social disruptions and by droughts decreasing the supply of hydropower, made Americans more aware of their dependence on energy. This article summarizes a review and analysis of the "fugitive literature" on public opinion about energy-that to be found in government documents and reports by polling organizations-between 1973 and 1979. Systemat­ ically reviewed and analyzed were over 190 surveys of the general adult population, 156 of national samples, and 33 of local or regional samples (1). I Studies on most energy supply alternatives are included: energy conser­ vation, solar energy, fossil fuels, and nuclear energy. The procedure em­ ployed allowed grouping of otherwise disparate data

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Annual Review of Environment and Resources – Annual Reviews

Published: Nov 1, 1980

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