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Consumption and Conservation

As with other environmental questions, there is evidence that the public does not see this as an either/or choice. Survey questions asking Americans to choose between more energy production and more conservation tend to show a slight preference for conservation. But questions that specifically offer Americans the choice of a combined approach show a healthy majority saying the country should stress both equally. A scan of other findings on energy and environmental issues also suggests that the public’s endorsement of conservation may not be all it appears to be.