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Recent Elections and Ballot Initiatives May Suggest A New Era

Richard Matthews November 7, 2013

In previous U.S. Elections, environmental concerns were largely absent, but this changed on Tuesday November 5, 2013. Ecological issues were an important part of Virginia’s Gubernatorial race, they were also the primary focus of a county council election in Washington and several ballot initiatives. Taken together, these results may be indicative of changing attitudes. Voters […]Read More

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The Evolution of US Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors

Richard Matthews November 2, 2011

A new report titled “Twenty Year Evolution of Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors” from GfK and SC Johnson is an updated version of the groundbreaking 1990 study, “The Environment: Public Attitudes and Individual Behavior,” executed by the Roper Organization (now a part of GfK). The SC Johnson research was the precursor to Green Gauge®, the world’s longest-running survey […]Read More