Fox News ran a segment on a yet-to-be-released poll by the conservative Natl Ctr for Public Policy Research. The poll states: 48% of "Americans wouldn't be willing to pay even a penny more for gasoline" to combat global warming. Fox jumped on the poll to fearmonger on the costs of combating climate change, saying any mitigation effort "is going to be painful" and framing it as a standoff between Congress and the US people. |
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At thinkprogress.org
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