Public Drilling; Supports Oppose Better More Fuel Efficiency, Power Offshore Public Drilling; Supports Most Oppose Better More Fuel Nuclear Efficiency, Power Offshore Government policies to address America 's energy supply
By nearly three-to-one (73% to 25%), the public supports requiring better vehicle fuel efficiency. An identical percentage (73%) favors federal funding for alternative energy research, while two-thirds (67%) back more spending on mass transit.
Public Drilling; Supports Oppose Better More Fuel Efficiency, Power Offshore  | Public Drilling; Supports Most Oppose Better More Fuel Nuclear Efficiency, Power Offshore  | Government policies to address America 's energy supply  | Favor  | Oppose  | Requiring better fuel efficency  | 25  | 73  | for cars and trucks  | Increasing federal funding for  | 73  | 25  | alternative energy research  | Spending more on mass transit  | 67  | 29  | Allowing more offshore drilling oil and  | 58  | 40  | gas drilling  | Promoting increased nuclear use of  | 38  | 58  | increased nuclear power  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER Sept. 4-8, 2013. Don't know responses not shown. 