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Houston is Ready for Change
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) can positively impact Houston. This resource is a collection of pro-IRA messaging videos (on Instagram and TikTok). Titles include: “The Future of Houston and the IRA,” “The IRA Helps Safeguard Our Communities,” “IRA Funding Impacts Your Local Community,” and more. These videos explore: a possibility of a cleaner, greener Houston; a useful tool towards making Houston a leader in the effort towards a sustainable future; and alternative clean energy projects like solar panels, wind farms and technology hubs supporting marginalized communities in Houston.
Texas Trends 2023 - Climate Change: Beliefs & Actions
More than half of the respondents (51%) are of the opinion that climate change has a significant impact on extreme weather events. Experiencing extreme weather increases belief in climate change - 58% vs. 44% in affected vs. unaffected groups. Younger generations, like Gen Z, show greater concern over climate change’s role in extreme weather (58.7%) compared to the Silent Generation (32.4%).
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Poll: Voters Across Four States Show Broad Support for Clean Energy, Carbon Removal
Voters widely support carbon dioxide removal (CDR) projects in key states where they are being considered, and see improved air quality as the clearest benefit of these projects. While voters aren’t very familiar with CDR, they are inclined to feel positively about the technology. In Wyoming, for example, NWF and Data for Progress find that 57% of voters feel favorably about “carbon dioxide removal technologies” when the term is first introduced in the survey while only 16% have unfavorable attitudes about the term.
The Future of Energy & Work in the United States: The American Oil & Gas Worker Survey
Cross sectional survey of 1,635 non-management oil and gas workers in the US revealed new insights and key themes relevant to a truly "just transition" from fossil fuels, including:
Poll: Significant Majority of Battleground State Voters Support Strong EPA Safeguards to Cut Methane from Oil and Gas Operations
Voters in key states want stronger limits on methane emissions, and believe that implementing technology to limit methane pollution is more likely to create jobs than reduce them. By a 68%-26% margin, battleground state voters support stronger EPA limits on methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. By a 69%-27% margin, Pennsylvania voters support stronger EPA limits on methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. By a 66%-28% margin, Texas voters support stronger EPA limits on methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. By a 55%-41% margin, battleground state voters are more likely to agree that stronger methane pollution limits will create jobs than reduce jobs. By a 56%-42% margin, Pennsylvania voters are more likely to agree that stronger methane pollution limits will create jobs than reduce jobs. By a 58%-42% margin, Texas voters are more likely to agree that stronger methane pollution limits will create jobs than reduce jobs.
Poll: Majority of Latino Voters in Arizona Support Clean Energy Investments in the Build Back Better Act to Create Jobs and Fight the Climate Crisis
Latino voters in battleground states and districts overwhelmingly support the Build Back Better plan’s climate and clean energy provisions. All of the 11 Build Back Better provisions tested in the poll have overwhelming support (76%+), and several climate and clean energy provisions rank among the most popular elements of the bill whether looking at overall net support or intensity (“strong support”). Particularly appealing provisions include: lowering energy costs by making homes, schools, buildings, and vehicles more energy efficient (89% total support, including 55% strong support); creating millions of additional clean energy jobs in fast-growing industries like wind and solar (87% total support, including 52% strong support); making oil and gas companies pay their fair share for the pollution they create (86% total support, including 55% strong support); providing tax incentives to make clean energy sources like wind and solar power widely available at lower costs (86% total support, including 51% strong support; rewarding electric utilities that generate more electricity from clean energy sources like wind and solar (85% total support, including 50% strong support). (The poll sampled Latino voters statewide in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, and Nevada, as well as Latino voters in competitive U.S. House districts in California and Texas).