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  Did Jim Inhofe Manipulate Poll Data On Climate Change Policy?
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Last EditedWesternDem  Dec 24, 2009 11:01am
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AuthorEric Kleefeld
News DateThursday, December 24, 2009 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionDid Sen Jim Inhofe (R-OK) -- the leading global-warming skeptic in Congress, who has repeatedly called man-made global warming or even global warming itself a hoax, and accused scientists of manipulating data -- himself falsely represented poll data on American public opinion?

Earlier this week, Inhofe published an op-ed piece in USA Today, reviewing his visit to the Copenhagen conference. "The bottom line is this: The American people have caught on to the significant flaws of cap-and-trade policy," Inhofe writes. "The Washington Post released a poll on Friday showing 'growing negativity toward the president's handling of the broader global warming issue.' Approval has plummeted from 61% last spring to 45% last week. Given the state of the American economy, it is hardly surprising that the American public is growing restless with policies that would put more Americans out of jobs and raise the cost of energy."

The problem is this: The poll doesn't say that people are against policies that would raise the cost of energy -- in fact, it says quite the opposite.

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The poll was then split into half-samples, who were then asked whether they would still support regulation of greenhouse gases even if it cost them an extra $10 per month, or $25 per month, in their energy expenses. The $10 per month sample supported it 60%-37%, the $25 per month sample was in favor of regulation by 55%-42%.
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