The New York Times and CBS have released a very interesting new poll (pdf) showing among other things that the vast majority of Americans regardless of political party think that immediate action should be taken to combat global warming. Watch a video about the poll here, see the summary by the NY Times here.

Ninety percent of Democrats, 80 percent of independents and 60 percent of Republicans said immediate action was required to curb the warming of the atmosphere and deal with its effects on the global climate. Nineteen percent said it was not necessary to act now, and 1 percent said no steps were needed.(via)

This after another recent poll showed global warming and terrorism of equal concern in the minds of most Americans. Its really rather fascinating as it has trend data, sometimes spanning 20 or more years. Here are a few highlights.

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