Public Opposes Drilling in Alaskan Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Thanks to Jim Rothenberg

By a slim plurality, 46% to 42%, the American public opposes allowing gas and oil drilling in the Alaska Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), according to a Pew Research poll conducted in March.

Some other findings in that poll:

• In contrast, the public considers developing new energy resources to be a more important priority than protecting the environment, (by another slim plurality, 49% to 42%).


• The public disapproves of the way that President Bush has handled the nations energy policy (54% rate his performance as poor).