Research on the relationship between proximity to energy development and public support for development has produced conflicting results. Understanding this relationship in the context of unconventional oil and gas development via hydraulic fracturing becomes even murkier because of limited data...

Nationally representative surveys conducted in 2008 and 2009 found significant declines in Americans’ climate change beliefs, risk perceptions, and trust in scientists. Several potential explanations for the declines are explored, including the poor state of the economy, a new administration...

This report contains results from a nationally representative survey of American adults conducted in April and May 2012. The survey examined public beliefs about federal agencies that are engaged in climate change research, and assessed which agencies the public looks to for answers to their...

This report contains results from a nationally representative survey of American adults conducted in April and May 2012. The survey examined public beliefs about federal agencies that are engaged in climate change research, and assessed which agencies the public looks to for answers to their...

A majority, however, said that these lifestyle changes would either improve their own quality of life (31%) or have no impact on it (32%).Finally, the study investigated whom Americans trust as sources of information about global warming. It found that 82 percent of Americans trusted scientists,...

This report is based on findings from a nationally representative survey – Climate Change in the American Mind – conducted by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication. Interview dates: November 23 – December 9,...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Boxes, Figures, and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Qualitative Comparative Analysis in the Social Sciences -- What Is Qualitative Comparative Analysis? -- How to Use This Book -- The QCA Research Cycle -- A Brief History...