A recent surge in environmental concern among young Americans shows a growing number of Republicans who say they're worried human behavior and man-made pollution are damaging planet Earth.
The 2014 to 2019 rise in concerns about man-made pollution, greenhouse gases and their effect on the environment is most sizable among Republicans. The U.S. overall has seen an 8 percent increase from 61 to 69 percent over the past five years in people expressing climate change worries. The Glocalities survey also showed a 10 percentage increase among U.S. Republicans who reported trying"to live eco-consciously.
The release of the survey data comes as the Trump administration on Thursday proposed reversing restrictions on methane gas, the main component of natural gas, which scientists consider the second most significant contributor to climate change behind carbon dioxide. Accordingthe Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate federal tech requirements to repair and monitor methane leaks at pipeline or other energy facilities.
On Monday, Trump bragged"I know more about the environment than most people," before telling reporters at the G7 summit in France that jobs and the economy must take precedent.
Anyone with common sense fears it. It is real. Carbon in, carbon out isn't that difficult of a concept.
False 'news'..
Nope, they don't fear climate. They fear being labeled as stupid. Or being labeled as nazis (deniers) by leftist professors. Stop your brainwashing, Newsweek.
Republicans have climate change on their platform, but their approach to managing climate change is REASONABLE instead of INSANE like the democrats.
Hard to make it without food and water wake up call!
Maybe they shouldn't be Republicans?
Ora ora ora
They should vote for democrats until their party wakes up.
good
Yeah uh, a little late since Agent Orange has enacted anti-environment policy that will take 2-3 lifetimes to undo
Nice shirt 🤮
Or you just weren't aware that they cared about it all along... but may disagree on what to do about it.
I think we fear envirostatism more
This just a sign that the FakeNewsMedia and our failing education system is effectively scaring our youth so they can enact their big government socialist agenda.
Which means the RNC will start pretending they care about environment.
In opposition to their fearless leader?
The mind can be easily deceived. Attach the fear factor to a lie, and repeat it over and over, and most will start believing it. I guess with BarackObama 's new home purchase, he doesn't believe in the climate change hoax.
So they’re like vegetarians who eat meat.
Still trying to figure out how to be pro-life and pro-gun
Not safe to be dark skinned and call yourself Republican-you catch heat from all sides! Sad state of affairs for America again!
NM_Che56 Were they high on heroin when they said this?
No we don't...Liars.
They should be concerned. Their leaders are slashing environmental laws and the EPA to basically kill them and their families along with the rest of us. No amount of money is going to protect these profiteers. They suffer and die with the rest of us.
“Surge in GOP climate concern”? 😂😂😂😂
FAKE
ZF842 Listen up ...... China
ZF842 Is it all a big hoax? GlobalWarming newgreendeal
If you want to stop global warming then stop poking holes in the sky with your cell phones. It wasn't until cell phones and satellites that we started to have this problem.
It's ok. Fear is just False Evidence Appearing Real. If it was real, the Obamas would of never bought that waterfront property they claim will be under water in 10 years. Banks would put 'global warming' in every water front home perspectives contract but, they dont...
Because there’d be nothing to hunt and kill down and to take a selfie with.
You can't be Republican AND pro-environment. So one or the other is a lie. Or, like Trump, they're lying to themselves to seem less soulless.
Who could’ve known? 🤷🏽♂️
Young conservatives are conservationists. Boomers and Asia are the problem
Better late than never
“Two-thirds of young Republicans fear for environment amid surge in GOP climate change concern, poll shows” Then why are they voting GOP / the party of climate change denial?
Pro God and Pro Gun... only in Trump’s univers this is something that looks normal.
FakeNews
Then why be a republican?
There’s nothing sadder than hearing the term “young Republican”. 😞
Trump and the GOP are severely out of step with younger voters, including conservative - leaning ones.
So 2/3 tell themselves that they care while voting to destroy it. Cool.
Now I believe that blonde girls have smaller brain.
No fooling, oil and gas corps not entitled to huge profits. Funny they don’t innovate to renewable energy
But they cheer for coal. Amazing...
Wait till they find out what the people they voted for are doing.
Two-thirds of young Republicans fear for environment amid surge in GOP climate change concern, poll shows.
Republican politicians will still ignore this and focus on getting donations from Charles Koch and others.
It’s about time they noticed they live on a planet.
Really? Because they really are doing a terrible job telling their Congress men and women to do something.
Then they should stop voting Republican
Duh
At what point do they come to the realization that their conservatism is wrong?
Trumpists zeitgeist for the comforts of their privilege, excludes concerns for the vulnerabilities of those outside their ilk..
More fake news as this tabloid pushes its “the sky is falling” agenda. The headline is 100% FAKE NEWS 🚨 Four waves of Glocalities surveys among 189,996 respondents from 20 countries 🚨
damn. twitter doesn't have a laugh button.
Normal for a generation to believe they are the last hope, especially a generation as ignorant and narcissistic as this one. Check out pre-WW1 Europe for some real apocalyptic predictions with the sure belief then end times were near.
keep doing your polls, they seem to be brilliantly accurate. also why does every college for rich average intelligence girls in the northeast who couldn't quite get into the good state school have a polling agency?
Well don't be a Republican.
Vote Blue. The GOP works for Russian.
trump is done. 💯