Voters see clean energy and economy linked

UTICA, N.Y., Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A majority of U.S. voters in a post-election survey indicated they agreed clean energy initiatives were important to helping the economy, researchers said.

In a Zogby International post-election poll, 96 percent of Democrats, 77 percent of independent voters and 58 percent of Republicans indicated their belief that clean energy is important to giving the nation's economy a lift. Eighty-seven percent of voters age 18-24 indicated they agreed with concept.

African-American voters agreed clean energy was important to the economy 94 percent of the time, while 84 percent of Hispanics agreed, Zogby said.

The Zogby Interactive survey measured the responses of 3,357 voters nationwide Nov. 5-6. The poll was sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation, Zogby said.

"Support for action on global warming, already strong in the 2006 election, was even stronger in 2008, particularly among young voters that are the future electorate," President and Chief Executive Officer John Zogby said.

The poll carried a margin of error of plus and minus 1.7 percentage points.