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On 6/16/05, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> [I was about to forward the ABC poll results when I saw this. Kull is
> director of the PIPA polling project. Forwarded with his permission
> from AAPORnet.]
>
> From: Steven Kull <pipa at his.com>
> Subject: Misleading ABC release on gobal warming poll
>
> The ABC News release of the new ABC/Washington Post poll on global
> warming presents a highly misleading depiction of public opinion,
> demonstrating the dangers of ignoring existing polling. The release
> makes the statement that "like the Bush administration - most
> [Americans] part company with scientists' calls for prompt government
> action" that the majority "overwhelmingly prefer more study to
> immediate action" and "aligns in this respect with the Bush
> administration, which has focused on uncertainties in climate
> science, urged further study and supported only voluntary steps
> through 2012 to slow greenhouse gas emissions."
>