Public opinion has come around on climate change

Would that said public opinion actually has much to do with driving policy. Poll after poll, year after year, shows strong public support, often 2:1 or better, for progressive policies like strong environmental protections, reproductive choice, making the thieving, parasitic rich man pay up, etc., etc. But it's so much easier to block positive, lasting change, than it is to make it happen.

Today, the Alarmed (26%) outnumber the Dismissive (7%) nearly 4 to 1. More than half (54%) of Americans are either Alarmed or Concerned, while the Doubtful and Dismissive are only 18% of the population. However, because conservative media organizations prominently feature Dismissive politicians, pundits and industry officials, most Americans overestimate the prevalence of Dismissive beliefs among other Americans. - Yale Program on Climate Change Communication