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Dear Friends,

This is an update from the version we sent you earlier today which contained several numerical errors in the reporting. This note should therefore replace the earlier one.

Today we are releasing a new report, Climate Change in the Ohioan Mind, based on a recent statewide survey in Ohio.  We found that most people in the state (70%) believe global warming is happening, while only 16% believe it is not.  Other highlights include:

• Half (49%) believe that if global warming is happening, it is mostly due to human activities.
• Of those who believe global warming is happening, large majorities say that it is already having an influence on the severity of heat waves (90%), droughts (88%), and flooding of rivers or lakes (87%) in Ohio.

Further, of those Ohioans who believe climate change is happening, large majorities say that over the next 50 years, climate change will cause more heat waves (89%), worse storms (84%), increased allergies, asthma, infectious diseases, or other health problems (83%), declining numbers of fish and native wildlife (82%), droughts and water shortages (82%), and more power outages (78%) in the state.
 
A majority of Ohioans also support more climate action:

• Solid majorities of Ohioans support government action at all levels of government: Congress (59%), President Obama (54%), Ohio’s state legislature (56%), Governor Kasich (54%), and local government officials (53%).
• Even more say that corporations and industry (69%) and citizens themselves (65%) should be doing more to address climate change.

However, Ohioans still see global warming as a relatively distant threat. While 70% believe global warming will harm future generations of people and plant and animal species, only 35% believe it will harm them personally.
 
The report, Climate Change in the Ohioan Mind, includes findings about Ohioans’ climate change beliefs and attitudes, observations of climate impacts and extreme weather, support for climate and energy policies, personal actions to limit global warming, and communication about the issue.
 
As always, thanks for your support and interest in our work!

Cheers,
 
Tony
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Anthony Leiserowitz, Ph.D.
Director, Yale Project on Climate Change Communication
School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Yale University
(203) 432-4865
environment.yale.edu/climate-communication

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Sarah Ann Shanahan
Midwest Clean Energy Coordinator
Clean Wisconsin
634 W. Main St. Suite 300
Madison, WI 53703
sshanahan@cleanwisconsin.org
608.251.7020 x26
http://www.cleanwisconsin.org
reamp.org

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