My fellow Americans. Get off your asses and vote. In every election. Even in red areas. If we all get off our asses, we will generally win. Run for local office if you are able. Contact local officials and get them to take measures.

  • @neanderthalOP
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    as well as the percent of Americans who supported each of the following climate policies: a carbon tax, a 100-percent renewable energy mandate for electricity, siting renewables on public lands, and a Green New Deal (GND). Each policy was shown given the same brief description as used in polling by the YPCCC

    They did provide context. The above text was from the methods section. Maybe I am missing something?

    • hypelightfly
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      41 year ago

      Some people who say they support those policies vote for people who don’t support those policies, others don’t vote at all. I’m saying they don’t actually support the policies based on their votes (or not voting).

      • @neanderthalOP
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        11 year ago

        Do you support climate policies such as ending car dependency, carbon taxes and, getting off of fossil fuels?

        So you are saying the nature article is wrong because of voter turnout?

        In a way, you are proving the articles point. Belief leads to action. GOP voters have a higher turnout because they think their vote matters. I think the left, particularly in red areas probably don’t turn out to vote because they don’t think it matters.

        • Franzia
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          Well I’m in a red area and my vote didn’t matter for a decade until re-districting took place and made my district competitive again.

        • hypelightfly
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          11 year ago

          The article was saying a lot of GOP voters also support climate policy. I disagree for the reasons above.

          They support the idea of those policies but don’t actually vote for them.