Marc Caputo of the Miami Herald reports that nearly seven in 10 likely Florida voters are concerned about climate change and nearly 80 percent want limits on carbon pollution from power plants, according to a new poll conducted for an environmental group.
“The takeaway from this poll is simple: People think carbon pollution is a problem, and they think our political leaders should take action and fight pollution,” said Susan Glickman, a spokeswoman for the Natural Resources Defense Council, which sponsored the 1,005-likely voter poll by SurveyUSA.
The Pensacola City Council tabled earlier this month a proposal brought forth by 350 Pensacola and sponsored by Councilwoman Sherri Myers that would have created a Climate Change Task Force. The environmental group is hopeful that it will be back on the agenda in August.