Thread by @ecotone2

For all those pundits stuck in the 1990s and making claims today like, "Biden just lost PA" because he pledged to transition the US to 100% clean energy - here are some inconvenient facts from a poll of registered voters in PA we conducted in Sept:

1) "The primary goal of PA's energy policy should be to generate 100% of its electricity from clean energy sources, like solar and wind."

66% Agree
27% Disagree
7% Not sure

2) "Generally speaking, which do you think is more likely to produce a greater number of good jobs for Pennsylvanians?"

48% Increasing production of renewable energy such as wind and solar
30% Increasing production of fossil fuels such as gas through fracking
22% Not sure

3) "If the federal government doesn't regulate methane emissions from Pennsylvania's natural gas industry, the PA state government should enact stronger methane emission regulations."

76% Agree
24% Disagree

4) "Do you think the PA state government is doing too much, the right amount, or not enough to...protect Pennsylvanians against pollution from hydraulic fracturing, or fracking?"

46% Not enough
44% The right amount
10% Too much

5) "Do you support or oppose...providing govt assistance, including job training and guaranteed wages, to workers who lose jobs in the coal and natural gas industries as a result of transitioning the state to renewable energy...?"

78% Support
11% Oppose
11% Not sure

6) "Do you support or oppose investing in a jobs program [for] unemployed oil and gas workers to safely close down tens of thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells across the country, which are a source of water and methane pollution?"

74% Support
16% Oppose
10% Not sure

It's 2020 folks. Those old narratives are wearing thin.

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