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Why the candidates are talking about increased drilling

Posted at 12:33 PM on July 1, 2008 by Tom Scheck

From the Associated Press:

WASHINGTON (AP) - A new poll shows high gasoline prices have dramatically changed Americans' views on energy and the environment. More people now say expanding oil drilling and building new power plants is a bigger priority than energy conservation.

The poll by the Pew Research Center shows nearly half of those surveyed - or 47 percent - now rate energy exploration, drilling and building new power plants more important, compared with 35 percent in February.

The Pew poll of about 2,000 adults conducted in late June shows the shift toward energy development across the political spectrum including among Democrats, political independents, liberals and young people.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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