1.0Sightline Institutehttps://www.sightline.orgAnna Faheyhttps://www.sightline.org/profile/anna-fahey/American Opinion: Environment, Economy, Conservation, Opportunity - Sightline Instituterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="jGDLsCOx3G"><a href="https://www.sightline.org/2008/03/27/public-opinion-environment-and-economy/">American Opinion: Environment, Economy, Conservation, Opportunity</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.sightline.org/2008/03/27/public-opinion-environment-and-economy/embed/#?secret=jGDLsCOx3G" width="600" height="338" title="“American Opinion: Environment, Economy, Conservation, Opportunity” — Sightline Institute" data-secret="jGDLsCOx3G" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Standard survey questions often uphold (or manufacture) false dichotomies. A case in point: the perpetual practice of pitting the environment against the economy. Nonetheless, these questions can reveal interesting trends over time. And every now and then, the numbers show that the public sees right through “either/or” questions that just don’t add up – like […]